Moral controversy, debate, disagreement, and dispute

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First, select a topic of moral controversy, debate, disagreement, and dispute, Examples of such topics are euthanasia, the death penalty, abortion, cloning, etc. You can pick any such topic. It need not be listed here.

Next, detail the positions of each side of the ethical debate. Note at least two moral reasons each side presents to show their view on the topic is correct.

Now, we want to evaluate these positions using the moral theories we studied this week:

What would an Ethical Egoist say about this topic? What side would the Ethical Egoist take? What would the Ethical Egoist say to justify their moral position? Is there a conflict between loyalty to self and to community relevant to your topic? If so, how so? Note what you feel is the best course of action.
What would a Social Contract Ethicist say about this topic? What side would the Social Contract Ethicist take? What would the Social Contract Ethicist say to justify their moral position? Does your topic involve a collision between personal obligations and national ones? If so, how so? Note what you feel is the best course of action.
Finally, reference and discuss any professional code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for nurses, or any other pertinent professional code. State whether and how your chosen topic involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties.

Sample solution

Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

Sample Solution

For this paper, I will be focusing on the ethical debate of abortion. On one side of the debate, those who are pro-life believe that life begins at conception and that terminating a pregnancy is therefore an immoral act. They argue that every human has the right to life from the moment of conception and thus any form of abortion would be considered unjustified homicide. On the other hand, those who are pro-choice believe in a woman’s right to choose what she does with her body; arguing that it should not matter when exactly life begins since a fetus is only able to survive outside its mother’s womb after several months into pregnancy.

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For this paper, I will be focusing on the ethical debate of abortion. On one side of the debate, those who are pro-life believe that life begins at conception and that terminating a pregnancy is therefore an immoral act. They argue that every human has the right to life from the moment of conception and thus any form of abortion would be considered unjustified homicide. On the other hand, those who are pro-choice believe in a woman’s right to choose what she does with her body; arguing that it should not matter when exactly life begins since a fetus is only able to survive outside its mother’s womb after several months into pregnancy.

From an Ethical Egoist perspective, neither position on abortion can be seen as inherently “right” or “wrong”; rather they would focus more closely on how either choice would affect oneself personally. In terms of loyalty to self versus community, such an individual might come down on either side depending on whether they felt their personal interests were best served by protecting potential future lives or respecting individual autonomy in these matters – though ultimately this decision must be left up to each person individually based upon their own goals and beliefs regarding morality.

In contrast, Social Contract Ethics tends towards supporting the views expressed by those who are pro-choice as it promotes principles such as liberty and justice which coincide with allowing individuals freedom over decisions about their own bodies even if this infringes upon established societal norms (i.e., protecting unborn lives). However, due to its emphasis placed upon communal values there may also exist conflicts between personal obligations (such as parental responsibilities) and national ones (promoting respect for human rights) when considering issues involving abortion; thus requiring greater deliberation before taking action

Finally many professional codes specifically address topics related to reproductive health care including abortions so it is important for professionals working with pregnant women/families affected by them adhere relevant regulations governing medical practice in order maintain patient safety above all else while still abiding both legal restrictions imposed country/state level as well moral standards set forth respective field(s).

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