Story:
A supernatural Trolley that destroys anything it touches has found its way into
your world. The reluctant conductor approaches and says you must choose its
target or everything in the universe will be vaporized.
Directions:
1. Spin the Wheel on the indicated website and write down the results, then
spin the wheel again and record the results.
Wheel Address: https://wheelofnames.com/erb-g7uLinks to an external site.
(After spinning the wheel, below is the title I found.
Essay Title/Topic
All the Guards at an Asylum for
Dangerous Supervillains vs All the Fish in the Sea
Five-paragraph essay (introduction, body, conclusion) with a title page and
reference page with at least two APA-formatted academic references
approximately (900 words) long.
Introduction
a.
Introduce:
1.
the situation of the death trolley
2. the spin results.
3. The standpoint in which you are going to use to argue. (Utilitarian,
Kantian, or Virtue Ethics)
b.
Body
1.
explain spin result one and elaborate on its implications.
2. explain spin result two and elaborate on its implications.
3. decide which option is the “prima facia duty,” and make an argument on how
your decision reflects “The Good.”
c.
Conclusion
1.
Recap the body and provide how your solution reflects the “good life.”
2. Provide a possible counterclaim.
3. Related counterclaim to the decision.
8.
Your answer will be assessed on how well you use the normative ethics of week
six-eight and how it applies to “The Good.”
a.
While fanciful, take the question seriously.
b. Research the implications of the spin results and weigh the options in
relation to the normative ethical principles of Kantianism, Utilitarianism, or
Virtue.