Overview
We live in a time of cancel culture, a ‘practice’ meant to censure people for their actions or loyalties, specifically, actions or loyalties that are perceived/believed to be immoral. After reading Tales from the Teenage Cancel Culture and Should We Cancel Aristotle, write an essay discusses the ethics of cancel culture. The essay should not simply be your opinion on the ethics of this practice; rather, your essay should be grounded within the context/framework of an ethical theory or philosopher(s). For example, how might a utilitarian, a virtue ethicist, or a deontologist think about cancel culture? While including your own views is appropriate, that should not be the main focus of your essay. In addition to references to both of the articles from The New York Times linked below, your essay must make reference to our text.
Tales from the Teenage Cancel Culture:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/style/cancel-cu...
Should We Cancel Aristotle:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/opinion/should-...
The text: