In this part of the course, we began with some challenging moral cases, one of which is R v
Dudley and Stevens. Pick either 1) utilitarianism (Bentham or Mill) or 2) Kant’s deontology,
and respond to the captain from the perspective of this specific theory. You are going to
write a letter to the captain as Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, or Immanuel Kant. In your
answer, make sure you address the following points:
Your understanding of the normative theory:
First, declare whether their action was morally justifiable or not according to
this theory in your thesis statement.
Explain why this was justifiable or not justifiable. You need to explain the
principle of morality in this specific theory.
What are the salient points that this theory focuses on in deciding this action
was morally justifiable or not.
