Final ethics project--due MAY 7 at 11:59 PM

Identify a hacktivist you think is making a good contribution to society.  To what extent is your chosen hacktivist or hacktivist group functioning as a "gadfly"?  To what extent--based not only on Plato's Apology of Socrates,but also on AT LEAST ONE OTHER MORAL PHILOSOPHER (Kant, Rawls, Nozick, Locke, et. al.)--is your hacktivist doing the right thing?  Why?  Do they deserve to be prosecuted when they break the law?  Would Socrates approve of your hacktivist?

It's your responsibility to find a hacktivist, and a moral philosopher, and to place them in dialogue with each other.

(Hint: try looking in Michael Sandel's book Justice for moral philosophers.  It's a smooth and easy read.)

This is due in a tight, well-written original blog post of 750-1000 words by May 7, at 11:59 PM.  Keep in mind the tips for structuring an argumentative essay---the exordium/narratio/confirmatio etc. structure we went over in class, and the advice on moral arguments (WHY).

This is worth 10% of your final course grade.  Please make this essay excellent--it is to your advantage to do so.