Autonomy and respect for persons are inseparable concepts in ethics because people deserve to be respected as autonomous decision-makers. In your professional career, you and your clients will count on each other to give and receive respect for each other’s autonomy. In this discussion, you will explore further the dynamic relationship between respect and autonomy by reflecting with your peers on the essay you wrote in Module 3.
Initial Post:
By Thursday of Module 4, share the title and plot summary of the film or television program that you analyzed in your Module 3 “Ethics at the Movies” essay. Which character did you discuss in your essay? Briefly summarize that character’s professional role, their moral dilemma, the decision they made, and the factors involved in the decision.
Next, reflecting on the contributing and detracting factors to autonomy discussed in Meyers Chapter 3, section 3.1.4, consider these questions:
What role did respect play in the story? Was it threatened? Did it play a role in the dilemma the character faced, and if so, how?
To what degree did the character have autonomy in his or her decision-making?
Which “default mode” was involved in the dilemma? Was it a problem of principles? Consequences? Virtues?
Did the character decide based on a single default mode, or did they draw on more than one?
Make sure your post clearly describes the ethical decision your character made.
Refer explicitly to the terms, theories or philosophers when you write.
