Writing assigmnt

Writing assigmnt

Written Assignment 2

Read chapter 3, watch Week 6 Lectures, and watch the films “Gone Baby Gone” and “Sleepers”. Pick one movie and apply Kant’s moral philosophy to judge the MAIN FINAL action. Judging any other action in the movie is an automatic zero. 500 words minimum in MLA format. Due on August 5th. Minimum 3 sources from LIRN Code: 24439 *Not applying the following premises results in an automatic F. 1. The first premise is that a person acts morally if his or her conduct would, without condition, be the “right” conduct for any person in similar circumstances (the “First Maxim”). 2. The second premise is that conduct is “right” if it treats others/yourself as ends in themselves/yourself and not as means to an end (the “Second Maxim”). 3. The conclusion is that a person acts morally when he or she acts as if his or her conduct was establishing a universal law governing others in similar circumstances (the “Third Maxim”)

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Moral and Immoral Actions
Morality and immorality are two sides of a coin since one is confronted with a circumstance of choosing an issue. A few people contend that it is moral to execute executioners while others are of the feeling that murdering independent of the motive is immoral. Gone Baby Gone is a film that has left the watcher in a moral situation in view of the last activities in the movie. There is a major morality inquiry concerning the choice of either sending Amanda home to rejoin her mom or abandoning her to make the most of her better life. The moral point of view of this film is an investigation of Kant’s ethical theory.

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