SUS1501 Assignment 5 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 (634299) - DUE 15 September 2025; 100% correct solutions and explanations.

SUS1501 Assignment 5 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 (634299) - DUE 15 September 2025; 100% correct solutions and explanations. 1. BACKGROUND FACTS • “In 2024, Elon Musk's net worth increased by about ZAR 12 billion every day!” • “60% of the world’s cobalt is mined in the DRC. Significant amounts of this is mined under appalling conditions often by child labourers.” 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 Elon Musk’s net worth to have increased by about ZAR 12 billion per day in 2024. Some of us thought this was a reflection of his 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 into the economic landscape painted by the background facts. This reflection should include: • An evaluation of where you