The Trolley Dilemma
write 600 words based on the instructions below
Directions: Respond to one of the questions from the list provided below. The response must be 2-pages, with 1-inch margins, 12-point font, and double-spaced. You must cite in accordance with a standard citation style and include a bibliography page. The bibliography page does not count toward the 2-page requirement.
- Interpret the trolley problem from the perspective of either Kant or Mill.
- Using Beauvoir’s discussions of an ethics of ambiguity, interpret one real world example not explicitly discussed in class. For this question, you may use an outside news source, and must include your source in the bibliography page.
- How does the ethics of care relate to our discussions of Kant or Mill? Which approach to ethics did you find more persuasive?