Directions:

You are to write two (2) essays selected from the four (4) essays below. The essays should be about one to one and one-half (1-1/12) pages in length (about 300-500 words), typed double-spaced in MS Word. [SUBMISSION SHOULD BE BY E-MAIL ATTACHMENT  AND NOT BY INCORPORATING YOUR ANSWER INTO AN E-MAIL MESSAGE: <Lawrence.Ulrich@notes.udayton.edu>] You are to (1) recount what the authors you have read on the topic have said, (2) try to relate ideas with each other, and (3) state your own reactions/reflections about the issues under exploration. Please be clear about where your opinion begins. You should not merely state an opinion but give carefully considered reasons for your opinions. Remember that this is a philosophy course and the reasons which you develop and organize to support your opinions will be more important than the opinions themselves. Ultimately you should demonstrate that you (1) have read the text(s), (2) are familiar with the ideas, (3) have thought about them carefully, and (4) have been able to formulate soundly based opinions as a result of the reading you have done.

1 I cannot let you out of this course without challenging you to think carefully about Sexual Harassment (the dirty-little-secret of corporate life). What are the essential features that constitute sexual harassment? (Dodds' article is a big help here.) In what way is sexual harassment a violation of the Deontological approach to ethics. Apply your reflections to the Salomon Smith Barney Case, which you will find linked to the "Sexual Harassment" unit in Week 9 of the course.

2. What does it mean to have a right. Distinguish between moral rights and legal rights. Look at the Bills of Rights on the website. Identify three rights (and which Bill(s) of Rights states them), which you think could be characterized as "Human Rights," that is, rights than can apply to all human beings. Briefly explain the significance of those rights for human welfare. DO NOT use the UN Declaration of  Human  Rights for this answer.

3. Do you think corporations have a responsibility for the environment? If so, what kind of responsibility? Is there a responsibility to future generations? Is there a responsibility to the environment itself? Do you think that the "trading of 'Pollution Credits' " is an appropriate way to discharge corporate responsibility for pollution? Use the stakeholder theory and the Utilitarian ethical system to develop your answer.

4. The readings for Week 12 address the morality and moral effects of Capitalism. After consulting some of these reflections (don't forget some of the criticisms, which Karl Marx levels against Capitalism, some of which may still be applicable), do you think that Capitalism is a "moral" system? What I mean is, can persons who participate in Capitalistic enterprises really maintain their moral integrity? There are some practices recounted in the Week 12 that might cause one to wonder . . .