FIRST:
“Kant & the Categorical Imperative: Crash Course Philosophy #35”
MORE Kantian and Utility Ethics Reading Notes
Deontological Ethics" HERE and take notes
NOW.... READ & APPLY:
Duty to Care?
Kant & Affirmative Action
DIY Gene Editing
Kant and medical outliers
Kant and universal healthcare
Kant and medical ethics
“Utilitarianism: Crash Course Philosophy #36
“Why I Am Not a Utilitarian”
NEXT:
Go to this link and choose "Should You Kill the Fat Man". This website will ask you questions and lead you through a classic ethical dilemma, all the while commenting on the consistency of your answers. Go through the preliminary questions, the 4 scenarios and the 2 analysis pages.
After you're done going through the scenarios:
In your journal, please address the following questions:
1. What's disturbing to you about the scenarios in the Trolley Problem?
2. How consistent were you in your moral choices, and how do you feel about getting that score?
3. What were you reactions to the analysis of your ethics that the program offered?
4. How are you feeling about your personal ethics? How do they line up (if at all) with Kant's approach to ethical decision making? How do they line up with Utility ethics?
Finally:
Go to this link and read this philosopher's answer to the dilemma. Perhaps it offers another way to think about how one could/should react in the situation?
“Kant & the Categorical Imperative: Crash Course Philosophy #35”
MORE Kantian and Utility Ethics Reading Notes
Deontological Ethics" HERE and take notes
NOW.... READ & APPLY:
Duty to Care?
Kant & Affirmative Action
DIY Gene Editing
Kant and medical outliers
Kant and universal healthcare
Kant and medical ethics
“Utilitarianism: Crash Course Philosophy #36
“Why I Am Not a Utilitarian”
NEXT:
Go to this link and choose "Should You Kill the Fat Man". This website will ask you questions and lead you through a classic ethical dilemma, all the while commenting on the consistency of your answers. Go through the preliminary questions, the 4 scenarios and the 2 analysis pages.
After you're done going through the scenarios:
In your journal, please address the following questions:
1. What's disturbing to you about the scenarios in the Trolley Problem?
2. How consistent were you in your moral choices, and how do you feel about getting that score?
3. What were you reactions to the analysis of your ethics that the program offered?
4. How are you feeling about your personal ethics? How do they line up (if at all) with Kant's approach to ethical decision making? How do they line up with Utility ethics?
Finally:
Go to this link and read this philosopher's answer to the dilemma. Perhaps it offers another way to think about how one could/should react in the situation?