Assignment task: A student, whose religion forbids cheating, cheats throughout her whole school term by paying other people to write her paper and by using other people papers as her own.
A. Articulate a moral theory. What two ethical theories best apply to it? Why those two?
B. Apply your personal moral philosophy. Use it to determine if what the student did was ethical or unethical per your own moral philosophy.
C. Consider if some of these examples are more grave instances of ethical transgressions than others. Explain.
D. Propose a course of social action and a solution by using the ethics of egoism, utilitarianism, the "veil of ignorance" method, deontological principles, and/or a theory of justice to deal with people like the student. Consider social values such as those concerning ways of life while appraising the interests of diverse populations (for instance, those of differing religions and economic status).