Applying Philosophy to Life
Assume that you are interviewing for a position as chair of a newly established ethics oversight committee for one of the following:
Investment firm that offers advice and products to public retirement funds
Hospital
Private university
State legislative body
Analyze three (3) philosophies addressed in the textbook (Chapters 1-7) that you believe should guide decisions. Analyze one (1) philosophy that you believe would be
extremely detrimental for the organization to use in making decisions.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
Provide a rationale for selecting this organization, explaining at least two (2) reasons the organization needs ethics oversight.
Analyze the first philosophy, (Chapters 1-7), discussing its proponents and two (2) major principles of the philosophy and how they apply to decisions that will need
to be made.
Analyze the second philosophy, (Chapters 1-7), discussing its proponents and two (2) major principles of the philosophy and how they apply to decisions that will need
to be made.
Analyze the third philosophy, (Chapters 1-7), discussing its proponents and two (2) major principles of the philosophy and how they apply to decisions that will need
to be made.
Analyze a philosophy that would be detrimental, (Chapters 1-7), discussing its proponents and two (2) major principles of the philosophy and how they would be
detrimental to decisions that will need to be made.
Provide at least five (5) credible, external academic references (at least one (1) source for each criterion) to support your view about the need for and use of these
philosophies to make ethical decisions for the organization. (Do not use such open sources as Wikipedia, About, Ask.)
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference
page are not included in the required assignment page length.