week 7 political science and philosophy
Part 1:
Kant focused on the intentions behind your actions when assessing the morality of the act, while Bentham and Mill focused on the consequences of your act when assessing it’s moral worth. Of the two, consequences and intentions, which do you think is more important when it comes time to assess the morality of actions? Do good intentions save a bad outcome, or vice versa? Make sure to provide some clear and specific examples in your explanation. Also note that while it’s possible to look at both intentions and consequences, for any act it looks like we can only really prioritize one of those.250+ words in length
Part 2
Our research has looked at healthcare, the economy, and national security. What’s an important issue that we’ve missed and what is the government doing to address it? Include a recent news article from the last eight weeks to illustrate the government action on this issue.
Forum responses should be 300-500 words.