Phi208 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

In the Week 2 written assignment, you created an ethics case study based on one of the provided topics and resources. For this assignment you will create a new case study based on a new set of topics and resources. You will also apply an ethical theory to the case study in ways that show how the core principles of the theory are relevant to the case study, and how someone using those principles would answer the ethical question. The Week 3 written assignment should be an essay and include the fo...

You must post a minimum of three separate posts: a primary post that addresses all elements of the discussion prompt and two reply posts. Your main post must answer all the questions in the prompt and show evidence of having read the resources that are required to complete the discussion properly (such as by using quotes, referring to specific points made in the text, etc.). All posts (including replies to peers) are expected to be thought-out; proofread for mechanical, grammatical, and spelli...

Overview In this written assignment, you will create an ethics case study based on provided topics, resources, and ethical questions. Your tasks here are to present the case study and the information necessary to consider it. You will choose one of the ethical questions provided with the case study and discuss the central moral controversy the question addresses. You will also briefly apply utilitarianism to the case study. This written assignment should be an essay and include the following ...

All of the following can make it difficult to calculate an action’s utility EXCEPT the commitment of the person taking the action. According to John Stuart Mill, utilitarianism takes into account the happiness of everyone, and weights everyone’s happiness equally. Suppose a society believes that throwing an innocent boy into a volcano will keep the volcano from erupting—and therefore save hundreds of lives. What variety of utilitarian thought does this action represent? act ...

This week our main discussion will focus on explaining and evaluating the theory of virtue ethics as discussed in Chapter 5 of the textbook. Your instructor will be choosing the discussion question and posting it as the first post in the main discussion forum. The requirements for the discussion this week are You must post a minimum of three separate posts: a primary post that addresses all elements of the discussion prompt and two reply posts. Your main post must answer all the questions i...

PART 1 – Test Case Discuss either the formula of universal law or the formula of humanity. Create your own test case following the format presented in Section 4.2 of the text. The text case can be anything you want to consider, but it must be an action such as lying, cheating, or killing one person to save the lives of five others. It can even be an absurd or far-fetched example such as a test case with a maxim that states you will eat a piece of cake any time you sneeze, or that you will ...

Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 1 In philosophical terms, to support a particular moral position usually implies the denial of an opposing position. Correct! that one is arrogantly attempting to tell others what to think. 8/26/2018 Week 5 - Final Exam: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ1830C) that one has not given the issue enough thought. that one is simply conforming to the beliefs of one’s family or society. Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 2 Which of the following questions best illustrates the co...

the ancient Greece of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, a “symposium” was a banquet held after a meal, an “after-party” of sorts that usually included drinking, dancing, recitals, and engaging conversations on the topics of the day. For our purposes in this course, the Symposium discussions will not involve dancing, recitals, or a banquet, but they will provide food for thought on current ethical issues and direct application of the ethical theory discussed in each of these weeks. For t...

Week 5 - Final Exam: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ1830C