Ethical Theories Project Relg 35

Group Activity Read the following article: “Ethics in the News” In groups of 3, create a powerpoint on all of the three ethical theories: Kant’s, Levinas’, and Aristotle’s. 1: Identify four main guiding principles in achieving the good life 2: The theorist’s life or background

Assessment Rubric: Ethical Thinkers 4 Excellent 3 Meeting 2 Beginning to Meet 1 Not Meeting   The student is able to fully make the connection between the philosopher’s life and the ethical theory (four points) The student is able to mostly make the connection between the philosopher’s life and the ethical theory (three points) The student is able to generally make the connection between the philosopher’s life and the ethical theory (two points) The student is able to vaguely make the connection between the philosopher’s life and the ethical theory (one point)

Working Individually Your task is to analyze how each philosopher’s guiding principles apply to the article “Ethics in the News.” Gandar NFLD Your response must be in paragraph form How would they respond to this issue and what would they say about it? Kant Levinas Aristotle

Assessment Rubric (Individual): Connecting to Ethics in the News 4 Excellent 3 Meeting 2 Beginning to Meet 1 Not Meeting   The student is able to fully make the connection between the ethical scenario and the ethical theory (four points) The student is able to mostly make the connection between the ethical scenario and the ethical theory (three points) The student is able to generally make the connection between the ethical scenario and the ethical theory (two points) The student is able to vaguely make the connection between the ethical scenario and the ethical theory (one point)