This task requires students to select ONE of three options below that discusses a classical ethical issue. Students must: (1) read closely ONE of the articles/chapters about the issue [note that there is a choice between two opposing views on the same issue]; (2) outline the ethical issue; (3) provide a precise exposition of the author's position, identifying their main argument and presenting a clear breakdown of its logic; (4) assess the author's arguments in relation to the idea of justice. Students should attempt to engage with a concept of justice from the course.

The lecturer will provide handout samples and conduct practical examples during tutorials to support students with their skills of exposition and analysing an argument.

Option1: The Moral Value of Animals

Norcross, Alastair. "Puppies, Pigs, and People: Eating Meat and Marginal Cases."Philosophical perspectives18, no. 1 (2004): 229-245.

Frey, R.G. "Animals and their Medical Use." In Cohen, Andrew I., and Christopher Heath. Wellman.Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics. Second edition. Chichester, England: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014: 109-120.

Option 2: Capital Punishment

Pojman, Louis P. "A Defense of the Death Penalty." In Cohen, Andrew I., and Christopher Heath. Wellman.Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics. Second edition. Chichester, England: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014: 159-174.