SUS1501 Assignment 7 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2026 - DUE 25 September 2026

SUS1501 Assignment 7 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2026 - DUE 25 September 2026; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations. For assistance, Whats-App 0.8.1..2.7.8..3.3.7.2.. ASSESSMENT 07: SUSTAINABILITY? There is no conclusion to this section. I'm not going to tell you that I know the solution. Or even that I'm hopeful that anyone knows the solution. What I can tell you is that I believe if we are to have any hope of finding a solution, we are going to have to undergo a social transformation on the kind of scale that our predecessors underwent when our societies moved from hunter gatherer societies to agricultural ones, or when they moved from agricultural societies to industrial ones. Major changes! And by major changes I don't mean 4th industrial revolution claptrap. In spite of all the hype that is really just the latest version of the industrial revolution. But that is not really what this assessment is about. So, what is it about then? INSTRUCTIONS: Step 1: Set the scene To set the scene for this assessment we want you to first estimate your own ecological footprint. There are probably many ecological footprint calculators on the web but we suggest this one because the data used in the graphs you have just seen is sourced from the same site: If this one doesn't work, you can just google "ecological footprint calculator" and I'm sure you will find another one. Step 2: Write a comment about your footprint Right, now that you have an idea of what your ecological footprint is, you are going to do what you have done in most of the assessments up until now. You are going to post a comment (4 or 5 paragraphs this time) in the discussion forum below. Sounds simple enough right? Well yes and no. Your answer must contain all of the following parts: Part A You need to say something about your footprint based on what you have just read in the "Sustainability?" section. How do you feel about your footprint? Part B Next, we want you to think back to your previous assessment, assessment 06. In that assignment that dealt with saving some or other species, we asked you to think about the essentially virtue ethics questions of: "So where do I fit in in this?" In light of what you have discovered in this assessment in relation to your own ecological footprint - i.e. where you actually do fit in in relation to nature generally - we want you to critically reflect on the answer to the "So where do I fit in in this?" question that you submitted in assessment 06. Do you think that the answer might need some adjustment or are you still happy that it is an accurate and truthful reflection on your arête? Part C - counts 50% of the total grade Finally, the technical part is that we also want you to think about your ecological footprint from the perspective of some of the stuff you learned about in the ethics core. In particular we want you to think back on three of the traditions: - "It's all about the outcome" - Here we want you to think about the sustainability problem from the perspective of utilitarianism (see It's all about the outcome - consequentialism); - “Fair’s Fair” – here you need to think about what is fair for our children - for future generations - using Rawls' Fair Equality of Opportunity specifically (see How to share .... John Rawls ()) - "Greenies" - we want you to consider the issues we have just outlined from an intrinsic value position specifically (see Greenies - Environmental Ethics. Remember we must be able to see from your use of these that you have actually understood the theory in question. If we don't see this you will not pass this assessment. Step 3: Have a discussion (counts 20%) Once again, we expect you to engage in the discussions in the forum. And once again, remember that discussing is not about agreeing with what other people say. The focus should be on engaging with those people you don't agree with. And no AI blah blah blah ...... PLEASE!!!! And that is it....Happy discussing!