Can anyone help me with a ethics class?

Question

I have to draw up a proposal for my ethics class (college) and it has to be a problem with anything really, but it has to have 2 opposing sides to it, and know solutions. I am stuck. I have no idea of what i am doing. Is there anyone that can help me. I would be in your dept forever. Feel free to e-mail me if you can help in answering this. Thank you forever.

Answer 1

First thing you have to do is look at your problem objectively. Your ethics professor doesn't sound like he is very good because he should have told you more about what your doing before an assignment like this. It is very hard to look at something objectively if you don't know what objectively is in the first place. I don't mean to make assumptions about your education so let me just answer the question.

I can answer your question better through e-mail so that is what I will do. My answer is rather lengthy.

I want to give you my e-mail as I am in an ethics class too (college) [e-mail]

Answer 2

There are a lot of issues with two opposing sides. Take any social issue on which political parties disagree, from abortion to stem cell research to the war to whatever. You could also pick a controversy on campus wherever you go to school. Maybe discuss something you think is done unfairly there (at mine it would definitely be cafeteria and dining policies - they are too strict, or maybe parking for commuters, etc.). You could also pick any issue you have feelings or knowledge about that has two sides. Someone I know once wrote a paper on wishing there were an alternative to putting down animals still in shelters after so long. Anything you find that people disagree on where it has to do with a "correct"/"incorrect" course of action will work for an ethics question, because that's what ethics is all about - what we SHOULD do and what we SHOULDN'T do. If you pick one like that and put your mind to it, there is no reason you won't make an A :)

Answer 3

O.K. here is an example:

I work in a public library. Patron's records are private. The staff will NOT let anyone but the patron know what's on the record.
This is a problem that was presented to us in library school:

A young adult (teen) comes into your library. You know this young person for many years. She has emotional and family problems that you are aware of. She wants to check out a book called "Final Exit." This is a book that details ways to commit suicide.

What do you do? Do you check out the book to her and forget about it? Do you call her parents and tell them she is checking out this book? Do you call her into your office and ask her personal questions?

Remember: as a library staff member, you aren't supposed to ask WHY someone is checking out library materials. But, you also know this young lady is going through difficult times.

I don't know if this will help or not. ;)

Answer 4

US invasion of Iraq.... It is a current topic.. You can find opposing viewpoints by watching news channels like CNN, MSNBC etc....
or reading any newspaper...