Any topic

Paper 3 Spring 2019 Intro to Ethics Phil 2305 CRN: 24665

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11. Make sure to include a Works Cited section or page. 12. Include the grading criteria table (on the following page) at the end of your document.

Write a 650 to 900-word paper responding to the topic below. This

assignment is due Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 11:30 am. Submit this

to Blackboard.

TOPIC 1 Consider the following situation: healthy children in areas with poor sanitation, poor to

non-existent healthcare infrastructure, lack of access to clear water, etc., when given

antibiotics have mortality reduced by between 14% to almost 18%. Unfortunately, there

is concern that providing antibiotics to healthy people may (most likely will) lead to

increased antibiotic resistance in the future. Explain how Mill would use the greatest

happiness principle to determine how to behave in this situation. At minimum, to

effectively address this assignment you will have to: 1) state, explain, and apply the

Paper 3 Spring 2019 Intro to Ethics Phil 2305 CRN: 24665

greatest happiness principle; and 2) discuss Mill’s ideas on exceptions to equal treatment.

If you need some background for this question, look at the article, “Giving Antibiotics To

Healthy Kids In Poor Countries: Good Idea Or Bad Idea?” at the NPR website. Click on

this link: Antibiotics.

TOPIC 2

Aristotle says that we become generous by doing generous actions. In Book 2, Chapter 4,

Aristotle addresses a criticism against this view. Identify and explain the criticism. How does

Aristotle address the criticism?

Grading Criteria

The following is the grading rubric I will use to assess your paper:

A zero is assessed in each category for absence of any discussion of the relevant category. Mere

mention of an issue does NOT count as discussion of it. In each category, poor performance is

assessed the lowest score; adequate performance the second score; and excellent performance the

highest score.

Mill Grading Criteria

Did you provide a clear exposition of the immunization

dilemma? 0, 1, 2, 3

Did you provide a clear explanation of the greatest happiness

principle (GHP)? 0, 3, 6, 9

Did you clearly explain how the GHP would be applied in this

situation? 0, 2, 4, 6

Did you clearly explain Mill’s ideas about equality of

treatment? (Refer to the last 3 paragraphs of Utilitarianism.) 0, 2, 4, 6

Did you provide a coherent and cogent argument for your

position? 0, 1, 2, 3

Did you clearly identify your position relative to the

assignment, i.e., clear thesis? 0, 1, 2, 3

Did you provide relevant textual support? 0, 1, 2, 3

Did you provide clear and tenable explanations of textual

evidence? 0, 1, 2, 3

Writing mechanics* 0, 1, 2, 3

TOTAL out of 39

Aristotle Grading Criteria

Paper 3 Spring 2019 Intro to Ethics Phil 2305 CRN: 24665

Did you clearly explain the criticism made against Aristotle in

Book 2, chapter 4?

0, 3, 6, 9

Did you clearly explain Aristotle’s response to the criticism? 0, 1, 2, 3

Did you clearly explain Aristotle’s first criterion -

knowledge of the principle of the virtuous action?

0, 1, 2, 3

Did you clearly explain Aristotle’s second criterion -

that the action must be chosen?

0, 1, 2, 3

Did you clearly explain Aristotle’s third criterion –

that the action must be chosen for itself?

0, 1, 2, 3

Did you clearly explain Aristotle’s fourth criterion –

that the action must be done from a firm and

unchanging character?

0, 1, 2, 3

Did you clearly explain Aristotle’s fifth criterion –

that the action must be done in the manner of the just

and temperate person?

0, 1, 2, 3

Did you clearly identify your position relative to the

assignment, i.e., clear thesis? 0, 1, 2, 3

Did you provide relevant textual support? 0, 1, 2, 3

Did you provide clear and tenable explanations of textual

evidence? 0, 1, 2, 3

Writing mechanics* 0, 1, 2, 3

TOTAL out of 39

*I consider the following for this part of your grade:

* Is your paper the specified length of the assignment? * form (appropriateness for assignment);

Does your paper have an intro, sufficient body paragraphs, and a conclusion? * organization (order of paragraphs, central idea of each paragraph); * language (appropriate to the topic, assignment, discipline);

Is your paper generally free of grammatical and spelling mistakes and typos? Is the style of writing appropriate to this kind of paper? Are your quotes adequately and correctly cited?

* discussion (establishing connections between focus, evidence, and your own ideas); Do you consistently and clearly explain how each issue or topic relates the prior or following issues and the rest of the paper?

39 Point Rubric Grade Conversion

Paper 3 Spring 2019 Intro to Ethics Phil 2305 CRN: 24665

100 Pt Scale Letter Grade Rubric Points

100-93 A 39 – 38

92-90 A- 37 – 36

89-87 B+ 35 – 33

86-83 B 32-31

82-80 B- 30-29

79-77 C+ 28-27

76-73 C 26-22

72-70 C- 21-18

69-67 D+ 17-14

66-63 D 13-9

62-60 D- 8-5

59 F 4-0