PHI208 Week 3 Assignment 1 Applying an Ethical Theory

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Choose a specific ethical question from the list provided, or formulate one that is sufficiently specific and focused on an ethical issue, and place it under the PART ONE: ETHICAL QUESTION heading at the top of the paper.

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Provide an introduction to the topic, and place it under the PART TWO: INTRODUCTION heading.

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Focus on either the ethical theory of utilitarianism, deontology, or virtue ethics.

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Provide a brief account of the historical background of the theory and the philosopher(s) associated with it.

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Provide an explanation of the core moral principle of the theory, or if there is more than one, the principle that you will focus on in applying that theory to your question.

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Provide a brief, general explanation of how the theory and its core moral principle applies to moral questions, using an example different from the issue that is the main focus of your paper.

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Incorporate at least one quote from the required resources on the ethical theory you have chosen to discuss.

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Focus only on the ethical theory, and avoid discussing the issue, in this section.

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Place the explanation of the ethical theory under the PART THREE: ETHICAL THEORY heading.

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Explain as clearly and precisely as you can how that principle leads to a particular conclusion on the ethical question under consideration.

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Place the application of the theory to the question under the PART FOUR: APPLICATION OF ETHICAL THEORY heading.

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Incorporate at least one quote from the required resources on the ethical theory you have chosen to discuss.

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Include a title page and list of references.

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Proofread carefully for mechanical and grammatical errors.

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Format the assignment in APA style.

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Write at least 900 words