Assignment 1

Assignment 1: Textbook Ethics Cases
Read the ethics cases listed below and answer the questions associated with each.
Ethics Case 1: Deciding Who Receives the Swine Flu Vaccine
Read the ethics case, “Deciding Who Receives the Swine Flu Vaccine”, on pp. 156-157 of your text and answer the following questions (approximately one paragraph per answer):
•Which group should be given priority from a utilitarian perspective? How would your answer change if viewing the case from a justice as fairness point of view?
•If you were the CEO of the company that manufactured the vaccine, would you require that all of your employees wait in line with everyone else or would you allow them to get inoculated first? What about your immediate family members?
Ethics Case 2: Terrorist Payments
Read the Ethics Case, Terrorist Payments, on pp. 158–159 of your text and answer the following questions (approximately one paragraph per answer):
•Analyze the case from the perspective of the four ethical theories discussed in the chapter. Make a recommendation to Alex according to each theory. (approximately one paragraph per theory)