Ethical Theories & Philosophers

by / On February 8, 2020 / In MLA, Philosophy

The Week 6 Final Paper is the culmination of all of the ethical theories and philosophers we have studied in PHIL200 and is an extension of the Week 3 Paper Proposal Assignment. The paper should be between 1500 – 2000 words, submitted as an attachment as an MS Word or Word compatible document. Please use the citation style of your program of study and the reference page/bibliography does not need to be annotated, but you should have properly formatted in-text citations and a complete reference page.

Ethical Theories
Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
Immanuel Kant’s Deontological Ethics
Jeremy Bentham/John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism
Social Contract Theory
Divine Command Theory Or Natural Law Theory
John Rawls’ Theory of Justice
Ethical Egoism (not psychological egoism)
Evolutionary Morality
Care Ethics
Ethical Relativism
Prima Facie Duties

Philosophers
Plato
Aristotle
John Stuart Mill
Jeremy Bentham
Immanuel Kant

Week 3 Proposal w/ Topic attached!