| This aspect of PHI 2010 is designed to encourage exchange of ideas on ethical issues and is normally presented in class by each group and subject to general debate. Under the current restrictions, joint presentation and debate are not possible, but you should consult remotely with other members of your group to exchange views and/or research ideas before submitting your report. This report will replace the final examination and it therefore needs to be a work of some substance. I have assigned each of you to a small group. Each group will study an allocated scenario depicting a moral dilemma (i.e. Group A will consider Scenario A, etc.). Each student will consider the problem and the possible courses of action to deal with it. You will be required to keep in contact with the other members of your group (by email, telephone, Canvas discussion page, or any other communication platform) to discuss any ideas, opinions or resolutions which come to mind. Whether you come to an agreement or elect to differ on the proposed solution, each student will submit a written report outlining his/her thoughts on the issue and the course of the debate engaged with others in the group. It will not be sufficient to simply state opinions – any conclusions arrived at or positions adopted in your report must be supported by sound argument, and justified, where possible, through reference to established moral theory. Your report should identify all sources you, or other members of you group have utilized, and points will be awarded on a basis of 1. the thoroughness of your inquiries, 2. the breadth of opinion considered, 3. the extent of references to identified defenses against all possible objections or arguments 4. the standard of presentation of your report. · N.B: Specific aspects of the given hypotheses, such as medical, legal, cultural or geographical conditions are not up for debate. They are not designed to be accurate representations of actual situations but as catalysts for debate.NB: A number of papers on ethical issues have been published under ‘Files’. All students should read #37: ‘Towards Existentialism’ and #38: ‘Moral Philosophy’. Of the other papers, I will direct each study-group to papers most relevant to their particular scenario, but each group will be free to decide whether every member should read everything or to spread the reading and research tasks among the group members. Whatever method your group settles on, each student must present his/her own detailed report of the process and of their conclusions |
