C06I Business Ethics
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Respond to the items below.
1. Define the following: a right, a legal right, a moral right, a human right. How are they related?
2. What three (3) features define a moral right?
3. How do we know that people have rights? What is the basis of the moral rights according to a utilitarian view? According to Immanuel Kant?
4. Fully discuss the idea that human beings have a "natural right" to liberty and a "natural right" to private property, as claimed by John Locke (1632-1704).
Grading Rubric
Please refer to the rubric on the next page for the grading criteria for this assignment.
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CATEGORYExemplarySatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryUnacceptable
15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points
Student provides a clear,
logical definition of a right, a
legal right, a moral right, and
a human right, including how
they are related.
Student provides a mostly
clear, logical definition of a
right, a legal right, a moral
right, and a human right,
including how they are
related.
Student provides a weak or
unclear definition of a right,
a legal right, a moral right,
and a human right,
including how they are
related.
Student provides a poor
definition of a right, a legal
right, a moral right, and a
human right, including
how they are related.
15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points
Student provides a clear,
logical description of the
three features that define a
moral right.
Student provides a mostly
clear, logicaldescription of
the three features that
define a moral right.
Student provides a weak or
unclear description of the
three features that define a
moral right.
Student provides a poor
description of the three
features that define a
moral right.
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points
Student provides a clear,
logical discussion of how we
know people have rights.
Student provides a mostly
clear, logical discussion of
how we know people have
rights.
Student provides a weak or
unclear discussion of how
we know people have
rights.
Student provides a poor
discussion of how we
know people have rights.
10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points
Student provides a clear,
logical discussion of the
utilitarian view of moral
rights.
Student provides a mostly
clear, logical discussion of
the utilitarian view of moral
rights.
Student provides a weak or
unclear discussion of the
utilitarian view of moral
rights.
Student provides a poor
discussion of the utilitarian
view of moral rights.
10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points
Student provides a clear,
logical discussion of the
Kantian view of moral rights.
Student provides a mostly
clear, logical discussion of
the Kantian view of moral
rights.
Student provides a weak or
unclear discussion of the
Kantian view of moral
rights.
Student provides a poor
discussion of the Kantian
view of moral rights.
20 points 15 points 10 points 5 points
Student provides a clear,
logical discussion of natural
rights to liberty and private
property according to John
Locke.
Student provides a mostly
clear, logical discussion of
natural rights to liberty and
private property according
to John Locke.
Student provides a weak or
unclear discussion of
natural rights to liberty and
private property according
to John Locke.
Student provides a poor
discussion of natural rights
to liberty and private
property according to John
Locke.
15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points
Student makes no errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes 1-2 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes 3-4 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes more than
4 errors in grammar or
spelling that distract the
reader from the content.
10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points
The paper is written in
proper format. All sources
used for quotes and facts are
credible and cited correctly.
The paper is written in
proper format with only 1-2
errors. All sources used for
quotes and facts are credible
and most are cited correctly.
The paper is written in
proper format with only 3-5
errors. Most sources used
for quotes and facts are
credible and cited correctly.
The paper is not written in
proper format. Many
sources used for quotes
and facts are less than
credible (suspect) and/or
are not cited correctly.
Moral Right (15
points)
Basis of Moral
Rights - Kantian
View (10 points)
Format (10 Points)
Rights Defined (15
points)
People have Rights
(5 points)
Basis of Moral
Rights - Utilitarian
View (10 points)
Mechanics (15
Points)
Lockean Rights (20
points)
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