IGNOU BPYG-171 - Applied Ethics

1. What are the two ways of doing Applied Ethics in technology? Elaborate. Or Write a note on, A) Applied ethics B) Hippocratic oath 2. Discuss in detail preference utilitarianism of Peter Singer in the context of animal rights. Or Write a note on the right to life vs right to choose in the context of Reproductive rights. 3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 200 words each. a) What is terrorism? Why terrorism is harmful for our social fabric? b) What are the salient features of Anthropocentric ethics? c) What are the different ways in which the idea of personhood is defined? Discus. d) How will you resolve a conflict among principles in the case of medical ethics? Elaborate your answer with an example. 4. Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each. a) What are the arguments given by Immanuel Kant to oppose the idea of suicide? b) Critically analyze the consequentialist approach of punishment. c) What is surrogacy? Present some arguments against the idea of surrogacy. d) Write a note on professional ethics. e) Write a note on the relation between justice and morality. f) Explain briefly the arguments for capital punishment. 5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each. a) Doctrine of Double effect b) Biocentrism c) Climate change d) Role of business ethics in corporate governance e) Corporate Social Responsibility f) Utilitarianism g) Privacy h) Technological enthusiasm

1. What are the different ways in which the idea of personhood is defined? And how do these ways affect the ethical debate on abortion? Or Write a note on, A) ‘is-ought’ gap. B) Top-down model of justification in applied ethics. 2. Discuss in detail preference utilitarianism of Peter Singer in the context of animal rights. Or What is assisted reproductive technique? Write a note on the ethical implications of assisted reproductive technique. 3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 250 words each. a) What are the salient features of animal-centered ethics? b) Write a note on the tempered use of moral theories in the domain of technology. c) What are the main arguments given by Tom Regan to defend Animal rights? Explain. d) How will you resolve a conflict among principles in the case of medical ethics? Elaborate your answer with an example. 4. Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each. a) What are the arguments given by Immanuel Kant to oppose the idea of suicide? b) How reproductive rights can be manifested? c) What is surrogacy? What are the arguments given against surrogacy? d) What is the argument from theological position against suicide? e) Write a note on the relation between justice and morality. f) Explain briefly the arguments against euthanasia. 5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each. a) Informed consent b) Choice problem c) Conventional morality d) Role of business ethics in corporate governance e) Coherentialism f) Applied Ethics g) Data breach h) Human rights