UTILITARIANISM AND CARE BASED ETHICS   There are three basic propositions in standard Utilitarianism (Please be sure to listen to Mill’s audio lecture before joining this threaded discussion):   Actions are judged right and wrong solely on their consequences; that is, nothing else matters except the consequence, and right actions are simply those with the […]

Increasing food supplies are necessary to sustain growing populations around the world and their appetites for great food, quality products, and continuous availability.   A great deal of expensive research is invested in developing technologies to deliver productive agriculture. Horticultural efforts to breed hybrid crops are seen as far back as history can observe, and […]

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT   Social Contract theorists say that morality consists of a set of rules governing how people should treat one another that rational beings will agree to accept for their mutual benefit, on the condition that others agree to follow these rules as well.   Hobbes runs the logic like this in the […]

MAJORITY THINK   American writer Mark Twain warned that “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” This is a common sentiment that we experience at different points throughout our lives. It is likely that your parents warned you “not to follow the crowd,” or your […]

The study of Ethics brings many different kinds of “thinkers” together. One person’s philosophy on ethics may be another person’s philosophy on evil. We will be working this term on constructing personal ethical bases and understanding how Ethical Codes (both personal and professional) are created and followed.   To start us thinking about the different […]

The study of Ethics brings many different kinds of “thinkers” together. One person’s philosophy on ethics may be another person’s philosophy on evil. We will be working this term on constructing personal ethical bases and understanding how Ethical Codes (both personal and professional) are created and followed.   To start us thinking about the different […]

This is a good time to be looking back over this course and thinking ahead to what comes next for you.   Courses like this one intend to expand your horizons by bringing new ideas and more refined ways of thinking about the kinds of decisions and commitments that you will make both in career […]

Ethical Memoir   Compose a 2-page paper that describes a particular moral-ethical dilemma that you encountered and what the outcome of that dilemma was. Did you solve the dilemma? If so, how? If not, what were the repercussions or consequences? What would you do differently if faced with the same problem today? What is the […]

First, select an organization which has dealt with significant ethical issues recently. Examples are listed below. This will be the foundation for your case study. To help complete your case study, you will need to conduct research on your selected organization and consider the ethical issues involved with this case. Be prepared to describe the […]

The “You Decide” assignment presents a difficult and painful dilemma, with you in an imagined professional role. Go through the You Decide presentation, make the decision it calls for and compose a paper and presentation that explains your decision and your reasoning and justification for it.   In this case, you will be confronted with […]