Essay Topic: Part 1: Edit and revise according to feedback from the instructor. Part 2: In Kant’s Groundwork and his essay “On The Supposed Right to Lie From Benevolent Motives”, Kant gives a deontological account of why lying is always wrong. Explain Kant’s account in your own words, including how it contrasts with Mill’s account of lying as you explained in Part 1 of this essay. Conclude your essay by assessing which account you find more convincing and why. Your final assessment will constitute the thesis of your essay, so you should include a thesis statement in your introduction. Writing Rubric: Opening Paragraph (Intro): Introduce the main topic: briefly introduce the readings, authors, and views you will be discussing in this essay. Include a thesis statement: concisely summarize your overall assessment of the two views, which you will argue for in more detail at the end of the essay.. Body of Essay (Exposition) After Part 1, Add Part 2: clearly summarize the most important elements of deontology and Kant’s ethics. Explain Kant’s deontological account of why lying is always wrong, using the examples Kant provides (false promising, murderer at the door) You should quote a few short but key points in Kant’s Groundwork and “On The Supposed Right to Lie From Benevolent Motives”, then explaining those points in your own words; You may also illustrate the ideas with your own examples, where possible.
