{"id":18504,"date":"2023-05-03T19:33:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/this-writing-assignment-is-intended-to-offer-the-student-an-opportunity-to-demonstrate-his-her-understanding-of-ethical-theories-as-applied-to-a-contemporary-moral-issue-covered-in-this-course-and-the\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T19:33:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:33:54","slug":"this-writing-assignment-is-intended-to-offer-the-student-an-opportunity-to-demonstrate-his-her-understanding-of-ethical-theories-as-applied-to-a-contemporary-moral-issue-covered-in-this-course-and-the","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/this-writing-assignment-is-intended-to-offer-the-student-an-opportunity-to-demonstrate-his-her-understanding-of-ethical-theories-as-applied-to-a-contemporary-moral-issue-covered-in-this-course-and-the\/","title":{"rendered":"This writing assignment is intended to offer the student an opportunity to demonstrate his\/her understanding of ethical theories as applied to a contemporary moral issue covered in this course and the multi-faceted debate surrounding that issue."},"content":{"rendered":"

Select ONE of the following contemporary moral issues as the topic for your paper.<\/p>\n

\u200bEUTHANASIA<\/div>\n
\u200bWORLD HUNGER OR POVERTY (select either hunger or poverty, not both)<\/div>\n
\u200bTREATMENT OF ANIMALS<\/div>\n
\u200bENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS<\/div>\n
ABORTION<\/div>\n
CYBER ETHICS<\/div>\n
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Construct a good philosophical essay that includes each of the elements outlined below:<\/div>\n
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1. Identify in your title and on the title\/cover page the contemporary moral issue you will examine. (Total possible points for this item: 10 pts.)<\/div>\n
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2. Paper Part #1: Offer a SUMMARY of the major issues, concepts, and distinctions relevant to the contemporary moral issue you have selected. (Suggestion: You may want to pattern this section of your paper after the \u201cIntroduction to the Moral Issues\u201d section that Hinman includes at the beginning of each chapter in his book.) [Approximate length of this section should be about 1 page.] (Total possible points for this item: 25 pts.)<\/div>\n
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3. Paper Part #2: Summary of Selected Moral Theories [MINIMUN length for this section is 1 page] Shafer-Landau outlines eight major moral theories in chapters 5-18 in his book. SELECT TWO of the following moral theories \u2013 Divine Command Ethics, Natural Law, Ethical Egoism, Utilitarianism, Kantian Ethics, Social Contract Ethics, Feminist Ethics and Virtue Ethics \u2013 and offer a thorough summary account of each theory (e.g., primary advocate\/s of the theory; concise statement of what the theory affirms or states regarding moral standards and moral judgments; etc.). (Total possible points for this item: 30 pts.)<\/div>\n
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4. Paper Part #3: Application of selected moral theories to the moral issue you selected [MINIMUN length for this section is 1 page] The goal for this section is to provide an analysis of how each theory would respond to the selected moral issue and what resolution each theory would offer to that moral issue. Be sure that you select theories that will lead to very different responses to the moral issue you chose for your paper! (Total possible points for this item: 35 pts.)<\/div>\n
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5. Paper Part #4: Select the theory that you judge offers the best response to the moral issue selected and DEFEND\/ARGUE for your view. [MINIMUN length for this section is 1 \u00bd pages] The goal for this section is to offer a well-written argument that provides good reasons for your opinion that one theory is superior to the other theory in resolving and\/or responding to the selected moral issue. (Total possible points for this item: 40 pts.)<\/div>\n
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The grammar and style of your essay will also be evaluated and will contribute to your total score on the assignment. (Total possible points for this item: 10 pts.)<\/div>\n
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Resources: Your primary resources should be those used in this course: Hinman\u2019s book, Shafer-Landau\u2019s book and the Supplemental Resources provided on the course site. You may, however, consult other sources if you so choose.  <\/div>\n
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All sources used in the paper must be correctly documented in a bibliography included at the end of the paper. Where material borrowed from an outside source is used in your paper, either in summary form or as a direct quotation, correct citation information properly formatted must be provided.<\/div>\n
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All papers are subject to review for originality and possible plagiarism violations. If any violations are discovered, there will be a severe reduction in the grade for the paper and possible administrative action per the college\u2019s policy against plagiarism.<\/div>\n
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Due Date: Your paper is due FRIDAY, MAY 5th by midnight. Submit your paper electronically\/online to the course site as specified in the course syllabus (p. 4). No extensions or late submissions will be allowed for this assignment.  <\/div>\n
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Length: Your completed assignment should be between 1,000 \u2013 1,750 words (approximately 4-7 pages). Your essay should conform to the writing rubric as explained in this assignment.<\/div>\n
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Format: Your assignment should be free from grammatical, spelling, and proofreading errors. Format your assignment with double-spacing in a standard, 12-point serif font (such as Times New Roman) and with 1\u201d margins. Include a title\/cover page with assignment information and your name.<\/div>\n
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Assessment: Maximum score for this assignment will be 150 pts. The paper\u2019s score will be based on the following: compliance with all structural and formatting items stipulated for the assignment; quality of summary and depth of analysis of ethical theories covered in the paper; quality of explanation and defense of the student\u2019s viewpoint on the theory that best resolves the moral issue, general quality of writing (style, grammar, spelling, etc.). See the point value for each section of the paper in the \u201cInstructions\u201d portion above.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Select ONE of the following contemporary moral issues as the topic for your paper. \u200bEUTHANASIA \u200bWORLD HUNGER OR POVERTY (select either hunger or poverty, not both) \u200bTREATMENT OF ANIMALS \u200bENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS ABORTION CYBER ETHICS   Construct a good philosophical essay that includes each of the elements outlined below:   1. Identify in your title and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[702],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/18504"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/18504\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=18504"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=18504"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=18504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}