Question

Which ethical dilemma paradigm best applies to Katherine Fanning's problem as described in Kidder, Chapter 7? Briefly explain your answer.

Question 1 options:

Question 2 (Mandatory) (2 points)

According to Kidder, dilemma identification is the first step in the resolution process.

Question 2 options:

	True
	False

Question 3 (Mandatory) (2 points)

The famous Prisoner's Dilemma best illustrates which one of the following?

Question 3 options:

	1) Immorality is invariably irrational
	2) Immorality can be ratonal
	3) Morality is alway rational
	4) Morality and rationality are unrelated

Question 4 (Mandatory) (2 points)

Kidder states that "ethics is less a goal than a pathhway." Briefly explain what he means.

Question 4 options:

Question 5 (Mandatory) (2 points)

"Public ethics is fundamentally different from private ethics." If true, this statement implies that

Question 5 options:

	1) Ethics is universal in its application.
	2) Ethics is a common human enterprise.
	3) Ethics is equally helpful in both spheres, public and private.
	4) Ethics is relative in its application.

Answer 1

Question 2) True. Dilemma identification is the first step in the resolution process. First you identify your dilemma and consider how all your options have a negative impact on another factor.

Question 3) option 4. Morality and rationality are unrelated. From the prisoner's dilemma we see how even when it is better to cooperate to make the rational decision it isn't easy so our morality and rationality don't always go hand in hand.

Question 5) option 4. Ethics is relevant in it's application. This is because what applies in one situation might not in another. There are no universal moral rights or wrongs.