Apply your ability to interpret and analyze evidence to draw conclusions. Explain and defend your answer by reference to the moral theories.

Short story: The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula LeGuin

After reading the story above, you have to decide between these three options: if you would accept the situation as it is and continue on with your life, do something to fix the situation and sacrifice Omelas happiness, or just simply walk away from Omelas forever, refusing to take any part in an immoral system they cannot change.

Apply your ability to interpret and analyze evidence to draw conclusions. Explain and defend your answer by reference to the moral theories we have been discussing in class, using the standards of critical argumentation discussed above, and in class. Moral theory examples are: utilitarianism, egoism, virtue ethics, etc. Yes you can use others too.

 

Apply your ability to interpret and analyze evidence to draw conclusions. Explain and defend your answer by reference to the moral theories.
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