applying a Kantian perspective to a contemporary moral issue

Instructions

In this research-based assessment, you will be applying a Kantian perspective to a contemporary moral issue. Current contemporary moral issues range from genetic engineering to issues related to the use of torture in wartime. For this assessment you will need to research contemporary moral issues and select one that will be the focus of your paper as you apply the Kantian perspective. Once you select your moral issue, you will need to address the following in a properly formatted research paper.

• Explain what duty is according to Kant and how this view differs from other senses of duty.
• Describe the relationship between a good will and duty for Kant.
• Differentiate the two formulations of the Categorical Imperative.
• How do these formulations apply to your selected contemporary moral issue?
• Using the foundation of Kant’s moral theory explain how there is a moral duty for your selected contemporary moral issues.
• Express your view as a maxim.
• How feasible is it to universalize your maxim?
• How does your maxim fulfill/satisfy each of these formulations?

In your paper, ensure that you use credible academic sources, and cite them properly.

Question 2

Instructions

Creating the perfect boss
Your company, Ye Old Paper Mill, recently experienced some organizational chart changes, mostly related to management positions. After posting low profits and even lower employment satisfaction scores, the CEO decided it was time for a change. The CEO, who prefers consequentialist views when it comes to ethical decisions, approached you, along with the rest of the human resources department, and tasked the team with weighing consequentialist ethical theories and selecting which theory would be best for potential managers. For this assessment, you will draft a proposal that addresses the following questions:

• What are key features of consequentialist theories?
• What are the differences between the consequentialist theories?
• How does happiness and pleasure factor in to these theories? Remember employee satisfaction is at an all-time low.
• What are the pros and cons of each view for the company if the majority of its employees would follow one of the particular theories?
• Would it be possible for a manager, who follows a different ethical perspective, to effectively manage subordinates who follow a particular consequentialist theory?
• Select and defend which consequentialist theory for management would be best for the company.

Your properly formatted proposal will need to include the following sections:
Introduction: Explain why you are sending this proposal. Provide an overview of the issue and discuss the task from the CEO.

1.    Address the questions listed above with applicable support and research

2.    Conclusion: In this part, you will wrap up the proposal and select and defend which consequentialist theory for management would be best for the company.

1. Proper Proposal Formatting: This a professional document and needs to be structured as a proposal and not as an essay. You will still need to supply both in text and full citations for the sources of your information

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Question 3

Instructions

For this assessment, you will get the chance to highlight your creative writing skills and your knowledge surrounding Aristotle. Be the Best You, is a career coaching and mentorship agency that works with employees to not only achieve their professional goals, but their personal goals as well. By using a virtue and character-based approach. As a coach for Be the Best You, you are part of the training committee that creates new training material for the clientele. The agency is seeking 3 new training sessions related to the golden mean, Aristotelian friendship, and eudemonia. Part of these trainings include scenarios that the clientele read and then answer applicable questions. You will be creating three, fully developed scenarios for the golden mean, Aristotelian friendship, and eudemonia.

Your submission, in its final state will include 3 scenarios including 1 for the golden mean, 1 Aristotelian friendship, and 1 for eudemonia. For each scenario, include 3 questions, 9 in total.

Each scenario must include:

• A fully developed fictional scenario that clearly highlights which of the three (the golden mean, Aristotelian friendship, and eudemonia) is being presented. Clearly define the characters and the actions that are representative of the selected topic.
• Three, open-ended questions pertaining to the scenario that the clientele would answer in relation to the facts and the topic of the scenario.

Question 4

Instructions

Often, when one thinks of ethical perspectives in the workplace, the focus tends to be on theories such as utilitarianism and egoism. While there is certainly a place for these two theories in the workplace, there remains a whole world of different perspectives and systems. For this deliverable, you will be creating a pamphlet that highlights Eastern Ethical Systems and their benefits within the workplace. Your pamphlet will need to address the following topics:

• A description of Buddhism and Confucianism.
• Key ethical themes that run through each of these traditions.
• Describe similarities and differences between the two traditions.
• Relate themes of Buddhism and Confucianism common themes within American culture.
• Describe features of the ethical perspectives of Buddhist and Confucian traditions that would be beneficial within a workplace/community.

The pamphlet that you are creating will vary in length. Draw attention to your pamphlet by using well-placed art, an easy to read design with your content, and effective use of color.

QUESTION 5

Instructions

The topic of justice manifests itself in a variety of ways, and is often discussed in broad terms. What does justice mean to you? In this assessment you will address the subject of justice and related ethical theories. In a properly formatted, researched paper, you need to address the following questions:

• What does justice mean to you?
• What do you believe is a good foundation for justice?
• What is Rawls’ foundation of justice and how does it relate to what justice means to you?
• What are the key features regarding global economic justice?
• What do you believe are the most important issues within social justice currently and why are these important?

In your paper, ensure that you use credible academic sources, and cite them properly.

Answer preview

Many people perceive Immanuel Kant as an Enlightenment man. This can be attributed to the unique position at the time, pertaining to the concept of duty. Kant argued that morality emanates from reason (Wolemonwu & Ekpoudom, 2015). He believed that the fact that human beings possess the ability to reason is one of the major differences between humans and animals. In line with this, Kant opined that all human beings possess universal rational duties to each other, which are anchored on their obligation to respect the other person’s humanity (Wolemonwu & Ekpoudom, 2015). This Kantian perspective of duty was quite different from other perceptions of the sense of duty, which focused on morality as emanating from an authority or tradition.

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