Question

In this assignment, you are required to respond to the question “Why do good?” in the context of a real-world case study of global concern (excluding references). Note: Global concerns are issues that every nation in the world is concerned about, such as child labour, human trafficking, migration, torture, humanitarian intervention, pandemic, scarce resources, discrimination, wars, online privacy, etc. This list is non-exhaustive.

(Minimum word limit: 400 words, Maximum word limit: 600 words)

(a) Present a real-world case study of global concern. You should identify relevant ethical considerations for discussion.

(b) Demonstrate ethical reasoning in your personal response to the question of “Why do good?”. You should make a claim and explain what doing good means in your case study (underline your claim), and apply any ethical theories you have learned in this course to support at least 2 reasons for your claim (number your reasons).

(c) Discuss possible constraints or limitations to any of the theories you have discussed within the context of this case study.

Answer 1

Man is a social animal and man lives in a society and community. In every society there are some norms based on the morality and ethical principles. Every member of a community needs to follow the ethical principles of the society to maintain balance and peace in the society. We are human beings and we live here because we do good for each other and we follow the universal moral laws.

Social security is very important matters and we need social security. In our life we have to follow the rules how to maintain the individual security as well as the security of ourselves. in a society nobody can do rape because it is absolutely prohibited in the society and if one is accused of doing so then he is socially rejected and he is also punished by the laws of the state. At the same time we have to respect the elders because it is the social norms and if we do not respect the society it would be a bad tradition and in future we also become old and the next generation will not respect us. So as a community member we have to follow the social tradition and rules.

We have to do good for ourselves. We cannot destroy environment because it is related to our existence. We have to plant more trees because if we plant more trees then our environmental issues are ensured and we can live in very healthy situation. if we do not plant tree we will be a victim of environmental problem and pollution and then the whole population will suffer from it. So we have to do it for ourselves and this is the goodness for all.

We cannot suffer human trafficking and slavery because they are in human activities and they oppose humanity. As human beings we should follow the human rights of all the individuals for stop without human rights no peaceful society can be established. We need stable society and it is possible if we follow the human rights. Human trafficking violates the rights of women and children and slavery violates the rules of humanity. It is absolutely unethical and if we do not protest against it we can be affected directly and indirectly by such unethical and inhuman activities. So we need to be good and our awareness must includes both national and international issues.

Similarly there are many issues that are absolutely immoral and unethical. Such issues include discrimination, prejudices, migration, torture of the women, exploitation of the labour, increase of the child labour and so on. These are the great social evils and we need to do some good activities to eliminate such evils from the society. We have to follow many good ideas as well as good deeds so that a balanced society can be formed and it would do good for all. Now the whole world is stirred with pandemic covid-19 and along with the spread of the disease there appears meaning in human activities. It is really unfortunate matters and in such condition the whole world should work together to help each other.