Ethics Application Worksheet
please use y text book for refrence:
Dimmock, M., & Fisher, A. (2017). Ethics for A-level. Retrieved from
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/ethics-for-a-level
Instructions: You must use this MS Word template to complete this assignment. Please type your responses directly into this document.
1. Identify and explain in detail two scenarios from your life in which you had to break a promise and tell a lie, respectively.
2. Apply each ethical theory to your two examples. Be sure to cite pertinent course materials in APA format to support your knowledge of these theories.
a. Explain what each ethical theory will say is the morally right thing you are obligated to do (i.e., keep a promise or break a promise, lie, or tell the truth).
b. Explain what reasoning a follower of each ethical system would use to determine the right thing to do.
3. Lastly, answer the three short answer questions at the bottom of this template. Be sure to cite pertinent course materials in APA format to support your knowledge of these theories.
NOTE – When finished with this assignment, every category box should be filled in.
Personal example 1 Breaking a Promise
Provide Necessary details
Virtue Ethics
Kantian Ethics
Utilitarian Ethics
Personal example 2 Telling a Lie
Provide Necessary details
Virtue Ethics
Kantian Ethics
Utilitarian Ethics
Short Answer Questions
1. Which theory or theories (out of those listed above) could you use to justify breaking a promise and telling a lie?
2. How might you respond if someone broke a promise to you or told a lie?
3. How might you respond in a supportive manner that recognizes the feelings of others yet still holds them accountable for their moral decisions?
