Chapter Four | The Power of Moral Theories

Field Problems

1. Check the letters to the editor in your local newspaper (including college or university paper) for moral arguments. Identify at least one argument that appeals to the consequences of particular actions or policies, and identify at least one argument that appeals to the form or nature of actions or policies.

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2. Do a web search for articles advancing moral arguments for or against abortion (start by checking the Ethics Updates site at http://ethics.SanDiego.edu/). Select an article you like and determine to what moral theory the writer seems to be appealing.

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