1. According to Blind Spots, psychological processes may interfere with our moral reasoning before, during, and after the decision-making process. Please explain these problems, in your own words, create your own examples to illustrate them, and explain why addressing them matters. ( Chapter 4 )
2. The final chapter of Blind Spots includes specific strategies for improving our moral behavior. Choose two that you think would be especially meaningful for you, explain why, and create your own examples to illustrate their importance and usefulness. (Note: You’re being asked to look beyond the self, organization, and society distinctions, to the very ways in which you can change these things.) (Chapter 8)
*Remember to cite your sources! You need only use the Blind Spots text. So, for this assignment, you’re simply being asked to cite pages with page numbers. For example:
According to research from Prof. Eric Schwitzgebel of UCRiverside, those who study and teach ethics are not necessarily the best role models when it comes to ethics, at least when it comes to stealing (pp. 27-28).The final chapter of Blind Spots includes specific strategies for improving our moral behavior. Choose two that you think would be especially meaningful for you, explain why, and create your own examples to illustrate their importance and usefulness. (Note: You’re being asked to look beyond the self, organization, and society distinctions, to the very ways in which you can change these things.)
*Remember to cite your sources! You need only use the Blind Spots text. So, for this assignment, you’re simply being asked to cite pages with page numbers. For example:
According to research from Prof. Eric Schwitzgebel of UCRiverside, those who study and teach ethics are not necessarily the best role models when it comes to ethics, at least when it comes to stealing (pp. 27-28).
