Extreme Measures (film, 1996), pp. 263-265
In this medical drama, homeless people are being used as experimental subjects against their will to provide a cure for spinal cord paralysis. What would Bentham recommend? How does the film approach the issue? Write 150-300 words about the moral issue, referring to the hedonistic calculus.
MOVIE: RETURN TO PARADISE
watch the movie Return to Paradise, and write 150-300 words about selfishness/unselfishness in the movie. If you were faced with the dilemma of the movie, what do you think you would choose to do?
MOVIE and GRAPHIC NOVEL: WATCHMEN
watch the movie, and write 150-300 words about the moral philosophies displayed by selected characters. Can you find someone expressing moral nihilism? Is there an ethical egoist in the story? Is there an altruist? How about a utilitarian? And is there a Kantian in the cast of characters? And so forth.