SUS1501
ASSIGNMENT 5
(COMPLETE
ANSWERS)
SEMESTER 2
2024
, 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
ASSIGNMENT 5
(COMPLETE
ANSWERS)
SEMESTER 2
2024
, 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
