17 Aug Which of the following situations can be viewed as matters of moral concern?
Which of the following situations can be viewed as matters of moral concern? Why or why not?
* Working 12 hours but being paid for 8 hours.
* Cheating at a board game played with friends
* Cheating on a final exam for a course
* Beating your pet dog
* Eating foods that come from sustainable farms as opposed to industrial farms
* Cutting off a wedding engagement
* Following another car too closely that you cause an accident
In explaining why or why not, look to use some of the concepts used to explain the field of ethics, such as…
* The key subfields of ethics
* The distinction between descriptive and normative ethics.
* The foundational propositions of ethics and their implications.
* The standard answers to the question of “Why be moral?”
When making use of the above concepts, be sure to explain them.
