Problem: Take an ethical issue that I did not include in the syllabus (so NOT feeding the hungry, organ transplants, abortion, or animal rights) and defend a position on that issue from the point of view of one of these ethical approaches we discussed: Kantian Ethics, Utilitarianism, Natural Law, Contractarianism, and Virtues Ethics. If you can prefer, you may write it as a debate between two proponents of two different theories.
I choose Utilitarianism and ethical issues is utilitarianism and the pandemic
This paper should:
- have an identifiable thesis.
- give thoughtful consideration to the topic, as well as evidence of your weeks as a student in this course.
- be around 500-600 words long
- use standard written English.
- cite all direct quotations and ideas borrowed from any source, and have a corresponding bibliography /works cited page. Any standard citation and bibliography format (such as MLA) is acceptable.