ETHC 445 Week 4 Discussion | Assignment Help | Devry University
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ETHC 445 Week 4 Discussion | Assignment Help | Devry University
Week 4: Deontological Ethics
Deontology is a system of ethics that
uses rules (versus more flexible beliefs) to establish right and wrong.
Although every system of ethics rooted in deontology may not be absolute (black
or white), it's probably close. Immanuel Kant is the best-known Western
deontological philosopher. He believed, for example, that lying is wrong almost
100% of the time because it violates the categorical imperative.
This week, let's discuss the nature
of lying in the context of deontology. Please answer the following questions
(or, if you post later in the week, comment on your classmates' posts).
1. Do you believe that
lying is always bad? If so, why? If not, when specifically is it acceptable?
Examples?
2. What would actually
happen if most people believed as Kant did, and almost no one ever lied?
3. How do you feel
when you learn that you've been lied to? What does this feeling tell you about
language and its role in our relationship to reality?
4. What examples can
you find of lying and its effects, especially from the public and media sphere?
Please share your evidence!
An essential part
of this course's grade will be derived from your discussion posts' quality and
depth in the Forums. The professor will post an original question based on an
aspect of the course content or its application; each student will be expected
to post a response to that initial prompt. Then, students will read and reply
to classmates' posts; you are required to respond to at least two classmates,
responding to more is welcomed and encouraged. You are responsible for knowing
and understanding the content in every discussion. Simplistic posts will not
receive credit, so please be aware of your posts' depth before posting. You
must read all the posts by other students and the instructor in the week's
class discussion area. You are responsible for knowing and understanding the
content in every post. Remember DeVry's Academic Integrity - Plagiarism. Be original with
your posts and cite your scholarly sources - no wiki, blogs, bogus author, URL,
etc.
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