Ethical Issues
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer TWO of the following questions from each “Q” questions below. Each question should be at least 100 words and CITED APPROPRIATELY using APA sixth edition. References must not be older than 5 years. BELOW ARE REFERENCE BOOKS TO USE IN ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS: Pojman, Louis P. Who Are We? Theories of Human Nature. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006). Print. ISBN: 978-0195179279. Vaughn, Lewis. Beginning Ethics: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2014). Print. ISBN: 978-0393937909 Q1 (Answer 2 of 3 questions): A. What do you make of the neurological research mentioned in Vaughn, chapter 6 and 7? Is it plausible that utilitarianism reflects rational thinking while deontology really just reflects emotional reactions? If so, does that mean that one of these theories is more justified than the other? B. Respond to Ethical Dilemma #3 on page 119 of Vaughn’s book. C. What do you think of the permissibility of using truth deceptively? Is it generally wrong? Is it ever right? Q2 (Answer 2 of 3 questions): A. What do you think of Anscombe’s criticism of Britain’s entry into World War II? Are her standards too stringent, or are they plausible requirements for a war to count as just? If they are plausible, is she correct that Britain did not meet all of them at the outbreak of the war? B. Is virtue ethics a more promising moral theory than the others we have looked at? Why, or why not? C. Respond to ethical dilemma #3 on pp. 163-164 of Vaughn. Defend your answer. Q3 (Answer One of Two questions only): A. Critically evaluate Plantinga’s argument against metaphysical naturalism as presented by Pojman on page 209. B. To what extent is Vaughn correct in his account of religion and (a) morality and (b) moral philosophy? Why?