There will be a test in Debate class on Thursday, covering Ethics. These specific topics will be included:ethics-9651

  • Intro to Ethics
  • Just War Theory
  • Moral Absolutism/Relativism
  • Bentham
  • Kant
  • Euthanasia

The class notes are located in this folder. This is a more challenging test than the last two, so definitely do some work in advance to be prepared for it.

Don’t forget the Chinese Philosophy quiz on Monday. The notes are located here and we will be covering:

  • Taoism
  • Confucianism
  • Legalism
You may bring one small, hand-written note card for the exam.

Make sure that you spend some time going over the notes and knowing the key concepts.

If you are one of the (too many) students who need to make up a quiz, please complete it this week.

  1. What is euthanasia? Should anyone have the right to administer it?
  2. Is the ‘slippery slope’ argument valid? Will allowing limited euthanasia lead to its widespread use?
  3. The Constitution affords a ‘right to life.’ Is there a corresponding right to death?
  4. How can the courts determine what unbearable suffering means?
  5. Should there be any laws in place at all regarding the practice of euthanasia?

Four members of an alleged assisted suicide ring were charged Wednesday with helping a 58-year-old Georgia man end his life.

Meanwhile, investigators in eight other states, including Montana, were looking into whether the group was involved in more deaths.

The FBI is also probing the Final Exit Network, an organization whose Web site said it is “dedicated to serving people who are suffering from an intolerable condition.” It wasn’t immediately clear how many deaths were being investigated.

On Wednesday, investigators raided the homes of the group’s volunteers in seven of the states, a group office in Georgia and a company in Montana that authorities said supplied items used in suicides, according to a news release from authorities in Arizona, where another death was being investigated.

The test for corrections is available here.