1. Introduce topic; provide some background information.
◦ For example: statistics, current policies or practices.
◦ Identify values or highest goods and any conflicting goods.
2. Explain how moral relativism and objectivism might respond to this topic.
3. Address your topic from the consequentialist perspective.
◦ Address some of Bentham’s points.
4. Address topic from the deontological perspective.
◦ Apply any of Kant’s principles.
5. Address the topic from the virtue perspective.
◦ Identify at least two of the four cardinal virtues.
6. Address topic from the natural law perspective.
◦ Explain any issues with rights, forfeiture, or the doctrine of double effect.
7. Address the topic from the care perspective.
8. Conclusion
◦ Describe which theory you find the most compelling.
