Instructions
Choose one of the articles below
as your topic. Apply two ethical theories from the
list on the Week 10 Lesson page to the article.
Use three pieces of support from the assigned course
material to show understanding of the material as it relates to the topic and
the two theories chosen (attached pages). Make sure to demonstrate clearly a thorough
understanding of your chosen theories and how the theories are related to the
topic.
Choice 1: When Is An Act of
Violence An Act of Terrorism? (link: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/17/423881551/when-is-an-act-of-violence-an-act-of-terrorism)
Choice 2: Guatemalans
deliberately infected with STDs sue Johns Hopkins University for $1bn
(link: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/02/johns-hopkins-lawsuit-deliberate-std-infections-guatemala)
Choice 3: Column: The
biggest scam bankrupting business and the middle class (link:http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/biggest-scam-bankrupting-business-middle-class/)
Choice 4: Reforming
Solitary-Confinement Policy — Heeding a Presidential Call to Action (link:http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp1601399)
full pages, in 12 pt. Times New Roman font, include a
cover page and reference page, and be formatted according to APA
guidelines.
Each paper is limited to no
more than a 30% for the originality report. Papers that exceed this limit will
have significant
List of Ethical Theories
Care Theory
Cultural Relativism
Determinism
Egoism
Fatalism
Intuitionism
Kant’s Categorical Imperative
Pragmatism
Retributivism
Sentimentalism
Social Contract Theory
Utilitarianism
Virtue Theory
point deductions.
REFERENCE OF PAGES ATTACHED
Rachels, J. & Rachels, S. (2015). The elements of moral philosophy (8th
ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
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