What is Ethics, What is an ethical life?

Instructions:

consider the following scenario: Dostoyevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment the main character plots and carries out the murder of an old woman who has a considerable amount of money in her apartment. After killing her, he steals the money. He argues that

• She is a malicious old woman, petty, cantankerous and scheming, useless to herself and to society (which happens to be true), and her life causes no happiness to herself or to others; and
• Her money, if found after her death, would only fall into the hands of chisellers anyway, whereas he would use it for his education (no doubt at Brandman University).

Putting aside for a moment the small detail that the murder is a crime – is this action justified in some way? determine whether the answer is, “Yes”  or “No,” and discuss why.

In a minimum of 300 words, support the argument you made in class.   There is only one catch: you must use sources from this week’s readings and video clips provided below!!!  Be sure to cite your sources.

This weeks readings are the two ATTACHMENTS! and the video clips are provided below: YOU CAN ONLY USE THESE SOURCES!!!!

What is Ethics, What is an ethical life?:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPPAWNL8CTs

Carol Gilligan on Women and Moral development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W_9MozRoKE

Ethical Leadership:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9K9pNxljjg

Dan Ariely, TEDtalk, Our buggy moral code

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_on_our_buggy_moral_code

 

Martin Luther King Jr. Speech Civil Disobedience and obeying Just vs. Unjust laws (Closed Captioned)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBkgdGIBv00

Or other readings from the week:

Instructions:

consider the following scenario: Dostoyevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment the main character plots and carries out the murder of an old woman who has a considerable amount of money in her apartment. After killing her, he steals the money. He argues that

• She is a malicious old woman, petty, cantankerous and scheming, useless to herself and to society (which happens to be true), and her life causes no happiness to herself or to others; and
• Her money, if found after her death, would only fall into the hands of chisellers anyway, whereas he would use it for his education (no doubt at Brandman University).

Putting aside for a moment the small detail that the murder is a crime – is this action justified in some way? determine whether the answer is, “Yes”  or “No,” and discuss why.

In a minimum of 300 words, support the argument you made in class.   There is only one catch: you must use sources from this week’s readings and video clips provided below!!!  Be sure to cite your sources.

This weeks readings are the two ATTACHMENTS! and the video clips are provided below: YOU CAN ONLY USE THESE SOURCES!!!!

What is Ethics, What is an ethical life?:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPPAWNL8CTs

Carol Gilligan on Women and Moral development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W_9MozRoKE

Ethical Leadership:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9K9pNxljjg

Dan Ariely, TEDtalk, Our buggy moral code

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_on_our_buggy_moral_code

 

Martin Luther King Jr. Speech Civil Disobedience and obeying Just vs. Unjust laws (Closed Captioned)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBkgdGIBv00

Or other readings from the week: