Read three topics belonging to three different chapters. Briefly present the main ideas and issues involved. Test the relevance of the two main moral theories, utilitarianism and Kantian deontology by applying them to the ethical issue. State, explain, and justify your own position. Use examples to support it. Topic 1: Ch. 3. Moral Theories: Present and discuss the main moral theories: Utilitarianism; Deontology; Virtue ethics. Use your own example of global ethical issue. Apply and test validity of each of the classical moral theories. Topic 2: Ch. 4. Political Theory for global ethics. Define and comment on cosmopolitanism and discuss Rawls’ theory of social justice. What is your position regarding cosmopolitan views and
Rawis’ thinking experiment. Explain. Topic 3: Ch. 7. Global poverty. Present and discuss the three main theories on addressing global poverty: Singer, O’Neill, Pogge. Evaluate their strong and weak points. Which on do you endorse? Explain why.
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