(Solution) ETHC445N Week 5 Assignment: Course Project Milestone: Annotated Bibliography

COURSE

 ETHC445N Principles of Ethics

Instructions
First, return to your topic chosen in the week three assignment.

  • Answer this question: What are the personal and/or communal ethical factors that may be involved in determining the moral position of either side in that debate?
  • Next, articulate and then evaluate the ethical positions  using Kantian ethics (that is, the categorical imperative) relative to the long standing debate (that is your topic chosen in the week three assignment).
  • Finally, create a complete annotated bibliography for 5 academic scholarly sources. You will annotate each source. The sources should be relevant to your topic chosen in the week three assignment.

Include the following:

  • Publication details
  • Annotation (a detailed reading of the source)

Each annotation section should include the following:

  • Summarize key points and identify key terms (using quotation marks, and citing a page in parentheses).
  • Describe the controversies or “problems” raised by the articles.
  • State whether you agree or disagree and give reasons.
  • Locate one or two quotations to be used in the final research project.
  • Evaluate the ways in which this article is important and has helped you focus your understanding.

 

Solution

The ethical decision-making process entails several steps and is subject to various factors at the personal and communal levels. At the persona level, individuals’ ethical decisions are influenced by factors such as personality, morals, personal goals, values, and knowledge. Research shows that the more educated one is, the more information they likely have on a controversial subject, which ultimately affects their understanding and position on the matter. At the community level, culture happens to the most significant influence on decision making. That is, communities are affected by their rituals, beliefs, values, and norms. They are also affected by knowledge and existing moral structures.

For the week three assignment, I discussed the ethical issues involved in euthanasia. I also gave a brief history of the practice in America and an overview of both sides of the debate. According to the categorical imperative, an act is only considered to be ethical if it can be made universal for all rational humans, does not use people as a means to an end, and as per the kingdom of ends (Rachels, 2018)………..please click the icon below to access entire solution at $10