Choose one of the
5 topics below. Your task is to write a clear argumentative and critical essay
in which you discuss a controversial area in ethical theory, and argue for your
own position on the issue. In particular, you should aim to do one or more of the
following:
• state and defend an argument
in favor of a clearly formulated ethical theory or principle
• state and defend an argument
against one of the ethical theories discussed in the course
• state and defend a response
to a commonly given objection to a certain ethical theory
•
state and defend a rejoinder to a response typically
given to a commonly given objection to a
certain ethical theory
Your paper should
be approximately 4-6 pages in length (double-spaced, 12pt. Times New Roman
font).