Overview
You will write a 1,200-word dialogue between two interlocutors (Links to an external site.) discussing which of the moral theories we’ve covered in class is the most viable. You may pick 2 of the following:
Hedonism
Utilitarianism
Ethical Egoism
Deontology
Virtue Ethics
Divine Command Theory
Natural Law Theory
Natural Rights
Care Ethics
You’ll need to make sure your dialogue covers the following for each of the theories:
sketch of the theory (how it works)
example that showcases the theory in action
strengths of the approach
possible problems with taking up the approach
judgement on whether or not the theory is ultimately workable (or broken)
Make sure to steer the end of the conversation towards your favored approach. However, one of the goals of this assignment is to showcase your ability to entertain and discuss multiple points of view.
Requirements
You paper must have the following qualities:
1,200 words (not including works cited)
use Chicago style footnoted citations
have page numbers
1-inch margins
Submitted in Doc or Docx format
Have a works cited page
Note – No title page is necessary
Citations
You must use Chicago (Turabian) style. You should average 3 citations per page (around 12 for the whole paper). Be sure to cite all quotes or ideas that are not yours. Here are some resources:
Chicago Quick Style Guide (Links to an external site.)
Chicago at OWL (Links to an external site.)
Zotero (Links to an external site.)(AWESOME Citation Manager, Citation Creator, and Works Cited Generator)
Remember to blockquote any quotations over 4 lines long (though for a paper like this, you shouldn’t have many blockquotes).
NOTES: For more about writing a philosophic dialogue, see here: How to Write a How to write a Philosophy Dialogue.
For examples of philosophic dialogues, see the following:
Euthyphro – Dialogue between Socrates and Euthyphro, written by Socrates’ student, Plato.
Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous in Opposition to Sceptics and Atheists) by Berkeley
The key thing is to craft a conversation between people who disagree with one another respectfully and through their conversation (imagine something like you and a good friend discussing these things at a bar, sipping lemonade) they probe the ins and outs of these ethical approaches.
I honestly do not care which of the ethical theories are chosen or the topic that the conversation is based around. I personally tend to lean more towards the Care Ethics or Virtue Theory, so it would be good if one of them is reflected probably just so it appears as though I wrote the paper. Children, adoption, foster care, empathy, conservative matters, and such are important to me so those could be some topics that may help
I didn’t notice the “how many sources” question, and I so I didn’t put anything into that area. I wanted to verify that whomever writes my paper sees that within the assignment directions, I MUST have citations within the paper.
Thank you! I apologize for that oversight.
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