Instructions: 5 pages, double-spaced, 1inch
margins, 12 pt. Times New Roman
1) Select a movie you have viewed recently or select one of the following movies to view:
Spotlight
Circle
Eye in the Sky
Awakenings
Passengers
Law Abiding Citizen
The Light Between Two Oceans
Thank you for Not Smoking
The Departed
Unthinkable
My Sister’s Keeper
Hacksaw Ridge
The Invention of Lying
Michael Clayton
Quiz Show
12 Angry Men
The Verdict
A Walk Among Tombstones
a)Identify the ethical dilemma in the movie.
b)Select 2 ethical systems, that is deontological and teleological ethical systems, apply each system, and explain which you would use in addressing this dilemma. Why?
c)Select any 5 key terms from assigned readings attached below, define, and apply to the ethical dilemma in the movie. (Reading 1- Doing the Right Thing (Pg 19-30)) (Reading 2- Justice-The Greatest Happiness Principle(Pg- 31-57)).
d) Select any 6 key terms from the following- Discretion, superogatories, Whole sight, eudaimonia, Hypothetical imperatives, veil of ignorance, retributive justice, lex talionis, lex salica, utilitarian justice, efficacy, bounded ethicality, ethical fading.
Please note: You are not required to consult additional resources for this assignment. Just use lecture materials and assigned readings.
