Graded Homework

Heinz’s dilemma is a
frequently used example in many ethics and morality classes. One well-known
version of the dilemma, used inLawrence Kohlberg’sstages of moral development, is stated as follows:

A woman was near death
from a special kind of cancer. There was one drug that the doctors thought
might save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist in the same town had
recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was
charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid $200 for the
radium and charged $2,000 for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman’s
husband, Heinz, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only
get together about $1,000 which is half of what it cost. He told the druggist
that his wife was dying and asked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later.
But the druggist said: “No, I discovered the drug and I’m going to make money
from it.” So Heinz got desperate and broke into the man’s laboratory to steal
the drug for his wife. Should Heinz have broken into the laboratory to steal
the drug for his wife? Why or why not?

Heinz dilemma. (2015,
February 12). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:23,
February 25, 2015, fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heinz_dilemma&oldid=646764520

Theresa, Jose, and
Darnell all have different opinions about the best option in the Heinz dilemma.

Theresa agrees with
option 1: Heinz should steal the drug and not go to prison, because this is
unfair.

Jose agrees with
option 2: Heinz should not steal the drug because he would be breaking the law.

Darnell agrees with
option 3: Heinz should steal the drug and accept any prison sentence.

Write a justification
for all 3 possibilities in the Heinz Dilemma. This will require you to
take 3 different perspectives on the dilemma, including ones that you may not
personally agree with. For each possibility, include these points:

·
Why would a person believe this is the right option?

·
What age do you think this person might be?

·
What kinds of problems and successes is a person with this point
of view likely to encounter during their lives?

Requirements:

Present strong
arguments for each point of view, using a minimum of 500 words total, and using
at least 2 resources to support your arguments. Your references need to
relate to concepts learned about Kohlberg and moral development and must be
scholarly/academic in nature. Use of .com websites is not appropriate.

	Possible points	Student points
You presented a strong case for all 3 possibilities.	30
You demonstrated an understanding of the complexities of moral reasoning.	30
Your essay was at least 500 words long.	20
You used at least 2 appropriate resources to support your arguments, citing them using APA formatting.	10
Your work was free of spelling and grammar errors.	10
Total	100

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