Second Assignment
for Week One
The second assignment for this
week involves discussing a case study that raises some key ethical
questions: Should we torture
the bombing suspect?
Please read the case description and then post into the Case Studies folder in the classroom
your responses to the questions it poses. In other words, tell us
what
you believe
ought to be done in the case, and tell us what your reasons are
for believing that.
The discussion of this
case will take place simultaneously inside
the Case Studies folder in the classroom.
The discussion of this case
can begin anytime on Saturday (i.e.,
even while we continue the “definitions” discussion
through Saturday evening). The case discussion will need
to be completed by Monday evening, Tuesday at the latest.
Footnote:
I hope you realize that the schedule for this first week is a bit
irregular. Our weeks will continue to begin on Thursdays and
end on Wednesdays, but the assignments
will get much more regular by week three.