Ethc 445n discussion - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Week 6: Ethics in Human Relationships Week - Discussion Topics Topic Applying Rand's Objectivism (graded) Working Conflict Resolution Methods (graded) Q&A Forum (not graded) Applying Rand's Objectivism (graded) Ayn Rand’s Objectivist philosophy has been touted by her detractors as the philosophy of self-interested selfishness. Her four epistemological principles are: 1. Metaphysics: Objective reality of the world and the objects in it. 2. Epistemology: Re...

Initial Post Instructions Rather than living in chaos, danger, and the hostility of our neighbors, we find ways to live together. It isn't easy, but can we avoid doing so? If everybody has self-interest in their own welfare and safety, then everybody also has self- interest in the welfare and safety of others. Self-interest involves community interest, and we must think about what we are willing to give up in order to get that safety and stability for ourselves, our families, our community, o...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter 5, 6 • Lesson • Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the course textbook) Ebook uploaded below: Rachels, S., & Rachels, J. (2019). The elements of moral philosophy (9th ed.). Instructions This assignment is the first step in a three-part project. You only need to focus on part one at this point. Each step will build on earlier steps. However, it is not a matter of providing a roug...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter12 • Lesson • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to thetextbook) Introduction Each person owes a duty to himself or herself and to the world to study ethics and to engage in thoughtful debate about what is right, and what is wrong. It is this habit of thinking about and reflecting on ethics that will help you determine the right choices when faced with an ethical dilemma. Initial P...

ETHC 445 Week 5 Discussion & Follow-up; Kant s Ethics and Our Duty Introduction Kant's famous First Formulation of the Categorical Imperative reads, "Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law." Kant taught morality as a matter of following maxims of living that reflect absolute laws. "Universal" is a term that allows for no exceptions, and what is universal applies always and everywhere. Don't forget about the second f...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter11 • Lesson • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to thetextbook) Initial PostInstructions In week three, we were looking at rights ethics with regards to Locke. As a reminder, Locke said we have inalienable rights to life, liberty, and property. It is immoral to violate them. Many think we have more rights than those listed by Locke. Some even think we have a right to health care. T...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter13 • Lesson • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to thetextbook) Introduction Some people believe that you can tell who a person is by what they do when no one is looking. Let's look at the following case. John Doe, a nurse, has downloaded an application to her phone that allows him to download copyrighted textbooks for a nursing course (that Doe is going to take) without his Inter...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter11 • Lesson • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to thetextbook) Initial PostInstructions In week three, we were looking at rights ethics with regards to Locke. As a reminder, Locke said we have inalienable rights to life, liberty, and property. It is immoral to violate them. Many think we have more rights than those listed by Locke. Some even think we have a right to health care. T...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • extbook: Chapters 3,4 • Lesson • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to thetextbook) Initial Post Instructions St. Augustine in the 5th Century held that we are free to make choices in life. This is the idea of free will. It may seem at first glance odd for a religious thinker to say that we have free will. After all, if God exists, then God created all things. God knows already what we will do. God ...

Initial Post Instructions Rather than living in chaos, danger, and the hostility of our neighbors, we find ways to live together. It isn't easy, but can we avoid doing so? If everybody has self-interest in their own welfare and safety, then everybody also has self- interest in the welfare and safety of others. Self-interest involves community interest, and we must think about what we are willing to give up in order to get that safety and stability for ourselves, our families, our community, o...