28 Sep THE ROLE OF ETHICAL THEORIES
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ETHICS (2 EDITION) BY WILLIAM FRANKENA or the theory research can be selected by student.
Each of the terms listed below relate to ethics—either a theory or a concept. You are to prepare a definitive research writing submitted in a Word document file that explains the concepts, applies them to the identified Warner case study, and finally analyze each of the concepts as to your own personal likes/dislikes about the theory.
The following information should be at the top of all your submitted files.
Your Name
Exercise Number (2.1, 2.2 etc.)
Exercise Theory Name (Normative Ethics, Meta-Ethical Thinking, etc.)
Theory Description: The descriptions of the theories should be such that anyone would be able to read and understand the concepts. This part should have references. See paragraph below for instructions. (Example: For 2.1 Normative Ethics you will describe what normative ethics is from research that will be documented, etc.)
Theory Application: The theory applications are to be applications of the theories to the case studies in the Warner text. The case numbers for the applications are identified below. For example: For 2.1 Normative Ethics you will apply normative ethics –as described in paragraph 1–to the case study from the Warner text listed below.
Theory Analysis: The theory analysis is a critical analysis of the theory comparing likes/dislikes, weaknesses/strengths, pros/cons of the theories as you interpret them from your research. For Ex 2.1 Normative Ethics you will write what you like/dislike, disagree/agree, etc. with the theory that you have just described and applied. This is your thoughts and insights from what you have learned.
The theory description portion especially should be a documented research description with references. The format for the references will be references-cited format. Within the body of the text the citation will be included with the author’s name, the year of the publication, and the page numbers in parentheses. Example: (Smith,1990, 29-33). If there is no page number, use n.p. A reference list will then be included at the end of the paper with a complete bibliographic reference which will include the author’s name, the title of the publication, the year of the publication, and the place of the publication. If it is a journal article, the page numbers will be included also. For online references you will need to include the URL address. The reader should be able to replicate your research for further information on the topic. Remember to include Frankena references if you use them as you will for any research you conduct when researching the theories. There is a wealth of information on ethical theories and you should find references that add the most to your understanding of the theories. Each Exercise 2 theory assignment is worth 10 points and should be no more than two typical typed pages. (This is not about the number of words but rather the understanding of the words so the “pages” may be double or single spaced.) One point will be deducted for each DAY late the report is not submitted. All of Exercise 2 has a value of 100 points.
