Engage with some of the assigned readings. These will also be a good place to look for other relevant sources (e.g., citations of authors that hold an opposing view to the author you are reading).
Formulate the question you seek to answer.
State a clear thesis that answers the question.
When appropriate, define key terms and concepts.
Give one or more arguments in favor of your position.
Consider one or more counterarguments against your view, and respond.
Apply at least three from the list of LOs for this assignment. You don’t need to use all of them on the list.
Apply the following general ed Learning Outcomes: #thesis, #composition, #audience.
EthicalTheory: Identify the main claims, concepts, criticisms and justifications of an ethical theory.
EthicalConflicts: Resolve conflicts among competing ethical claims and act in a way that best satisfies relevant ethical considerations.
EthicalFraming: Define ethical problems by framing them in a way that helps to resolve them.
MoralStatus: Assess the moral status of different stakeholders and evaluate what course of action should be taken given their status.
EthicalDilemmas: Discuss specific ethical dilemmas posed by the distribution of a public good, international issue, and taking or saving a life.
My topic will be about capital punishment, the death peneality, try using a utilitarian point of view, act or sle utilitarianism
Readings from class you should include:
The Death Penalty V. Human Rights: Why Abolish the Death Penalty?
Nathanson, Stephen (n.d.). ‘Act and Rule Utilitarianism’. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved from: https://www.iep.utm.edu/util-a-r/.
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/williams-bernard/