EXAMINE ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES

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Overview

 

You are a freelance journalist. The editor of a popular blog on modern ethical issues has asked you to write an article that provides a historical perspective on the modern debate regarding the use of torture. She has asked you to read and analyze three articles, each making an argument about whether or not torture can ever be considered ethical. It is your job to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the three articles’ arguments and to consider what two important philosophers, John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant, would have to say about them.

 

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Directions

 

Use the Project resources to familiarize yourself with the ethical ideas of Mill and Kant, and read the three articles provided. Then follow the instructions in the Organizer, located in Project resources, to prepare for writing your article.

 

 

DELIVERABLES

  • Completed Organizer 

     

    Accepted File Types: .doc, .docx, .odt, .rtf, .txt, .pdf

  • Rough Draft of Article 

     

    Accepted File Types: .doc, .docx, .odt, .rtf, .txt, .pdf

  • Final Draft of Article 

    Suggested Word Count: 800

    Accepted File Types: .doc, .docx, .odt, .rtf, .txt, .pdf

    Required Reading

     

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-harris/in-defense-of-torture_b_8993.html

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129780844

    http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=5512634

    http://cfaresources.s3.amazonaws.com/Converted_PDF/RES-0008255%20John%20Stuart%20Mill%27s%20Utilitarianism%20on%20Victorian%20Web.pdf

    http://cfaresources.s3.amazonaws.com/AA%20General%20Studies/I%20-%20Examine%20Ethical%20Perspectives/College%20for%20America%20Resources%E2%80%94Kant%27s%20Duty-Based%20Ethics.pdf

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduction/duty_1.shtml#h

    https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethical-decision-making/a-framework-for-ethical-decision-making/

    http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/revising-drafts/

    https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

    Rubric

    The Rubric is used to evaluate your Project. Satisfying all of the Rubric criteria shows that you have mastered the project and the relevant competencies.

    Criteria Mastery?
    Final draft identifies topic’s ethical issues Yes

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    Final draft accurately describes the relevant philosophical traditions Yes

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    Final draft applies the relevant philosophies to the issue of torture Yes

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    Final draft provides relevant evidence for why each philosopher would support one position or the other Yes

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    Final draft identifies possible flaws in ethical arguments Yes

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    Organizer summarizes the relevant information from the provided resources Yes

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    Rough and final drafts show significant editing and improvements; Organizer writing comments show effective self-critiquing process Yes

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    Writing in the Organizer and Final Draft of Article is clear, with no major errors Yes

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    Any sources of information are cited using APA format, with no major errors Yes

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