ASSIGNMENT 08
BU490 Business Ethics
Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your
answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise
stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English,
spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should
be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format”
page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.
Respond
to the items below.
1. What
is traditional utilitarianism? With traditional utilitarianism, how do you
determine what the moral thing to do on any particular occasion might be?
Include mention of the four (4) considerations to determine what the moral
thing to do on any particular occasion might be.
2. Why
is utilitarianism attractive to many? Discuss three (3) reasons.
3. What
is the ecological ethic?
4.
How does utilitarianism support the
ecological ethic?
5.
Access the following article using
Ashworth College’s ProQuest library resources:
Anthony, R. (2012). Building a Sustainable Future for
Animal Agriculture: An Environmental Virtue Ethic of Care Approach within the
Philosophy of Technology.Journal of Agricultural and Environmental
Ethics,25.2,123-144, found at:
.proquest.com/docview/992862678/1421A854EE6642EC5AE/1?accountid=45844″>http://search.proquest.com/docview/992862678/1421A854EE6642EC5AE/1?accountid=45844
NOTE: To access
ProQuest articles, you MUST first open a Web browser window to the .ashworthcollege.edu/student/resources/enterlibrary.html”>Ashworth
College Library; otherwise, you will be denied access to the articles when
you click the links. Once your browser is open to the Ashworth College Library,
simply click on the link for the article you need to read.
After
reading this article, discuss the following:
·
How has the
dominant philosophy of technology seeded particular ethical consequences that plague the well-being of human beings, the planet, and farm
animals?
·
Do you agree with
the author that we should accord an environmental virtue ethic of
care–understood as caretaking? Why or why not? Provide at least two supporting
reasons.