HUMN330 Embry Riddle Aeronautical US briefing Iran strikes canceled Discussion

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In each module, the textbook readings provide an opportunity to make connections between theoretical concepts of ethics and real world events in the news. When individuals encounter current moral dilemmas, inevitably each will approach the issues with their own perceptions and biases. Understanding how individual views fit in with various world views provides an opportunity for each of us to understand ourselves better. In these activities, you will use critical thinking skills to expand your knowledge regarding current moral and ethical issues in the world.

Each activity is a current news research activity focusing on understanding values, morals, and ethics. We will use the discussion forum as our platform; however, Current Events activities do not follow the discussion activity guidelines. The Current Events activity occurs in Modules 1 - 9. You are required to contribute to at least four of the nine modules. Although you are only required to contribute a post in four of the modules, do not procrastinate. You may not post the same contribution as another student, so it is best to start looking for material early in the module.

Where applicable, properly document your citations and references (according to the current APA standard) and ensure your submission is plagiarism-free. Review the evaluation rubric for information about grading details.

Current Events Guidelines and Instructions

Read-it-Up

Using one of the news websites from the provided list, search for a current news story that demonstrates a moral or ethical dilemma. Your current news selection must be within the last 90 days. Examine the news story. Be sure to reflect and consider all aspects and viewpoints the author provides.

Sum-it-Up / Relate-it-Up

In your initial post, state the title of the news story and include the link so that others can access the story. Briefly summarize the story and explain the moral or ethical issue/dilemma and how it relates to an ethical theory, principle, and concept or code in the course text. Your response must be at least 200 words and show a clear connection between the news story/event and the course material.

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Chapter Seven Natural Law and Human Rights Natural Law Theory Natural Law Theory: there are moral laws found in nature and discernable by the use of reason.  Moral Laws: prescriptive laws, how we ought to behave  Consider certain aspects of our nature to know what we ought to do.  Historical Origins Greek Stoics: we have a duty to obey the basic laws of nature.  Cicero: natural law transcends any time or place.  Aquinas: natural law is part of the divine plan for the universe.  Grotius: founder of international law  Evaluating Natural Law Theory Criticism: difficult to read nature  Criticism: endorses social Darwinism  Criticism: just because something exists in a certain way does not mean that it is good.  Criticism: no truths are self-evident.  Natural Rights John Locke: Theory of Natural Rights – certain things are essential to people (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness)  These are moral rights that must be ensured by institutions.  Today, various international codes of human rights contain elements of a natural rights tradition.  Evaluating Natural Rights Theory Bentham: there are no rights outside of the legal and political system.  Problem: not everyone agrees on what human nature requires or which natural rights are central.  Problem: consideration of human beings who are not “natural” or “normal,” (i.e. cognitively disabled) and nonhuman animals.  Is There a Human Nature? Natural law and human rights: rest upon an objective account of human nature; believe that human nature is not created by us or constructed by society  Sartre: there is no essential human nature; we create our own natures.  Rorty: there is nothing to people other than what has been socialized into them.  Fundamental question: is there is an enduring and identifiable human nature?  Chapter Seventeen Animal Ethics Current Issues    Moral vegetarianism ◦ Raising and killing animals for food ◦ Factory farms Animal experimentation ◦ Is it necessary? ◦ Extent of pain ◦ Views of opposition, limited use, free use Endangered species ◦ Biodiversity ◦ Do animals have moral standing, intrinsic value rights? Approaches to Animal Ethics Different ways in which we value animals  Anthropocentricism  Nonanthropocentric views  Sentience, Equal Consideration, and Animal Welfare Animals’ capacity to feel and sense  Different reasons to avoid cruelty to animals  Nonproductive pain  Singer: speciesism  Animal Rights Legitimate claim not to cause pain to animals?  Moral agent vs. moral patient  Animals’ interests  Animals as lesser form of being  Chapter Eight Virtue Ethics Chapter 8: Virtue Ethics  Virtues and Everyday Life ◦ Virtues push us to be what we ought to be rather than what we ought to do.  What is Virtue? ◦ The virtuous life focuses on character ◦ According to Aristotle: intellectual virtues and moral virtues Virtues and Everyday Life Virtues push us to be what we ought to be rather than what we ought to do.  Virtues allow us to express our highest potential.  Virtue ethics: concerned with those traits of character, habits, tendencies, and dispositions that make a person good  Aristotle Aristotle’s theory of ethics and morality: also stressed the notion of virtue (i.e. excellence)  Two types of virtue:  ◦ Intellectual virtue: excellences of the mind ◦ Moral virtues: dispose us to act well Virtue as a Mean Golden Mean: Aristotle – virtue is a mean (average) between extremes.  Cardinal virtues – four basic virtues:  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Prudence/wisdom Justice Temperance Courage Nature, Human Nature, and the Human Good Aristotle’s teleological view: there is an inherent order in nature.  Eudaimonia: ultimate good of humans is happiness, blessedness, or prosperity.  Aristotle: to function well as humans, must use knowledge and wisdom  Cross-Cultural and Contemporary Virtue Ethics Confucius: Chinese tradition of virtue; there are specific virtues for each role.  Hinduism: five basic moral virtues  Buddhism and Christianity: moral virtues  Contemporary philosophy: virtue is corrective, helps us perform personally difficult tasks.  Evaluating Virtue Ethics      Question: are there any universally valuable traits? Foot’s dilemma: how are virtues demonstrated? Is virtue ethics really a distinct type of ethics? Kant: there is no Golden Mean; some things are praiseworthy and others are wrong. What do virtue ethics say about those who do not reach the ideal? Chapter Eighteen Biotechnology and Bioengineering Definitions Biotechnology: the manipulation of biological systems and organisms through technological means  Bioengineering: the use of biological science to design machines and alter biological systems  Therapy: intervention that helps restore normal function to an organism that is suffering from an impairment due to disease or injury  Enhancement: result of a technology that provides more than normal function  Current Issues  Athletic and cognitive enhancement ◦ Steroids ◦ Ritalin and Adderall  Stem cell research ◦ Regenerative medicine  Cloning ◦ Therapeutic cloning ◦ Reproductive cloning Current Issues (cont.)  Genetic Engineering and Genetic Screening ◦ Eugenics: science of finding ways to improve the genetic components of a species ◦ Moral or immoral? ◦ Human genome project  Genetically Modified Plants and Animals ◦ Ethical issues Legal and Ethical Issues “Playing God”  Athletic and cognitive advancement  ◦ Conflict between liberty and negative consequences  Stem cell research ◦ Moral status of the human embryo ◦ Chimeras Legal and Ethical Issues (cont.)  Cloning ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Problem of creating creatures Goes against human nature People as unique individuals Right to an open future Exploitation Confusion within families Gut reaction (“yuck” factor) Legal and Ethical Issues (cont.)  Genetic Engineering and Genetic Screening ◦ The value of privacy ◦ Screening and conflicting interests  Genetically Modified Organisms Cost-benefit analysis Human intervention in nature
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On Friday, 21 June in The Guardian Newspaper, the story ‘US briefing: Iran strikes
‘canceled,' arms sales to Saudi and ethical Investment'' https://www.theguardian.com/usnews/2019/jun/21/us-briefing-iran-strikes-cancelled-arms-sales-to-saudi-and-ethicalinvestment, is an example of an account with a moral dilemma. The story highlights how the
US President Donald Trump gave approval for the retaliatory strikes against Iran but
canceled the permission at the last minute (Busby, 2019). Trump approved Iran shoot down a
US drone in Tehran. By the time the retaliation was canceled, the planes were already in the
air, and the ships were in position.
It was unethical to retaliate because innocent people could have...


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