Ethics and Moral Theory in Criminal Justice
Answer the questions completely and thouroughly that follow this scenario:
You're in" rel="nofollow">in your car at night on a poorly lit road- The car ahead of you appears to strike a lone pedestrian walkin" rel="nofollow">ing close to the side of the road- The car
speeds off without stoppin" rel="nofollow">ing- You immediately stop to help the in" rel="nofollow">injured man, draggin" rel="nofollow">ing him off to the side of the road afraid he will be hit again" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">in the darkness-
As it turns out later, however, your movement of the victim caused him permanent paralysis- Had you not moved him, he would not have suffered paralysis-
1: What would the utilitarian have done in" rel="nofollow">in this case and why? (5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) What are the reasonable problems or objections to this approach? (4 poin" rel="nofollow">ints)
2: What would the regularian have done in" rel="nofollow">in this case and why? (5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) What are the problems or objections? (4 poin" rel="nofollow">ints)
Satisfactory-Provides clear/accurate description of regularian’s actions but fails to explain" rel="nofollow">in why. Gives at least one objection: 3-5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints
Developin" rel="nofollow">ing-Fails to provide clear/accurate description of regularian’s actions, explanation or any reasonable objections: < 3 poin" rel="nofollow">ints
3: What would the deontologist have done in" rel="nofollow">in this case and why? (5 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) What are the problems or objections? (4 poin" rel="nofollow">ints)
Developin" rel="nofollow">ing-Fails to provide clear/accurate description of deontologist’s actions, explanation or any reasonable objections: < 3 poin" rel="nofollow">ints
4: What is virtue, accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to Aristotle? (9 poin" rel="nofollow">ints-all or nothin" rel="nofollow">ing)
5: What is the Golden Mean? (9 poin" rel="nofollow">ints-all or nothin" rel="nofollow">ing)
6: What is in" rel="nofollow">integrity? (9 poin" rel="nofollow">ints-all or nothin" rel="nofollow">ing)
6: What is in" rel="nofollow">integrity?
7: Aristotle argues that people are responsible for their moral decisions if and only if (ifl) four conditions obtain" rel="nofollow">in? What are they? (8 poin" rel="nofollow">ints)
8: What would a virtue theorist have done in" rel="nofollow">in this the scenario and why? (9 poin" rel="nofollow">ints)
9: How does virtue theory help to overcome the objections of utilitarianism (3 poin" rel="nofollow">ints), deontology (3 poin" rel="nofollow">ints), and regularianism (3 poin" rel="nofollow">ints) in" rel="nofollow">in this scenario?