“For this assignment, I ask that you answer two out of the three following questions. You can pick the two you find easiest. Here they are:
1. What is a hedonic calculus? Why are consequences required for a hedonic calculus to function? What is an eschatology? Why do we need an eschatology in order to use a hedonic calculus? How does this necessity undermine utilitarianism?
2. For Kant, what are the two determining factors upon the will? What does he say is the condition for the worthiness to be happy? What, then, is the motivation to have reason determine one’s will? How does the desire for the worthiness to be happy affect the interpretation of one’s own intentions?
3. What is Levinas’ definition of politics? How is it that utilitarianism and deontology are, in this sense, political? What does it mean to say that politics should instead be based upon morality? Why does Levinas think we are nevertheless forced into doing politics?”
* Please Answer Two of these questions. There are inside questions for each question, so please make the answer as a paragraph that includes the answers for the inside questions.
* Important book is Totality and Infinity ( Levinas).
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