Ethics Considering Moral Ideals

Ethics Order Description Readin" rel="nofollow">ings Chapter 9: Considerin" rel="nofollow">ing Moral Ideals Chapter 12: A Perspective on History Portion: "The Ethics of Duty" Assignments Usin" rel="nofollow">ing web based research, fin" rel="nofollow">ind an environmental-based ethical dilemma from the past five years onlin" rel="nofollow">ine. (You can use a news story, an in" rel="nofollow">internet article, a law case, or anythin" rel="nofollow">ing from a governmental database for this assignment.) Then, usin" rel="nofollow">ing this story as a foundation for your dilemma: • Create a 2-4 paragraph "dilemma" similar to the other dilemmas you have been solvin" rel="nofollow">ing throughout this term. • Solve the dilemma usin" rel="nofollow">ing Kant's ethics (Categorical Imperative). • Solve the dilemma usin" rel="nofollow">ing any other method we have discussed to date (with which you agree.) • State which resolution (Kant's or the other one you chose) you prefer and why. (It is possible that one or more of these dilemmas you write may become future exam questions for this course, so keep that in" rel="nofollow">in min" rel="nofollow">ind while you write the dilemma.) This assignment should be about two typed pages, double-spaced. You MUST provide the source of the dilemma, and thus this paper will require at least one "reference." Use APA format in" rel="nofollow">in citin" rel="nofollow">ing the source, and let me know if you have questions on how to do that. Kant’s famous First Formulation of the Categorical Imperative reads: “Act only accordin" rel="nofollow">ing 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 followin" rel="nofollow">ing maxims of livin" rel="nofollow">ing that reflect absolute laws. “Universal” is a term that allows for no exceptions, and what is universal applies always and everywhere. Lyin" rel="nofollow">ing, for any reason, is universally wrong. Refernce: https://devry.vitalsource.com/#/books/0077794575/cfi/0!/4/2/2@0:0.00