Assignment Task: Please read the brief story of Joseph Merrick, also known as "The Elephant Man". Your task here is to briefly analyze the moral status of Tom Norman's actions from a utilitarian perspective, a Kantian deontological perspective, and a virtue ethics OR care ethics perspective. This means that you will analyze the moral status of Tom Norman's actions from a total of THREE ethical perspectives. In other words, how might a utilitarian analyze Tom Norman's use of Joseph Merrick in his "human novelty exhibitions"? What might a Kantian deontologist have to say about Tom Norman in this case? And how might a virtue ethicist view Tom Norman's practices?
Make your answers clear and concise, and make sure that you exhibit a working knowledge of the reasoning involved in each of these theories as you consider Norman's behavior. 75-100 words per ethical perspective, and separate each perspective by bullet-points or paragraphs so they will be easier to read for your classmates. Here's a basic template:
Define the theory and state the guiding principle where there is one (Utilitarianism and Deontology have principles, not so much for Virtue or Care Ethics
Analyze Tom Norman's actions (not Joseph Merrick's or anyone else's)