Social Science – Philosophy

   What are your assumptions about capital punishment, and how do they compare to the facts? Do some web research regarding capital punishment: You will choose 2 of 4 issues to research & report your findings (mostly in your own

The research paper will be a 2000-word essay about a world religion. This research paper on a world religion will consider the similarities between Christianity and another world religion such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Mormonism, Jehovahs Witnesses, Taoism, Bahai, or Islam.

 to answer these topics completely, it takes a minimum of 350 words. Use the topic questions and the scoring rubric to see if your draft responds fully to all parts of the question. A complete thoughtful answer is more important

Religion and Meaning It is easy to live our lives without thinking too carefully about why we are doing what we do. It is also easy to simply do the things that seem immediately pleasant without a bigger life-plan in

 After reading all of Chapter 13, please select ONE of the following primary source readings: People or Penguins by William F. Baxter (starting on page 442)-or- Its Not my Fault: Global Warming and Individual Moral Obligations by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (starting

   Instructions: Utilizing your open resource textbook or other sources answer the following questions. When answering using information you obtained, make sure to cite the source in-text and create a Works Cited or Reference page at the end of your

  You will conduct an interview with a Masters level social worker who is employed in a leadership position in a social service agency, including nonprofit, for-profit, and government agencies.  After the interview, the student will then submit a paper.

  Review chapter 4: Supervising a Diverse Workforce.  Please review the case examples, “critical incidences”, on pages 160-169.  Select one of the incidences to discuss.  In your discussion include the ethical and legal implications of the situation.   Include information on

 Using two of your philosophers(Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and John Stuart Mill), compare and contrast their  ethical theories.  How do these theories impact human behavior and  issues of justice?  Explain how logic helps facilitate ethical studies. 

Lesson 4 – Consequentialist and Nonconsequentialist Theories (Ch-4) Lesson 5 Ethical Egoism (Ch-5) 1.) What moral judgements have you made or appealed to in the past month?  Would you describe your approach to morality as consequentialist, nonconsequentialist, or some combination