Select and describe a normative ethical theory that you will utilize in arguing for your position on the moral issue

Applying Ethical Systems

Description

Construct an essay (1,000-1,250 words) that applies an ethical theory (chosen from ethical theories below) to a particular moral issue (chosen from topics below).

In your essay do the following:

Provide a brief introduction and topic statement (75-100 words).

Define or describe a selected moral issue involving an ethical dilemma (see topics below) (150-200 words).

State one or more claims made by each opposing position on the selected moral issue (250-300 words).

Select and describe a normative ethical theory that you will utilize in arguing for your position on the moral issue (150-200 words).

Utilizing the selected normative ethical theory, provide one or more detailed arguments to support your position on the moral issue (250-300 words).

In conclusion, express how your stance on the moral issue impacts your own behavior (75-100 words).

Topics:

Abortion or Medical Abortion

Animal Rights or Animal Welfare

Artificial Intelligence or Transhumanism

Assisted Suicide or Euthanasia

Capital Punishment

Cell Phones in Schools or Laptops in Schools

Charter Schools or Homeschooling

Compensation for College Athletes

Facial Recognition Technology

Gambling or Gaming

Gay/Lesbian or Transgender Individuals in the Military

Genetic Engineering or Designer Babies

Global Warming/Climate Change

Gun Control or Assault Weapons Ban

Mandatory Vaccinations

Medical or Recreational Marijuana Use

Minimum Legal Drinking Age or Voting Age

Nuclear weapons

Performance Enhancing Drugs

Pornography or Prostitution

Sanctuary Cities

Select Bans on Immigration

Slavery Reparations

Torture

Vaping and/or E-Cigarettes

Ethical Theories:

Divine Command Theory, Natural Law Ethics, or Kantian Ethics (subcategories of Deontological ethics)

Ethical Egoism or Utilitarianism (subcategories of Teleological ethics)

Ethical Subjectivism or Ethical Conventionalism (subcategories of Ethical Relativism)

Christian Ethics or Theological Ethics

Virtue Ethics

While empirical data and/or statistics may be integrated into your essay, this should not be excessive.

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