25 Jul Ethical Dilemma Response
I’m working on a philosophy writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
Directions: Respond to the following ethical dilemma. Be sure to demonstrate familiarity with the material from the chapter to inform your essay response. After you have stated your response to the dilemma, write a criticism of your answer from the point of view of a rational and competent person who disagrees with you. Then respond to this imaginary critique.
Ethical Dilemma: How should we describe the terroristic hijackers who killed thousands of people on September 11th 2001? Are they courageous or cowardly? Attacking innocent, unarmed, civilian non-combatants is presumably cowardly, but facing death without flinching in the name of a cause one believes in seems courageous–at least, according to Bill Maher. What is the correct explanation of this horrific act, in terms of virtue?
Learning Objective: Formulate one’s own conception of ethical theory in order to make responsible decisions and to make meaningful analyses of ongoing ethical controversies.
Grading Rubric
Full credit requires: All relevant information is summarized appropriately in an “essay style” format (no bullet points, no excessive citations, etc.). Exhibits the ability to elaborate on the information summarized using proper philosophical language. Where possible uses the information outside of the reading context to clarify the meaning of it.
Partial Credit: Most of the relevant information is summarized appropriately in an “essay style” format (no bullet points, no excessive citations, etc.). Exhibits the ability to elaborate on most of the information summarized using proper philosophical language. Where possible uses the information outside of the reading context to clarify the meaning of it.
No Credit: Very little or no relevant Information is summarized and/or wrong format is used. It does not exhibit the ability to elaborate on most of the information summarized using proper philosophical language. And/or it does not uses the information outside of the reading context to clarify the meaning of it.
reading material: Living Ethics: An Introduction with Readings, Russ Shafer-Landau, Oxford University Press 2019
