DISCUSSION QUESTION 1-2
MJ651 Ethics and Justice
Lesson 1: Law and Morality in Conflict
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to the following discussion question. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer the discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question response should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the question itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document in a bibliography using APA style.
Discussion Question 2 (50 points)
Pollock introduced you to the basic types of ethical systems in Chapter 2 of your text. One of these systems was utilitarianism. (50 points) (A 2-page response is required.)
a.Define utilitarianism.
b.Include discussion on the various types of utilitarianism and how they differ from one another. Provide an example of each type of utilitarianism and analyze each example from an ethical perspective.
c.Explain how utilitarianism is similar or different from other types of ethical systems studied in this chapter.
Grading Rubric
Please refer to the rubric on the following page for the grading criteria for this assignment.
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