Philosophy 230 Moral
Theory and Practice
Dr. Carla Fehr Spring
2000
The due date is March 6,
2000
The gory details
include: Maximum 3 pages, word processed, double spaced, 1 inch margins, 10 or
12 point Times font, black ink, pages numbered and stapled, NO cover page, put
your name on every page.
The objective of
this assignment is to get in the swing of applying the theories that we have
been discussing to real life situations.
It is designed to help you answer the question “so what?”
The assignment:
You will perform some
volunteer effort in the community. You
will then right a report regarding this volunteer effort or experience that has
the following three sections:
Where and when did you
volunteer? What exactly did you do? Was
the effort easy or difficult? What was your emotional reaction, if any? Was it
difficult to find a place to volunteer?
Section 2: an
interpretation of that effort in light of one of the ethical theories that we
have discussed in class.
Choose one of the theories
that we have discussed that seemed the most useful or sensible to you. Briefly define this theory. Use this theory to assess the moral worth of
your volunteer effort.
Section 3: a discussion of
the usefulness of the theory in describing your volunteer effort.
What aspects of your
experience was this theory good at capturing?
What aspects of your
experience did this theory miss?
Does this lead you to like
or dislike the theory?