Martha, as a home-service medical care volunteer, has cared for George through the final weeks of his fatal illness. Just before he died, George told Martha where a large sum of money he had accumulated was stored. He asked her to see that the money was given to the Society for Protection against Alien Control of the Earth (SPACE). Since George's illness did not affect his mental capacity, she agreed. But now that he has died, she is considering using the money to support the activities of the local Hunger Task Force, an organization that provides donated food to those who need it. George has no surviving friends or relatives, and no one else knows about the money. He left no written will.

i) What will you do in this situation if you were Martha?
ii) Describe your argument in the light of an ethical theories that we covered in out course.
Which ethical theory did you choose?
iii) Explain your choice of ethical theories with contrast to other ethical theories with
respect to the given situation.

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Answer:

If i was Martha i would donate the money to the Hunger Task Force, since he left no written will and told no one else about the money, it wouldnt effect anything if the money was donated to SPACE or Hunger Task Force other than people go hungry if she doesnt. It is going to a good cause after all

i) In this situation, where George entrusted his wealth to me for a specific purpose, I will donate the large sum to the Society for Protection against Alien Control of Earth (SPACE) in his name.

ii) My argument in the light of ethical theories is that since I did not try to persuade George to donate some of the money to the Hunger Task Force while he was still alive, I will respect his wishes. I will not apply the ethical theories of Utilitarianism, Virtue, or Egoism in this situation.  I will evoke the ethical Deontological theory.

iii) Deontology requires strict adherence to the stated obligation conveyed by George in his last hours. The other ethical theories for consideration include Utilitarianism, Virtue, Social Contract, and Natural Law.

Thus, George's specific mandate that his wealth is donated to the SPACE and not to the Hunger Task Force, his wishes should be strictly respected.

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