The term paper is an opportunity to analyze and articulate your views on a current ethical issue.
Instructions
Use two substantive ethical theories (utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, or ethics of care) to analyze an ethical issue
Give the details for two competing ethical theory, how they arrive at their results (Ethical Analysis)
Conclude which of the theories you believe gives the better answer and your reasons for why it is better.
Formatting: See the sample paper posted on D2L under “Announcements”:
• 4 to 6 pages (approximately 1500 words)
• Double-spaced
• 1” margins
• Font: Times New Roman (12), Georgia (11), Computer Modern (10), Calibri (11), Arial (11), or Lucida Sans Unicode (10)
Question
Choose an ethical problem. Which of the two major substantive ethical theories has a better resolution to the problem?
• The issue is “Euthanasia is Right”.
• Two major substantive ethical theories are Utilitarianism and Deontology.
• Out of the two theories I agree more on with the Utilitarianism theory.
Sample Solution