Ethics Initial Post Instructions: Rather than living in chaos, danger, and the hostility of our neighbors, we find ways

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Ethics
Initial Post Instructions:
Rather than living in chaos, danger, and the hostility of ourneighbors, we find ways to live together. It isn't easy, but can weavoid doing so? If everybody has self-interest in their own welfareand safety, then everybody also has self-interest in the welfareand safety of others. Self-interest involves community interest,and we must think about what we are willing to give up in order toget that safety and stability for ourselves, our families, ourcommunity, our nation, and even the world. Thomas Hobbes and JohnLocke are just two examples of social contract moralists. Locke'sphilosophy helped Thomas Jefferson formulate the United StatesDeclaration of Independence. We are interested in what it means tolive together in an orderly way under a social contract.
For the initial post, address one of the following setsof questions:
1. What is a time when you or someone you know of experienced aconflict between duty to self and loyalty to the community? Whatwould logical reasoning say should be done in that case? Why that?What would an Ethical Egoist say to do? Why would they say to dothat? Note what you feel is the best course of action.
2. What is a time when you or someone you know experienced aclash between professional duties and familial duties? Reference aprofessional code such as that of the American Nurses Associationor American Bar Association in explaining the clash. What moralvalues should have been used in that case? Why those values? Whatwould social contract ethics have said to have done? Why wouldsocial contract ethics say that? Note what you feel is the bestcourse of action.
3. Articulate and evaluate a time when you or someone you knowsaw personal obligations collide with national obligations. How didthat tension involve differing positions on a moral debate? Didthose positions rely on any key moral theories? If so, how so? Ifnot, why not? Note what you feel is the best course of action