Problem: This assignment presents another "What would you do?" scenario that necessitates ethical reasoning. Though it might seem a bit far-fetched, we often encounter similar situations. This assignment clarifies the importance of one's ethical frameworks and demonstrates how different might be our decisions when operating under different ethical frameworks.
This assignment supports the following unit objectives:
Q1. Explain the main features of the ethical theories of Ruth Benedict and James Rachels, Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Mill.
Q2. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of ethical relativism, ethical egoism, virtue ethics, deontological ethics, utilitarianism, and other major ethical theories discussed.