PHIL 1290 (91): Contemporary Moral Issues (Guetter) Winter 2020 Research Assignment Directions: Produce an original, cogent argument on any one of A1 A4 below. Incorporate reasonably current (= within the last 50 years or so) articles from relevant philosophy journals into the research section of your work. A1. Abortion: What is the moral community, and who does Warren think belongs to it? What reasons does she give for her view? Do you find her account compelling? Why or why not? A2. Death: Why does Kagan invoke schmoss? How does this feature in his argument? Is his point a good one? Why or why not? A3. Injustice (Racism): Appiah thinks intrinsic and extrinsic racism are significantly different. Do you agree? Is one more dangerous than the other? Why or why not? A4. Injustice (Sexism): How do Cudd and Jones distinguish institutional from interpersonal sexism? What is the key difference-maker? Are these two forms of sexism sufficiently different that one could be eliminated, but not the other? Why or why not? Length: 4 6 double-spaced pages Research: a. Primary source is determined by your choice of A1 A4; two to three direct (= word-for-word) citations are required from it. b. Secondary sources: three to five (see Rule 2); exactly one direct citation is required from each. c. Method of citation: MLA style, but include a separate title page (see Rule 4b)
