Topic: ethics

Order Description
The topic of the paper will be about the immorality of Doctor-assissted suicides. I would like the paper to follow a “deontological” approach (the normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the action’s adherence to a rule or rules. It is sometimes described as “duty-” or “obligation-” or “rule-” based ethics, because rules “bind you to your duty.”) using Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative (which he also applied to suicide). Further paper guidelines are as follow:

Pick a moral problem or a case in business that we have not already analyzed in any detail in class. A moral problem is one in which there is some difference of opinion on what is right and wrong. The issue is not clear cut and there is no consensus about it. Similarly, a case should be one about which there is some debate. Write a paper arguing to a conclusion about the morality of the problem or the case you have chosen. The problem may consist either of a general issue of policy or a specific issue that is found in a case you analyze. If you’re not sure your topic meets these criteria, check with me before starting.

In your paper: (1) Start by explaining the moral problem or outlining the case. (2) Then present the moral arguments which support your conclusion. You must use one of the moral approaches we have studied, either utilitarian or deontological. I recommend either Rawl’s Principles of Justice or Kant’s Categorical Imperative. Make clear the moral criterion you are using to decide the issue. Develop your arguments clearly, step by step, giving reasons for the position you defend. (3) Present and answer at least one argument that someone on the other side of the question might put forth.

You may use this assignment to pursue some moral issue in business we have not discussed in class. The issue might be one raised in some other class or one you find in the newspapers or periodicals . . . or it might be one that you are simply concerned about. The problem might deal with some aspect of a business practice within a profession in which you are interested; it might concern individual or corporate responsibility; it can deal with an aspect of advertising, discrimination and affirmative action, conflict of interest, trade secrets, multinationals, as examples. You may use a case in the text, as long as we have not discussed it and DeGeorge does not resolve it. You may use any sources that you wish for background information. The paper, however, is not to be a report of what other people say; you are to argue the issue to a conclusion.

If it is helpful, you might think of the paper as an article that you are writing to convince the general public about the morality of a practice or case; you might also think of it as a letter to a CEO or the President to convince of the morality or immorality of some practice or policy. A good paper will be well argued, and so convincing.

Your paper should be 3 to 5 pages in length. As with all of our papers, it should be formatted double-spaced with one-inch margins and will include a properly formatted works cited. There should also be at least 3 sources cited.

Taking the “real world” again into our assignment, many of you talked about potentially starting your own business. For this assignment, you’re going to brainstorm and create a rough draft of a code of ethics for an imaginary company of your choice.

Create an imaginary company in an industry that you are familiar with. Write a paragraph summarizing the company, including what kind of business, the number of employees, location of the headquarters, major projects or services and supply chain information.
Major stakeholders will include shareholders, employees, customers and suppliers.
Brainstorm five “core values” to be addressed in a code of ethics for this organization. Write them out and include a statement for each one that explains why it is critical to the ethics policy

ABSOLUTELY NO COVR PAGE OR EXTRA PAGES ALL 275 WORDS FOR CREATIVE WRITING ABOUT TOPIC ONLY