Students will write a research paper applying an ethical theory to a moral dilemma of your choice addressing one of three major questions; what do I believe, what are my politics, or how do I respond.
The final paper will be due on Moodle during the last week of class. Please remember that this is a philosophy paper. It is not just about statistics and research of the problem itself. The goal here is to move beyond the pragmatic etc. Your response should be informed by and employ philosophical and ethical ideas throughout.
Prompt:
Choose a moral dilemma.
Offer an evaluation of that dilemma through the lens of one of the ethical writers covered in this class.
Offer a critical evaluation of the dilemma itself.
Offer a critical evaluation of the ethical system used.
Offer your own response in terms of the questions: “What do I believe?”, “What are my politics?”, or “How do I respond?”.
Checklist:
1500-2000 Words
Responds Directly to the prompt (all parts)
Does not cover extraneous topics (i.e. Biography, dates, etc.)
Follows APA formatting conventions (in-text citations, reference page, etc.)
Does cite the relevant, assigned primary-source texts.
Be thoughtful
Rubric:
1-6 Does not meet the basic passing requirements for this assignment.
7 Meets the basic passing requirements (ticks all boxes on the checklist), passing D.
8 Average Submission, passing C.
9 Above average submission of a high quality.
10 Very high quality submission, a submission that merits high marks.
11 Distinction awarded to submissions of exceptional quality.