1) Answer the questions listed below. The questions response posts must have a minimum of 200 words each and must directly quote and properly cite (using MLA format) from the assigned textbook readings. I expect substantive and scholarly posts which evince an understanding of the complex chapter readings. Failure to meet the above criteria will result in a point deduction.
| QUESTIONS:
Ch. 2: Epicurus 4) According to Epicurus, what incentive or motive do people have to obey the laws and behave justly toward one another? Do you agree with Epicurus on this issue? Why or why not? |
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https://dcccd.khpcontent.com/ethics/page/ch2
https://s3.amazonaws.com/indigo.greatrivertech.net/components/4250753/files/chapter02primaryreading.pdf
Ch. 3: Marcus Aurelius
5) ” Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed.
Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been.” Explain Marcus Aurelius’ meaning in these lines. Do you agree or disagree, and why?
https://dcccd.khpcontent.com/ethics/page/ch3
Ch. 4: St. Augustine
6) According to St. Augustine, is it possible to achieve true happiness by focusing on our body only? Why or why not? Do you agree or disagree, and why?
https://dcccd.khpcontent.com/ethics/page/ch4
https://s3.amazonaws.com/indigo.greatrivertech.net/components/4251082/files/chapter04primaryreading.pdf
Ch. 5: St. Thomas Aquinas
1) How would St. Thomas defend himself (if, indeed, such a defense is possible) against the charge of being “homophobic” (a word that did not exist in his time, but which is fairly common today)? Would you find his defense plausible? Why or why not?
https://dcccd.khpcontent.com/ethics/page/ch5
https://s3.amazonaws.com/indigo.greatrivertech.net/components/4251524/files/chapter05primaryreading.pdf
Ch. 7: Hume
5) According to Hume, would justice be necessary in a utopian society? Why or why not? Do you think he is correct, and why?
https://dcccd.khpcontent.com/ethics/page/ch7
https://s3.amazonaws.com/indigo.greatrivertech.net/components/4473454/files/chapter07primaryreading.pdf
Ch. 8: J.S. Mill
6) Explain John Stuart Mill’s theory of higher and lower pleasures: Are there any problems inherent in the theory? Overall, does Mill’s idea of higher and lower pleasures make sense to you? Why or why not?
https://dcccd.khpcontent.com/ethics/page/ch8
https://s3.amazonaws.com/indigo.greatrivertech.net/components/4473470/files/chapter08primaryreading.pdf
Ch. 9: Nietzsche:
1) Briefly explain Nietzsche’s claim that “every elevation of the type ‘man’ has hitherto been the work of an aristocratic society and so it will always be”? Do you agree? Why or why not?
https://dcccd.khpcontent.com/ethics/page/ch9
https://s3.amazonaws.com/indigo.greatrivertech.net/components/4473480/files/chapter09primaryreading.pdf
Ch. 10: Sartre:
3) What exactly does Sartre mean when he says that “If God does not exist, then everything is permitted”? Do you agree with him? Why or why not?
https://dcccd.khpcontent.com/ethics/page/ch10
https://s3.amazonaws.com/indigo.greatrivertech.net/components/4473494/files/chapter10primaryreading.pdf
Chapter 11: Theodore Dalrymple:
4) According to Dalrymple, what is the fundamental difference between “depression” and “unhappiness”? Are you persuaded by his argument? Why or why not?
https://dcccd.khpcontent.com/ethics/page/ch11
https://s3.amazonaws.com/indigo.greatrivertech.net/components/4473500/files/chapter11primaryread
