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Essay Questions
1. Carefully describe Aristotle’s views on the nature of the highest human good. What line of reasoning does Aristotle employ to discover this highest good? Do you agree with Aristotle’s views on this matter? Why or why not?
2. Explain carefully one of the examples that Kant uses to demonstrate when an action has true moral worth. Then construct an example of your own that illustrates Kant’s views on this matter.
3. How does Bentham describe the principle of utility? What are the essential differences between the principle of utility and Kant’s categorical imperative?
4. Compare and contrast what Schweitzer says about human happiness with what Aristotle says. Do you think that human happiness is the ultimate goal of human existence? If so, how would you define happiness? If not, why not?
5. Explain carefully Wong’s distinction between meta-ethical relativism and normative moral relativism. Why, according to Wong, is extreme moral relativism philosophically indefensible?
6. Carefully explain Nietzsche’s distinction between master morality and slave morality. Which type of morality does Nietzsche prefer, and what are his basic reasons for doing so?
7. Explain carefully Held’s distinction between an ethic of justice and an ethic of care. Then list three of the common features of the ethics of care that she identifies.
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