HU4640 MODULE 6 PROJECT PART 2

Title: Ethics in Practical Application

In Project Part 1, you analyzed each of the leading contemporary theories. In Project Part 2, you will apply these theories to issues of civilization and culture, justice, and your chosen profession and/or field of study. Use your course notes, textbook, lessons, and perform research on the internet to discuss each of the questions below 

Reward and Punishment

1) Explain Social Contract Theory and answer the following prompts:

Why was the Social Contract Created?

In what ways is the Social Contract a myth?

Provide an example illustrating the concept of the social contract

Would you sign the Social Contract in the U.S. if you had the choice?

2) Explain the differing viewpoints on justice with the help of an example:

Retribution (Deserts Theory)

Utilitarianism (Results Theory)

Restitution (Compensation Theory)

3) Explain John Rawls’ Theory of Justice and the Veil of Ignorance allegory

4) Briefly describe cultural relativism and respond to the following questions:

Do you agree that what is right is relative to culture, or is there one absolute morality or set of principles that all cultures should maintain?

What would the perfect, just society look like?

5) Think about the business, economical, technological, environmental, biomedical, cultural, or any other major ethical considerations in your chosen field of study or profession and do the following:

Select, define, and explore what you would consider to be the three most pressing ethical concerns in your field, using illustrative examples from the real world when possible. 

For each primary ethical consideration, apply a minimum of two types of ethics to the issue. For example, you might select corporate social responsibility (CSR) and determine how a utilitarian might handle CSR the same as or differently from an egoist or a deontologist. 

6) Conclude your project by summarizing your thoughts on the pressing ethical issues in your field and discussing the types of ethics you will use going forward in your professional life.