Ethics Final Essay

  Ethics Final Essay   Choose TWO of the following and write about 3 paragraphs each. do not write an introduction or a conclusion for each essay. each essay separate from the other. text support isn't needed, but may help (ex. The Fundamentals of Ethics -Fluss Shafer- Lahdau, The Most Good You Can Do - Peter Singer) 1. Compare and contrast utilitarianism and Kantianism on lying. What would proponents of each theory say about lying? How do these theories align with the ideas of Derek Harrison in "Lying to Mother Teresa"? 2. Discuss Aristotle‘s Golden Mean. Does it give a good road map for navigating virtuous behavior? Why or why not? 3. What are the major problems with cultural relativism? Are there ways these problems can be addressed? Why or why not? 4. Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, "The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." Regarding this quote, what ethical theory do you think Emerson might support? Why? What ethical theory do you think he might reject? Why?