Question 1

In this assignment, you are required to respond to the question “Why do good?” in the context of a real-world case study of global concern in strictly no more than 800 words (excluding references). This assignment should not be answered in bullet points but in the form of a short essay. However, you are welcome to label the parts of your short essay that correspond to the
different essay tasks.

Note: Global concerns are issues that every nation in the world is concerned about, such as migration, torture, humanitarian intervention, pandemics, scarce resources, discrimination, wars, use of artificial intelligence, online privacy, cancel culture, etc. This list is non-exhaustive. The case study you select for this assignment should be different from the topic chosen for the DB. To ensure your work is original, you should not use any of the case studies
that have been covered exhaustively in the course materials. Please consult your instructor on the list of topics that should be avoided for the TMA.

You will be assessed holistically and the following breakdown of tasks will help guide you in developing and organizing your essay response:

(a) Present a real-world case study highlighting a moral issue of global concern. You should identify relevant ethical considerations for discussion.

(b) Give a personal response to the ethical issue(s) in (a) by responding to the question of “Why do good?”. You should make a claim and explain what doing good means (use “should/ought” and underline your claim).

(c) Demonstrate ethical reasoning by providing reasons to support your claim in (b). You must give 2 reasons (number your reasons) and apply an ethical theory you have learned in this course to support each of your reasons (i.e., reason 1 supported by theory 1; reason 2, supported by theory 2)

(d) Discuss possible constraints or limitations to both of the theories you have applied (i.e., 1 constraint/limitation to each theory; total 2 constraints/limitations). They must be discussed within the context of this case study.