World Global Issues

Part 1 Read these articles: Introduction to Global Issues A Global Ethics for a Globalized World Virtue Ethics and Modern Society Classical Stoicism and the Birth of a Global Ethics: Cosmopolitan Duties in a World of Local Loyalties Reflect: The change of our world from a local economy to a national economy to a global, international economy means that increasingly diverse populations will have to work together to achieve common goals. However, as the economy becomes increasingly global, local economies and people may suffer economic disadvantage or may find themselves marginalized from the rest of the world. Globalization creates ethical dilemmas for which we will need to find solutions. Write: Explain the implications of globalization. Identify at least two ethical issues that go along with the global societal topic you have chosen for your final essay.(Use of AI in medical field) Explain how globalization contributes to or affects these ethical dilemmas. Propose solutions to these ethical dilemmas that are feasible financially, socially, and culturally. Part 2 review the resources that focus on ethics and morals. This will assist you in examining your own development of ethical and moral responsibilities. Read the articles: A Global Ethics for a Globalized World Virtue Ethics and Modern Society Classical Stoicism and the Birth of a Global Ethics: Cosmopolitan Duties in a World of Local Loyalties Responsibilities of an Educated Person (Links to an external site.) [Blog post] by jwood00 Moral Education for a Society in Moral Transition (Links to an external site.) Decision Procedures for Ethics: DEAL Carrying on Without Resolution Reflect: Take a deeper look at your own life and determine which experiences have inspired ethical and moral reasoning. Were there any huge influences in this process? Write: Explain what it means to be ethical as it relates to personal, academic, and professional growth. Provide at least one ethical dilemma you have encountered, and describe how the issue was resolved. Describe how your general education courses have influenced your ethical values. Resources Bhargava, V. K. (2006). Introduction to global issues. In V. K. Bhargava (Ed.), Global issues for global citizens: An introduction to key development challenges,1-22. Ahmad, A. (2013). A global ethics for a globalized world. Policy Perspectives, 10(1), 63-77.  https://www.jstor.org/journal/polipers Bereiter, C., & Scardamalia, M. (n.d.). What will it mean to be an educated person in the mid-21st century? https://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/bereiter_scardamalia_what_will_mean_educated_person_century.pdf Gong, Q., & Zhang, L. (2010). Virtue ethics and modern society–A response to the thesis of the modern predicament of virtue ethics. Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 5(2), 255-265. doi:10.1007/s11466-010-0014-5 Hill, L. (2015). Classical stoicism and the birth of a global ethics: Cosmopolitan duties in a world of local loyalties. Social Alternatives, (1), 14. Retrieved from https://www.informit.org/informit-literature-culture-collection Jwood00. (2017, December 18). Responsibilities of an educated person (Links to an external site.). http://jwood00.hubpages.com/hub/Responsibilities-of-an-educated-person Kohlberg, L. (1975). Moral education for a society in moral transition (Links to an external site.). https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2d3c/a61129849afee57fa60624041f8a4997d64f.pdf The Blogxer. (2012, March 17). Responsibilities of an educated person (Links to an external site.) [Blog post]. http://enlighten-me-not.blogspot.com/2012/03/responsibilities-of-educated-person.html Yi, J. (Director & Producer), Giddy, P. (Director). Altinay, H., Laffont, G., Weinhardt, C., Wiese, J., … Qiu, Y. (Producers). (2012). Global civics: Social ethics in an interdependent world (Links to an external site.) [Streaming video]. Films On Demand database. Newton, L. (1998 ). Decision procedures for Ethics: DEAL carrying on without resolution (Links to an external site.). In Doing good and avoiding evil [Manual]. http://www.rit.edu/~w-ethics/resources/manuals/dgae1p7.html