PHI208 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Circumstances of Justice Explain what you think justice is. Begin by defining justice and then consider at least one of the following questions: What are the essential characteristics of justice? Must a law be just for everyone for it to be a just law? What is the connection between justice and fairness? Can equality be just if it benefits everyone? The Veil of Ignorance Create a just law. Imagine yourself waiting in line to become a member of a society. To get into the society, you must...

PHI208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Week 1(Questions And Answers)Question 1 “Meta” can be translated as all of the following concepts EXCEPT against Question 2 Late one night over coffee, Ali and James get into a meandering conversation about the meaning and nature of love, whether anyone can ever truly love anyone else. What kind of judgments would the issues raised in this conversation be BEST described as? abstract Question 3 Tim considers himself to be a moral skeptic...

PHI208: Week 4 - Quiz Question 1 1 / 1 pts Dianne lets her three children know they are loved and supported. She provides them with resources, models positive behavior, and within limits, lets them discover things for themselves. Dianne’s choices fulfill her social role of parent, which is tied to the Aristotelian notion of __________. rules Correct! a telos utility principles Question 2 1 / 1 pts The personal qualities that enable an individual to live a good life and flourish a...

This week our main discussion will focus on explaining and evaluating the theory of virtue ethics as discussed in Chapter 5 of the textbook. Your instructor will be choosing the discussion question and posting it as the first post in the main discussion forum. The requirements for the discussion this week are You must post a minimum of three separate posts: a primary post that addresses all elements of the discussion prompt and two reply posts. Your main post must answer all the questions i...

Week 5 - Final Exam: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ1830C

PART 1 – Test Case Discuss either the formula of universal law or the formula of humanity. Create your own test case following the format presented in Section 4.2 of the text. The text case can be anything you want to consider, but it must be an action such as lying, cheating, or killing one person to save the lives of five others. It can even be an absurd or far-fetched example such as a test case with a maxim that states you will eat a piece of cake any time you sneeze, or that you will ...

the ancient Greece of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, a “symposium” was a banquet held after a meal, an “after-party” of sorts that usually included drinking, dancing, recitals, and engaging conversations on the topics of the day. For our purposes in this course, the Symposium discussions will not involve dancing, recitals, or a banquet, but they will provide food for thought on current ethical issues and direct application of the ethical theory discussed in each of these weeks. For t...

PHI208 Final ExamIn Aristotle’s view, the virtues are: Student Answer: acquired through habit. acquired through philosophical reflection. a gift from the gods. something we are either born with or not. Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in section II.1 of

PHI208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Week 1 Quiz 1 Question 1