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CSC 208

Outline for Ethical Analysis Essay Assignment Rough Draft

Worth 50 points

You will receive 50 points if you submit a complete paper on time. Complete paper means no parts missing.

This is a writing-to-learn essay.

You are encouraged to visit the Writing Center for assistance: http://condor.depaul.edu/~writing /

Important information:

1. The average paper length is 6 pages, but can be as long as it takes to meet the criteria.

2. You should NOT provide an explanation of the philosophy behind each framework. Assume your reader knows the philosophy.

3. However, you must apply the frameworks and show the steps, including the problems with the philosophy.

4. Your paper should be typed in Microsoft Word, or similar text editor, doubled-spaced, Times New Roman type, and 12pt

5. Your paper must be cited correctly in the style of your choice.

See MLA Examples at the end of this document.

6. You must use the outline given.

The outline of your paper must be as follows:

I. Introduction

II. Summary of The Case

III. Personal Feelings on The Issue

IV. Stakeholders

V. Act Utilitarian

VI. Rawls’ Theory of Justice

VII. Rule Utilitarian

VIII. Moral Rights

IX. Social Contract

X. Kant

XI. Summary/Conclusion

XII. References

Explanation of Outline

I. Introduction Clearly state, in one sentence, the single ethical issue you are addressing.

II. Summary of the case you are examining in your own words.

III. Discuss your personal feelings on the issue.

IV. List and discuss all the stakeholders (This is the part of the paper where you list and describe all parties that have a stake in the outcome of the issue you are addressing.) a) List each and discuss why they are stakeholders b) Did you leave anyone out and why?

V. Apply the act utilitarian framework exactly the way we did in lab, including addressing all the problems with the philosophy/proof.

VI. Apply Rawls’ Theory of Justice exactly the way we did in lab, including addressing all the problems with the philosophy/proof.

VII. Apply the rule utilitarian framework exactly the way we did in lab, including addressing all the problems with the philosophy/proof.

VIII. Apply the moral rights procedure exactly the way we did in lab, including addressing all the problems with the philosophy/proof.

IX. Apply the social contract procedure exactly the way we did in the lab, including addressing all the problems with the philosophy/proof.

X. Apply Kant’s 1st and 2nd formulations of his categorical imperative exactly the way we did in lab, including indicating the relevant duties and addressing all the problems with the philosophy/proof.

XI. Summary/conclusion – should include the following: a) Summary of paper b) Compare the outcomes of applying all the frameworks. Are the results different? Discuss. c) You may restate your own opinions/feelings here. Have your feelings changed?

XII. References a) The case/movie/book you are analyzing b) Sources for the frameworks (cite the readings)

Structure for MLA Citation description for handouts

Author of quoted source. "Title of work from a published collection (e.g. poem or article)." Title of Publication. (book or periodical). "Title of Handout." Handout.

Title of course. (Name of instructor.) Name of school. Date of handout.

Note: If any of the above information is not given, leave the information out.

Structure for MLA citations for websites – please include the URL

Last, First M. “Article Title.” Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed. Retrieved from URL

MLA Structure for a movie

Film title. Dir. First Name Last Name. Distributor, Year of Release. Medium.

For example:

2001: A Space Odyssey. Stanley Kubrick. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968. Film.

MLA Citing a book in print

Last, First M. Book Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year Published. Print.

MLA Citing a book found in a database

Note: Some eBooks may be available online through your library’s databases. Last, First M. Book Title. City: Publisher, Year Published. Database Name. Web. Date Month Year Accessed.

For example:

Lichter, S. Robert, and Stanley Rothman. Environmental Cancer-A Political Disease?. New Haven, CT: Yale UP, 1999. eBook Collection. Web. 1 Apr. 2013.

Sources from our readings in MLA Style (some examples)

Bentham, Jeremy. “Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation.” Some Texts from Early Modern Philosophy. Peter Millican and Amyas Merivale. Annotated by Jonathan Bennett. www.earlymoderntexts.com/authors/benth a m Accessed January 2017.

Birsch, Douglas. Introduction to Ethical Theories, A Procedural Approach. Long Grove:Waveland Press, Inc., 2014. Print.

Hobbs, Thomas. “Leviathan.” Some Texts from Early Modern Philosophy. Peter

Millican and Amyas Merivale. Annotated by Jonathan Bennett. Web. 17 January 2017. www.earlymoderntexts.com/authors/hobb e s . Accessed January 2017.

Kant, Immanuel. “Groundwork for the Metaphysic of Morals.” Peter Millican and Amyas Merivale. Annotated by Jonathan Bennett. Web. 17 January 2017.

from www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/kant1785.p d f Accessed January 2017.

Locke, John. “Second Treatise of Government.” Some Texts from Early Modern Philosophy. Peter Millican and Amyas Merivale. Web. 17 January 2017.

www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/locke1689a_1.p d f Accessed January 2017.

Lulis, Evelyn. "Supplementary Handout Applied Ethics." Handout. Ethics of Computing: Computer Science 208. 2014. Print.

Mill, John Stuart. “Utilitarianism.” Some Texts from Early Modern Philosophy.

Peter Millican and Amyas Merivale. Web. 17 January 2017.

www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/mill1863.p d f Accessed January 2017.

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. “The Social Contract.” Some Texts from Early Modern Philosophy. Peter Millican and Amyas Merivale. Web. 17 January 2017. www.earlymoderntexts.com/authors/rousse a u Accessed January 2017.