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SUS1501 Assignment 5 (COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS) Semester 2 2024 - DUE 16 September 2024 ;100 % TRUSTED workings, Expert Solved, Explanations and Solutions. For assistance call or W.h.a.t.s.a.p.p us on ...(.+.2.5.4.7.7.9.5.4.0.1.3.2)........... 1. BACKGROUND FACTS • “In the first 6 months of 2024, the six wealthiest men in South Africa gained on average R77 million per day each.” • “60% of the world’s cobalt is mined in the DRC. Significant amounts of this is mined under appalling conditions often by child labourers.” • “Of the top 10 wealthiest people (all men), seven are tech billionaires. Their net worth is US$ 847 billion or ZAR 13 trillion!” 2. INTRODUCTION (written for me by Prof Eccles) In assignments 2, 3 and 4 we have, as a group, reflected on the facts above. We debated whether it was ok for wealthiest six South Africans to earn on average R 77 million a day for the first six months of 2024. Some of us thought this was a reflection of their business brilliance. Some of us thought that this was morally outrageous. We then debated the issue children working in appalling conditions in cobalt mines in the DRC. Although most of us thought that this was a problem, we saw how other ethical interpretations were possible. And in the final analysis we considered the possibility that these two scenarios – great wealth and great poverty – might in fact be linked. On the basis of this, we debated whether the whole picture looked ok. I think it is safe to say that most of us were left feeling a bit uneasy about things. That is all well and good. But what about me? In this short essay, I’m going to think about this question. I’ll start out by trying to figure out where I currently fit in in this picture. Then I’m going to think forward in time. Specifically, I’m going to imagine what I hope my legacy will have been over the course of the good (eudaimonic) life I have lived. In formulating this vision of a life well lived, I’m going to make reference to key virtues or excellences (arête) that I think I will need to develop in order to achieve this good life. And I’m going to think about the sort of problems that these excellences might present if taken too far or not far enough. 3. WHERE DO I FIT IN NOW? (200 words) <In this section you need to reflect on where you fit in to the economic landscape painted by the background facts. This reflection should include: • An evaluation of where you fit in (the site • A description of what this means in terms of your day-to-day life – your challenges and your privileges; and • An evaluation of what you think about this location – how this location makes you feel. This must be at least 200 words long.> 4. AT THE END OF MY LIFE …… (300 words) < Here you need to ‘predict’ the legacy you think you would like to leave. You should tell us the things that you hope you will have achieved, and the things that people will remember about you when your time on earth has come to an end. What you say is entirely up to you, but the aim is for you to imagine what it will look like, at the end of the day, for you to make the claim: “I have lived a good life!” In answering this, you must make sensible reference to: 1. eudaimonia, 1. key arête that you will need to develop, and 2. the role that you imagine phronesis will have played in navigating life’s complexities. From this we need to be able to see that you have understood these key concepts in this virtue ethics space. This must be at least 300 words long.> 5. CONCLUSION (100 words) <Here you need to tie things together. In particular we would like to see you reflecting on how your vision of a eudaimonic or good life ties in with the economic landscape we have contemplated in the Introduction, and your current location in it that you described in the section 3. This must be at least 100 words long.>

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SUS1501
ASSIGNMENT 5 SEMESTER 2 2024
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 16 SEPTEMBER 2024

, SUS1501

Assignment 5 Semester 2 2024

Unique Number:

Due Date: 16 September 2024

Sustainability and Greed



1. BACKGROUND FACTS

 “In the first six months of 2024, the six wealthiest men in South Africa gained, on
average, R77 million per day each.”
 “60% of the world’s cobalt is mined in the DRC, much of it under appalling
conditions, including child labor.”
 “Of the top 10 wealthiest people (all men), seven are tech billionaires, with a
combined net worth of US$847 billion or ZAR 13 trillion.”




2. INTRODUCTION

In our previous assignments, we took a close look at the facts mentioned above. We
debated whether it was fair for the wealthiest six South Africans to each earn an
average of R77 million per day during the first half of 2024. Some of us argued that this
was a result of their remarkable business skills, while others found it morally troubling.

Next, we turned our focus to the harsh reality of children working in terrible conditions in
DRC’s cobalt mines. While most of us agreed that this was an ethical problem, we also
recognized that different perspectives could exist. Finally, we explored the possibility
that extreme wealth and extreme poverty might be connected. By the end of these

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