phl218 week 5 post

In One World Now: The Ethics of Globalization, Peter Singer draws attention to the impact of human activity on our atmosphere (2016, Chapter 2, para. 1). In this discussion, you will consider how ethical frameworks influence human activity related to climate change.

Note: Discussing challenges that face our world often means investigating opinions and ideas different from your own. Remember to remain thoughtful and respectful toward your peers and instructor in your initial and response discussion posts.

Create one initial post and respond to at least two of your classmates.

For your initial post, address the following:

Often, state or local mandates govern our activities to help reduce the problem of climate change. Some examples include car inspections and prohibiting the use of chemicals that contribute to climate change.

• Describe an issue related to climate change that occurs in your community or state. Include a source that explains the issue.
• What regulations or other social practices have people been mandated to comply with to help address this issue?
• What ethical questions does this issue raise for you?

For your response posts, address the following:

• Do you agree or disagree with the ethical questions that your peers have raised about their topics? Why, or why not? What actions would you take differently?
• How do individuals personal ethical beliefs influence their responsibilities to changeor not changetheir lifestyles to help address climate change?

Remember, your contributions to the discussion play an important part in building the classroom learning community. This assignment is graded on the quality of your initial post and at least two response posts to your classmates. Ensure that you include an attribution (or citation) for each source.

Alternatively, Brightspace allows the use of video notes. You may optionally use the Video Note tool to complete this assignment, but you must refer to your sources verbally throughout your video and submit a separate references page. If you use Video Note, your video should be 2 to 5 minutes long. If you need assistance using Video Note, please refer to the resources in the Start Here area of the course.

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References

Singer, P. (2016). One World Now: The Ethics of Globalization. Yale University Press.