Read chapters 12 and 13 (pages 83 -97). These two Chapters discuss one of the most important ethical theories (deontology, or Kantianism) we will study. It is a good idea to take notes as you read, jot down questions about things you do not understand, etc.
For your written assignment:
1- Choose one of the cases you read for this week. Prepare a Powerpoint presentation (4 - 6 slides) that includes the following:
2- Summarize the case or caselet.
3- What are the ethical issues in this case? What choice(s) of "right or wrong, permitted or not permitted" needs to be made here?
4- What are some possible solutions to the case?
5- What reasons support those solutions?
6- What do you think should be done, and why?
7- Do your best to apply Utilitariani
Please write a 5-page paper, double-spaced, 12 pt Times New Roman, 1" margins:
In the third segment of Marshall Bermans book, All That Is Solid Melts into Air, he writes about Baudelaire, a writer on modernity in the nineteenth century. Baudelaire writes about his visions (134) of modernity, which have accurately progressed to our own modern day. In one of his visions, the poem The Eyes of the Poor, Baudelaire describes two lovers sitting at a caf, on the boulevard and their different views of a poor family and how it affects the males view of his lover, leading him to an eventual feeling of hatred towards her.
- What does the boulevard represent in the context of modernity?
- Please use examples from the book to support your argument.
- What does this imply about living a modern life and the meaning of a modern city (i.e. Haussmanns model of the city)?
