Ethics Concluding Essay 2022-01-13
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Nathaniel Hamilton
PHIL 2306 - Intro to Ethics
Matt Cleaver
11/20/23
Ethics Concluding Essay - Answer all Questions
1.
Part 1: Personal Reflection.
Reflect on your personal beliefs as a result of this class.
Answer both of the following prompts
.
1.1.
(10 points) How has your thinking about ethics changed as a result of this class?
Do you have different beliefs, perceptions, or understanding? Do you have
different views of people who hold opposing beliefs to your own? What caused
these changes?
Ethics class has changed my view on society (such as dealing with ethical problems, being
honest, and knowing the right or wrong decisions). My different belief of people is doing the
right thing no matter the consequence (such as returning someone's wallet, admitting to your
mistakes, and forgiving those who have wronged you). The reason for these changes is I want to
teach my kids these moral values to be better people.
1.2.
(10 points) What has not changed? What makes these particular beliefs
unchanging? Do you now hold these beliefs with more conviction, less, or the
same, and why?
The thing that has not changed is disciplining my kids so that they will not make any bad
decisions. I still hold discipline with the same conviction as my parents did when they raised me
because I do not want my kids to be spoiled, judgmental, and untrustworthy in society when I get
married one day.
2.
Part 2: Moral Dilemma
. Think about a particular moral dilemma that has a
significant
number of people on both sides of the issue
(don’t say, “Murder should be forbidden”
since murder is almost universally considered immoral and everyone is in agreement).
This should be a
moral dilemma, not a legal one. We aren’t asking whether something
should be legal or illegal, but we are trying to judge the morality of the issue. Analyze the
dilemma, by answering all of the following prompts:
2.1.
(10 points) State, as clearly and succinctly as possible, one single
specific moral
position, such as, “[blank] should be [forbidden/permitted/required].” Examples
of a potential moral position could be: Abortion after the first trimester should be
forbidden; All adults should be required to get the COVID-19 vaccination;
Smoking marijuana should be permitted (you may choose any topic, not just these
three).
Robots should be allowed in workplaces with human workers in the United States.
2.2.
(10 points) Agree: Present the strongest argument you can in agreement with the
above statement in part 2.1. This should be the strongest argument you can think
of, not a list of multiple arguments.
I agree with this position because robots can perform hazardous jobs in the workplace, so
humans can’t get injured from doing dangerous tasks.
2.3.
(10 points) Disagree: Present the strongest argument you can in disagreement with
the above statement in part 2.1.
This should be the strongest argument you can
think of, not a list of multiple arguments.
(Why would it be morally wrong to
have robots in the workplace?)
I disagree with this position because robots can be dangerous if not professionally designed,
programmed, and maintained which could lead to serious injury or death to human workers.
2.4.
(20 points) Do you agree or disagree with the statement in part 2.1? Defend which
position you believe to be correct. Give your reasoning why you believe this. You
should use philosophical thinking as much as possible to defend your answer. As a
reminder, philosophical thinking: breaks arguments down into parts, focuses on
premises that are values, uses
logic and argument by analogy to defend or refute
premises, and seeks to be morally coherent.
I agree with the statement in 2.1 because robots can improve worker well-being by doing
particularly hazardous labor. For example, the Current Population Survey shows that a 10%
growth in robots per 1,000 workers is accompanied by a 10% reduction in the share of low-
skilled individuals reporting poor health. Another example is that automation can diminish
manufacturing injuries by up to 72% under the right conditions, often by performing the most
unsafe processes so people do not need to. Therefore, manufacturers should aim to industrialize
these plans first.
2.5.
(20 points) Explain why the opposing argument is incorrect. You should use
philosophical thinking as much as possible to defend your answer.
■
If you agree with the statement in part 2.1, explain why the “disagree”
argument in part 2.3 is incorrect. You should directly demonstrate that the
argument presented in part 2.3 is flawed.
■
If you disagreed with the statement in part 2.1, explain why the “agree”
argument in part 2.2 is incorrect.
You should directly demonstrate that the
argument presented in part 2.2 is flawed.
The opposing argument in 2.3 is flawed because not all robots are dangerous if everything is
working properly. When engineers build and program robots, they make sure the machine can
complete tasks productively and functionally. I think it all depends on electrical components that
power and control the robot to achieve that goal.
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