The Ring of Gyges
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Read: “Singer, Preface and Chapter 1”- HOW ARE WE TO LIVE, Peter Singer (Prometheus) any edition
Read: Franklin’s Practical Virtue Ethics
Answer the following essay question:
If you found the Ring of Gyges, what should you do with it, what would you do with it, and why? Examine the question from the point-of-view of the various moral philosophies we have discussed. Be sure to address the question, “Why be moral?”
Your answer should show your ability to approach a moral issue constructively, in light of what we have studied.
