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PHI 220 MENTOR Future Starts Here/phi220mentor.com

FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT <br>www.phi220mentor.com<br><br>Eactivity:<br>Go to the American Philanthropic Website to read the article titled “David Hume and the virtue of benevolence”, dated December 9, 2011, located at http://www.philanthropydaily.com/?p=7752. (Note: Some believe that the “contextual character” of Hume’s approach to virtue has given rise to the accusation that he is the originator of modern relativism, and the view that what is “good” depends entirely on context and opinion.) Be prepared to discuss.<br>Ethics Discussion Question:<br>Debate It; Take a position for or against Harris’ proposal for a “Survival Lottery.” Provide reasons and examples to support your view. <br>

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  1. PHI 220 MENTOR Future Starts Here/phi220mentor.com

  2. PHI 220 MENTOR Future Starts Here/phi220mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom PHI 220 David Hume and the virtue of benevolence FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi220mentor.com Eactivity: Go to the American Philanthropic Website to read the article titled “David Hume and the virtue of benevolence”, dated December 9, 2011, located at http://www.philanthropydaily.com/?p=7752. (Note: Some believe that the “contextual character” of Hume’s approach to virtue has given rise to the accusation that he is the originator of modern relativism, and the view that what is “good” depends entirely on context and opinion.) Be prepared to discuss. Ethics Discussion Question: Debate It; Take a position for or against Harris’ proposal for a “Survival Lottery.” Provide reasons and examples to support your view.

  3. PHI 220 MENTOR Future Starts Here/phi220mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom PHI 220 Discussion Assignment Critique of the Kantianism FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi220mentor.com · Discuss your level of agreement or disagreement with Kant’s “categorical Imperative” and respond to this question: Can people determine in every circumstance what “the right thing to do” would be? Provide reasons and examples to support your view.

  4. PHI 220 MENTOR Future Starts Here/phi220mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom PHI 220 Discussion Happiness and the Virtues FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi220mentor.com "Happiness and the Virtues" Please respond to the following: eActivity: View the video titled “Ethical Theory: Aristotle's Virtue Ethics, Solitary Confinement, and Supererogatory Actions” on YouTube video, (5 min 11 s), located at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ83U1Nx_dI.

  5. PHI 220 MENTOR Future Starts Here/phi220mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom PHI 220 Discussion Jealousy, Envy, and Grudge FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi220mentor.com Jealousy, Envy, and Grudge" Please respond to the following: eActivity: Read Immanuel Kant’s views titled “Virtue and Vice”, located at http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-moral/#VirVic. From the e-Activity and Kant’s essay, debate whether it is possible to envy others without begrudging their happiness. Describe how Kant views this issue. Provide reasons and examples to support your view.

  6. PHI 220 MENTOR Future Starts Here/phi220mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom PHI 220 Discussion Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi220mentor.com Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Please respond to the following: Compare Jonathan Edwards’ presentation, which claims that divine judgment will be brought down on a person who yields to vice, to Plutarch’s argument that there “is no pleasure in vice”. Discuss the issue, and provide examples of possible alternative incentives to avoid vice. Explain how, in your view, a belief in “original sin” might influence a person’s approach to moral education. Provide reasons and examples to support your view.

  7. PHI 220 MENTOR Future Starts Here/phi220mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom PHI 220 Discussion Social Action and Fairness FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi220mentor.com Debate It. Take a position for or against Singer’s claim that each person has a serious moral obligation to do something about world hunger. Provide reasons and examples to support your view. Evaluate Fullinwider’s claim that a company’s record of discrimination will keep reproducing itself in spite of its good intentions not to discriminate. Provide reasons and examples to support

  8. PHI 220 MENTOR Future Starts Here/phi220mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom PHI 220 Discussion The Holocaust and Moral Philosophy FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi220mentor.com "The Holocaust and Moral Philosophy" Please respond to the following: · Debate It: Take a position for or against this statement: The moral philosophy of the Holocaust suggests that morals are relative, not absolute. Provide reasons and examples to support your view.

  9. PHI 220 MENTOR Future Starts Here/phi220mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom PHI 220 Discussion The Judeo-Christian Tradition FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi220mentor.com "The Judeo-Christian Tradition and John Stuart Mill, "Utilitarianism" Please respond to the following: •Analyze the morality of behavior described in Psalms and in Luke "The Sermon on the Plain." Discuss at least three moral ideals with which you agree or disagree. Provide reasons and examples to support your view. •Discuss your level of agreement of disagreement with Mill's "Utilitarianism." Provide reasons and examples to support your view.

  10. PHI 220 MENTOR Future Starts Here/phi220mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom PHI 220 Discussion Virtues and Vices FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi220mentor.com "Virtues and Vices" Please respond to the following: •Analyze and comment on Epictetus’ statement as it relates to behaving with virtue: “Some things are up to us and some are not up to us.” •Analyze the claim by Foot that “virtue belongs to the will.” Explain your understanding of the relationship between virtue and the will. Is virtue a relevant influence to our lives today? Provide reasons and examples to support your view.

  11. PHI 220 MENTOR Future Starts Here/phi220mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom PHI 220 Midterm Exam FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi220mentor.com Course Ethics Question 1 .0 out of 2 points In “From Cruelty to Goodness,” Hallie argues that the opposite of cruelty is __________. . Question 2 .2 out of 2 points Josiah Royce argues that ________ has fundamental moral significance in our relationship to our neighbor. . Question 3 .2 out of 2 points

  12. PHI 220 MENTOR Future Starts Here/phi220mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom PHI 220 Week 4 Assignment 1 Analysis Of A Philosopher’s Views FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi220mentor.com Read “Egoism and Moral Skepticism” by James Rachels, located in Chapter 3: Morality and Self Interest. Discuss his views and provide a valid and logical analysis and response. Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

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