Category: Ethics

Please complete the following self-assessments (Johnson, 2021) and report your findings in your journal:
SA5.1 (The Organizational Justice Scale)
SA5.2 (The Self Report Altruism Scale)
Questions to consider as you write your journal reflection:
SA 5.1: What does your score reveal about your perception of justice in your organization? How can your organization act more justly? Do you think others in your organization share your perspective?
SA 5.2: What does your score reveal about your willingness to help others? How can you engage in more altruistic behavior?

For this assignment, imagine you are the head of research at a large urban hospital associated with a major university.
The hospital has the chance to hire a doctor who is doing ground-breaking but controversial research on the cloning of humans. Specifically, he is known for creating “spare parts” children.
• Write your position paper as though you were making the presentation to the panel of doctors, lawyers, academics, and clergy in the video, which has the ultimate authority to accept or reject the course of action you recommend.

Task: Write a 3-4 page (approx. 1200-1500 words) argumentative essay in which you support a position on a current social-political issue. 3 sources must be used, the ones i provided below. My stance is pro eating meat and the main argument is that, it is ethical and moral to eat meat. We are going against the vegetarian stance, that eating meat is unethical because it causes harm to animals. One paragraph should counter this claim to strengthen the argument. The sources provided below support my stance and claim that eating meat is ethical and moral. The 3 sources must be used below, feel free to add another source that you find may support my argument.
source 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/magazine/the-ethicist-contest-winner-give-thanks-for-meat.html ; This article discusses the ethics of eating meat and how it is ethical.
source 2: https://allthatsinteresting.com/plants-defense-mechanism ; this article is about how plants also feel pain in their own way. Can be used to counter argue the stance that killing animals causes them pain and is therefore unethical.

source 3: https://myislam.org/quran-verses/eating-meat/ ; this article is showing verses from the quran that state and prove eating meat is ethical and moral from a religious standpoint because god created animals and cattle for us to use.

Below I will copy and paste the sources I have to use and all the instructions that come for the paper. I have to use the primary source given and then at least 3 secondary sources which I will list. There is a paragraph in the instructions below about this being the first ethical theory paper I’ve done so it does not have to sound professional…this is definitely my first ethical class and very last ethical class I will take. The irony of using this service for this paper is not lost on me but I’m in the middle of an anatomy class that is more important for my degree. Thank you!
Primary source: Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
Secondary sources (2 or 3 required):
One source that can help with reading Aristotle is the ebook “The Essence of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics.” This book walks through Aristotle’s writing and puts it in terms that are easier for readers today. It also has a nice introduction to Aristotle’s writing and a short biographical sketch on Aristotle.
Dimmock, Mark and Andrew Fisher, “Aristotelian Virtue Ethics” from Ethics for A-Level
Abelson, Raziel and Kai Neilson, “Ethics, History of” from the Encyclopedia of Philosophy; use section on Aristotle.
Joe, Sachs, “Aristotle: Ethics”from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Kraut, Richard, “Aristotle’s Ethics” from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
The Purpose of this assignment
The Ethical Theory Paper is designed to give you the opportunity to:
1. Part 1: Explain and analyze the writing of at least one philosopher about an ethical theory to which that philosopher was a major contributor. In your explanation you show you comprehend and can interpret both primary and secondary sources on the philosopher’s ethical theory. You also demonstrate understanding of the historical and cultural context in which it arose.
• Part 2: Either:
o Examine the response of another philosopher to your chosen philosopher’s work on the ethical theory OR
o Apply your chosen philosopher’s ethical theory as a way to deal with a major ethical concern
• Part 3: Assess the ethical theory based on your own ethical thinking and either assess the responding philosopher’s perspective or the adequacy of the ethical theory to deal with the ethical concern, depending on which option you chose for Part 2
Your paper must also include a short introduction and conclusion (2-3 paragraphs each)
Skills to be gained:
In completing this assignment, you will build skills that will benefit you in school, as you produce a formal paper, as well as in your professional work. You also will be on your way to earning an A or a B in class, depending on the rest of your class work.
Specifically, you will:
• Gain a deeper understanding of ethical concepts, and some of the ways philosophers approach and think about ethical concerns
• Describe the importance of the historical and cultural contexts in which a theory is developed
• Apply what you have learned in class to a specific ethical theory
• Analyze one ethical theory and either a response to it, or its application to an ethical concern
• Evaluate the theory and the response or application
Knowledge to be gained:
This assignment help you become familiar with important content knowledge in philosophy, such as
• The details of a particular ethical theory and one philosopher’s version of that theory
• The ways other philosophers respond to a theory, or the ways a theory can be put into practice. In both cases, you will see more pros and cons in relation to the theory under consideration
• The terminology used by philosophers in working on ethical theory
Note that if you have not taken a Philosophy class before, this may be your first time doing formal philosophical writing. As such, you are expected to not sound like a professional philosopher, but rather to show you are engaged with philosophical ideas.
The Task to complete this assignment
• You choose one philosopher from the provided list.
• You read two secondary sources from the list in the appendix about the philosopher’s ethical theory
• You read at least some of the primary source listed in the appendix written by the philosopher
• You look at either:
o a secondary source provided where a later philosopher responds to the ethical theory OR
o you identify an issue of major ethical concern and read on how this theory can be used to address that concern
• You produce a draft of your paper. The draft should have at least an outline and abstract of the paper, and ideally will include some or all of the text of the paper as well. It must include all sources (one primary source, three secondary sources), in full MLA format. It should include at least an outline of all three major parts of the paper listed above.
• You get feedback on the draft
• Once you have feedback, if your draft score is high enough, you produce your paper, using the feedback; if there is too much missing from the draft and/or there are major errors or problems in the writing, you may have to resubmit the draft before being able to submit the final version
• Important note: you cannot submit a final version of the paper without an acceptable draft version. The Final Version is only accepted in Moodle.
Details of Your Assignment:
• Write a 1250-to-1500-word essay—roughly 5-6 typed, double-spaced pages.
• You may choose any one of the five theories/seven philosophers listed in the appendix
• You are to read and make use of two of the secondary works listed in the appendix, to help you write about the philosopher’s ethical, as well as looking at the positives and negatives of the theory.
• You must also use the piece of the philosopher’s own writing on ethics found in the appendix.
• For Part 2, you can either read one of the secondary sources indicated in the appendix, or if you want to look at a major ethical concern, you can find a credible source that discusses the philosopher’s ethical theory in relation to the concern.
In your paper, you are answering the following questions:
• Part 1: What is my philosopher’s theory about how people “do ethics”, or how they should “do ethics”?
Use secondary sources to help you understand the primary source of the philosopher’s writing; be sure you are also using the primary source, including quoting it directly. Write at least two pages for this section.
• Part 2 Either: What does at least one other philosopher say about my philosopher’s theory of ethics? In this part of the paper, you are evaluating the approach of your philosopher, using the writing of that other philosopher.
Or Part 2: How would my philosopher’s ethical theory guide someone in making decisions in relation to a major ethical concern? Write at least two pages for this section.
• What do I think about this theory? How do the ideas of my philosopher challenge my own ideas about Ethics? If I chose a second philosopher, how do those ideas challenge my own ideas about Ethics? Or how does my philosopher’s ethical perspective help in thinking ethical about a concern? How do I assess the ethical ideas I am working with? Do not merely echo what other people say; use your own creative and informed philosophical judgment to move beyond what you have read. This is your chance to build your own philosophic skills, and should be at least one page.
Important points
• Your paper needs to be at least 1250 words, but no more than 1625, which is 5-6 pages of content, based on about 250 words/page. Titles and works cited should not be included in the word count. Aim for a standard academic writing style, with correct spelling and inclusive language.
• You need to include a “Works Cited” page, separate from the text of the paper. In it, include any source of both ideas about the topic and actual quotes used in the paper. These should be done in MLA style (see the library homepage for a guide).
• If you use materials for background research beyond those given in class, include, below the ‘Works Cited’, a list, in MLA format, of “Other Works Consulted.”
• Your paper must include an introduction and conclusion, summary sentences, clear antecedents for pronouns, and solid reasons to support your conclusions.

Write a formal APA paper on your three three (3) identified national and/or global health issues. Use the material in Unit 1 readings to help you think about your top health issues. Think beyond disease-specific problems to issues related to health. At the end of the course you will move from a health issue to health policy.
This paper should be between 2-4 pages and include:
a title page,
an introduction and conclusion,
in-text citations, and
references that include at least three scholarly, credible sources to support your topic
No abstract is needed
Title and references pages do not count in the page total
Please use the following subheadings below as APA headings in the body of your paper:
Explanation of your personal views of health, based on your readings
Identify 3 health issues of significance to a selected group of people. One must be a global issue.
Identify the issue and the group(s) affected
Give a brief overview of each issue

Some people promote the idea that humans should have the right to die with dignity (see https://www.deathwithdignity.org/ ). Several states have legalized physician-assisted suicide (PAS). However, others may argue that a doctor prescribing a deadly prescriiption violates that doctor’s Hippocratic Oath or claim that suicide by any means is immoral. Doing research and taking into consideration the actual laws concerning when and how a confirmed terminal patient would be able to request PAS, make an argument that it is or is not a moral action. Also see if you can find Kant’s famous argument on the immorality of suicide. Does he have a point or are there just some times when the morally right thing to do is to allow a person to end his or her suffering?
The instructions for this week’s discussion board post are above. it is for W6: Kantian Deontology.

you will write a philosophical paper (4-6 pages) that presents a topic from the applied
ethics section of the course excluding freedom of speech, two perspectives on this topic from class
readings, and then your unique contribution to the debate. You could argue that position A is right and
position B is wrong, or B is right and A is wrong, or that both are partially right and complementary, or
that neither are right. You could also refine a position, i.e., argue that position A is right, but for
different reasons, or you could give a stronger argument as to why A is right. You can use any opposing
set of articles in the class for this assignment except the articles in your prior essays from précis #1 or
the normative theory section. Do not use any reading from Vaughn. If you write on gene editing, make
sure to choose the articles by Gyngell, Douglas, and Savulescu and the ASHG position statement.

Identify the topic that all of these readings are engaging. What is the theme/s revealed in the assigned readings for this week? Is there agreement among the writers? What are they? Are there contradictions and/or disagreements? Are there any gaps in the conversation? Are there any areas that are left unclear? What are your thoughts about the information you learned in these readings?Engage the readings. What do you have to say about this topic?

Every one of us has different values, beliefs, and thoughts that define who we are. Some topics are harder to discuss that others. From the list of topics, choose one that you want to learn about.
• Choose an ethical topic from below and Compose a two-page paper
• Answer the four questions below. I suggest a small paragraph for each question
• You must utilize 2 scholarly references and utilize APA formatting
• You may choose your own ethical issue

A paper with APA citations (2- to 3-sentence introduction, 5 page body, 2- to 3-sentence conclusion). The reference list page in APA format
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