Yоu must аnswer аll оf the questiоns from essаy question number one or all of the questions from essay question number two. Be sure to bring out as much detail and accuracy in your writing as you can in order to assure maximum credit for your response. Do not answer both questions or I will only grade your response to the first question. Indicate which question you are answering at the beginning of your response. Essay Question Number One: Explain why it is possible for the same action to be considered illegal but moral or immoral but legal. Provide examples of each. What is ethical relativism? What are some of the main intellectual difficulties with ethical relativism? What are the main points of Kantian ethical theory. Be sure to include information on the two formulations of the categorical imperative and the requirement of acting only on maxims that can be universalized. Provide your own examples of maxims that both remain consistent and that end up in contradiction when universalized. What are the most significant strengths and weaknesses of Kantian theory. What is a Prima facie duty for Ross? How does Ross describe the difference between prima facie duties and actual duties? How does R.M. Hare distinguish two levels of moral thinking in his essay on moral reasoning? Explain the difference between the five ways scarce goods can be distributed with respect to the concept of distributive justice? Provide examples. Explain the main principles of Libertarian moral theory as developed by Robert Nozick. How does Nozick support the notion that an egalitarian distribution of wealth is untenable? Essay Question Number Two: Explain the difference between morality and manners/etiquette. Provide examples of each. What are some of the limits of using conscience as a basis for morality? What is ethical egoism? What are some of the most significant problems with the ethical egoism? What are the main principles of utilitarianism? Why is utilitarianism considered a consequentialist ethical theory? What is the principle of utility? What is the difference between act and rule utilitarianism? What are some of the most significant strengths and weaknesses of utilitarian moral theory? What is a moral right? Explain the difference between a positive right and a negative right. Provide examples of each. What role does the prisoner’s dilemma play R. M. Hare’s essay on moral reasoning and argumentation? What are the main points of a utilitarian theory of justice as developed by Mill? How does Mill incorporate the five different ways scarce resources can be used into utilitarian theory? Provide examples. Explain what Rawls means by The Original Position and a Veil of Ignorance? Under what conditions does Rawls justify an unequal distribution of wealth?
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