5-1 Discussion: The Influence of Ethical Frameworks
In One World Now: The Ethics of Globalization, Peter Singer draws attention to the “impact of human activity on our atmosphere.” In this discussion, you will consider how ethical frameworks influence human activity related to climate change.
Discussing challenges that face our world often means investigating opinions and ideas different from your own. Remember to remain thoughtful and respectful toward your peers and instructor in your initial and response discussion posts.
Create one initial post and respond to at least two of your classmates.
For your initial post, address the following:
Often, state or local mandates govern our activities to help reduce the problem of climate change. (Some examples include car inspections and prohibiting the use of chemicals that contribute to climate change.)
- Describe an issue related to climate change.
- What regulations or other social practices have people been mandated to comply with to help address this issue?
- What ethical questions does this raise?
For your response posts, address the following:
- How does your own ethical framework influence your perception of your peer’s topic?
- How do individuals’ ethical frameworks influence their responsibility to change (or not change) their lifestyle to help address climate change?
Remember, your contributions to the discussion play an important part in building the classroom learning community. This assignment is graded on the quality of your initial post and at least two response posts to your classmates. If you refer to any resources, be sure to include an attribution (or citation) for each.
Brightspace allows the addition of video notes in discussion posts. You may use the Video Note tool to complete this assignment. Written posts are equally acceptable. If you use Video Note, your video should be 2–5 minutes long. If you need assistance using Video Note, please refer to the resources in the Start Here module.
