SUS1501 ASSIGNMENT 2 STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
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SUS1501: Ethics, Justice, and Sustainability
1. What is the primary focus of the course SUS1501?
To explore the tension between self-interest (greed) and the common good, and
to apply ethical reasoning to real-world sustainability challenges.
2. How does the course define "greed"?
An excessive and insatiable desire for more than what one needs, especially in
relation to material wealth, power, or resources.
3. What is the central purpose of the "Capabilities Approach" as discussed in
SUS1501?
To define well-being and social justice in terms of the effective opportunities
people have to be and do what they have reason to value.
,4. Who are the primary philosophers associated with the Capabilities
Approach?
Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum.
5. What is the main critique of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from a
sustainability perspective?
It measures economic activity but fails to account for environmental
degradation, social well-being, or the distribution of wealth.
6. According to the course material, what is a key characteristic of a "virtuous
person" in Aristotelian virtue ethics?
They possess and exercise character traits (virtues) that enable them to flourish
and live a good life, finding a rational mean between extremes.
7. What is the "Triple Bottom Line" (TBL) in sustainability?
A framework that evaluates performance based on three pillars: People (social),
Planet (environmental), and Profit (economic).
8. What is the fundamental flaw of the "Tragedy of the Commons" scenario?
When individuals act independently and rationally according to their own self-
interest, they ultimately deplete a shared limited resource, even when it is not in
anyone's long-term interest.
, 9. What is the primary ethical stance of Utilitarianism?
An action is morally right if it produces the greatest good for the greatest
number of people.
10. What is a major criticism of Utilitarianism?
It can justify harming a minority if it benefits the majority, potentially violating
individual rights.
11. What does Kant's Categorical Imperative state regarding how we should
treat people?
We should always treat humanity, whether in ourselves or in others, never
merely as a means to an end, but always as an end in themselves.
12. What is the main argument of Aldo Leopold's "Land Ethic"?
It enlarges the boundaries of the ethical community to include soils, waters,
plants, and animals, and affirms our role as a plain member and citizen of the land-
community.
13. What is "Affluenza," as used in the context of SUS1501?
A painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety,
and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more.
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SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED
PASS <LATEST VERSION>
SUS1501: Ethics, Justice, and Sustainability
1. What is the primary focus of the course SUS1501?
To explore the tension between self-interest (greed) and the common good, and
to apply ethical reasoning to real-world sustainability challenges.
2. How does the course define "greed"?
An excessive and insatiable desire for more than what one needs, especially in
relation to material wealth, power, or resources.
3. What is the central purpose of the "Capabilities Approach" as discussed in
SUS1501?
To define well-being and social justice in terms of the effective opportunities
people have to be and do what they have reason to value.
,4. Who are the primary philosophers associated with the Capabilities
Approach?
Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum.
5. What is the main critique of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from a
sustainability perspective?
It measures economic activity but fails to account for environmental
degradation, social well-being, or the distribution of wealth.
6. According to the course material, what is a key characteristic of a "virtuous
person" in Aristotelian virtue ethics?
They possess and exercise character traits (virtues) that enable them to flourish
and live a good life, finding a rational mean between extremes.
7. What is the "Triple Bottom Line" (TBL) in sustainability?
A framework that evaluates performance based on three pillars: People (social),
Planet (environmental), and Profit (economic).
8. What is the fundamental flaw of the "Tragedy of the Commons" scenario?
When individuals act independently and rationally according to their own self-
interest, they ultimately deplete a shared limited resource, even when it is not in
anyone's long-term interest.
, 9. What is the primary ethical stance of Utilitarianism?
An action is morally right if it produces the greatest good for the greatest
number of people.
10. What is a major criticism of Utilitarianism?
It can justify harming a minority if it benefits the majority, potentially violating
individual rights.
11. What does Kant's Categorical Imperative state regarding how we should
treat people?
We should always treat humanity, whether in ourselves or in others, never
merely as a means to an end, but always as an end in themselves.
12. What is the main argument of Aldo Leopold's "Land Ethic"?
It enlarges the boundaries of the ethical community to include soils, waters,
plants, and animals, and affirms our role as a plain member and citizen of the land-
community.
13. What is "Affluenza," as used in the context of SUS1501?
A painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety,
and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more.
