M4 Original Assignment
Answer the following questions, drawing upon the assigned
readings and resources and using specific examples from those readings and
resources to illustrate and explain your thoughts. In answering these questions, please follow
this format:
–write out the question and then provide your response.
–when you reference (name) a theory, cite your source using
the APA in–text citation style.
–you must cite sources and provide bibliographic reference
at the end of the assignment. For an example of how to format this correctly,
go to the Course Information module, click on Syllabus and then Course Readings
and Materials and see the correct style for the textbook. The Shaw & Barry
(2013) text is your primary resource in this course.
Assigned questions:
Current news and politics is full of concern about the
environment, particularly as it is related to oil use and the auto industry.
There are a number of ethical considerations that arise out of these issues. Please
be sure to answer ALL of the following questions:
Some propose that these concerns could be alleviated if our
use of cars was limited by increased gasoline taxes–if gas is more expensive,
we will use less of it and, as a beneficial by-product, improve the
environment. What do you think of this proposal and what theory would support
your position? Are there injustices built into such measures?
What about the possibility that the US auto industry,
encouraged by its partial owner, the US government, will no longer produce
large gas guzzlers (think Hummer) or will subsidize hybrid or green cars? Is it
ethical for the government to essentially prevent a US company from producing a
legal good or encourage a company to produce one good over another? What
ethical theory supports your position?
What are the possible ethical considerations of banning or
restricting the import of cars that do not meet certain emission standards?
Volkswagen was recently embroiled in a major business disaster when it was
discovered that software engineers had inserted a “fix” in their cars
that was designed to fool emission tests.
While illegal, was that unethical?
Finally, the world today is full of news about fracking, the
process by which a high volume of liquid is pumped into the ground to fracture
rock and extract natural gas. What are the ethical considerations of either
permitting or prohibiting property owners from using their property in this
manner?
REMEMBER, YOU MUST USE YOUR SELECTED THEORY TO SUPPORT
YOUR POSITION AND SHOULD SPECIFICALLY USE FACTS AND INFORMATION FROM THE
READINGS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT YOUR POSITION.
Make sure that you have adequately dealt with all the
subtleties of the particular theory. The
answers to these questions can be found in the text but merely quoting from the
text or paraphrasing the text will earn minimal credit–the answers should be
in your own words and should involve some explanation and discussion of what
these concepts mean.
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