Summer1 2013 Ethics Suggested Projects and Topics

These are all Critical Analysis Paper topics. You may also suggest a topic of your own.

1. Reconstruct de Waal's view of "veneer ethics" and ethics in general and Singer's criticisms of both. Give your own assessment.

2. Reconstruct and evaluate Haidt's theory of the moral foundations of politics in both chapters seven and eight.

3. What is the Prisoner's Dilemma and how does it help us understanding ethics?

4. Are there moral absolutes? Does Kant's theory capture them? Reconstruct and evaluate his view.

5. Write a paper articulating and analyzing contrasting views about our obligations to the poor, affirmative action admisssions, or vegetarianism. Consider doing some research to make yourself well informed about the topic. Take a position, even if tentative, based on your analysis.