Homework: Ethical Dilemma
Length: 4 to 5 pages.
Return to the topic you chose. Articulate a specific dilemma in a situation faced by a particular person based on that topic. The situation can be real or fictional.
1) Summarize the dilemma.
2) Define any needed key terms associated with the dilemma.
3) Analyze the conflicts or controversies involved in the dilemma.
Revise and rewrite based on any feedback you received in your previous draft. Reference and discuss any professional code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for nurses, etc. State whether and how your chosen topic involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties or conflicts between loyalty to self and loyalty to a community or nation.
• What in your view is the most moral thing for that person to do in that dilemma? Why is that the most moral thing? Use moral values and logical reasoning to justify your answer
Next, apply the following:
1) Aristotle's Golden Mean to the dilemma
2) Utilitarianism to the dilemma
3) Natural Law ethics to the dilemma
• Which of those three theories works best ethically speaking? Why that one?
• Why do the other two not work or not work as well?
• Is it the same as what you said is the most moral thing earlier? Why or why not?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, and typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.