Aristotle says that the virtues are necessary for humans to attain happiness, but he means this in terms of something we might call “flourishing” or “living […]
Assignment (Movie Review) Rain Man (3 pages) 1) For this assignment, you will watch Rain Man with a critical eye on the social construction of reality and illustrations of […]
“Rocky Road” Please respond to the following: •Based on the lecture and Webtext materials, address the following: oSome of the most serious abuses taking […]
Glaucon (Ring of Gyges) says that we obey the laws only from fear of punishment. Provide four reasons for obeying the law or ethical principles that […]
Tom Regan (1985) and Peter Singer (1989) agree that we have moral responsibilities toward animals, but disagree about the best approach to animal ethics. What […]
If the primary goal of utilitarianism is to generate the greatest good for the greatest number, a secondary goal is to minimize suffering. Using at least […]
One of Kant’s formulations of the Categorical Imperative says that one should always treat humanity, whether in oneself or in another, always as an end and […]