Posted: July 23rd, 2015

ETHICS

ETHICS

1)      During today’s lecture we watched a video about a Canadian father chose to terminate the life of his very ill daughter. Which of the Aristotelian virtues (including the depleted and excessive forms of each virtue) might apply to this father’s actions?

2)      Following Kant’s Categorical Imperative, express in essay form the circumstances under which euthanasia might be universalizable. (Express in essay form.)

3)      During today’s lecture we watched a video about an American mother who is advocating that the lives of her very ill daughter and son be terminated. Using the utilitarian formula, identify potential pleasures and pains that might have led her to this point. (Express in essay form.)