Description Lots of topics to choose from: Part II: Answer one and only one of the following topics in Part II (organized as you see fit):1.What does Aristotle mean by the following in the opening scene of Book One: “[w]ill not knowledge of this good … be very important to our lives … [and] equip […]
1) Explain Latour’s concept of “critical barbarity” (p. 240). What are its “two mechanisms?” (250 words max) 2) Explain Latour’s concept of “matters of concern.” How do “facts” and “values” seem to relate in this concept? (250 words max)
1. In Plato’s dialogue named after him, Euthyphro asserts, in response to Socrates’s request that he explain what the pious is, that “what is dear to the gods is pious, what is not is impious” (7a). Explain what this claim amounts to and give a careful account of the exchange between Euthyphro and Socrates from […]
Description With regards to unethical marketing practices, David Ingram (Examples of Legal But Unethical Situations in Business) writes: Marketing tactics can walk a fine line between persuasion and manipulation, and this is another area where subjective ethics come into play heavily. Some marketing tactics can take advantage of uneducated segments of the population, which can […]
Description According to Mark Mendl and Jordan Kirkness (When Worlds Collide: Addressing Off-Duty Employee Misconduct): Many believe that what employees do on their own time should not be regulated by employers, but the boundary between the workplace and an employee’s private life is not absolute. As recent high profile cases have demonstrated, some off-duty misconduct, […]
Description According to Wikipedia (Right-to-work Law): A “right-to-work” law is a statute in the United States that prohibits union security agreements, or agreements between labor unions and employers, that govern the extent to which an established union can require employees’ membership, payment of union dues, or fees as a condition of employment, either before or […]
Assignment length: 500-750 words (not counting title, prompt #, date, name, citations). Format: double-spaced, size 11 or 12 font, page numbers at bottom right Title: At the top of your paper, simply put a title, your chosen prompt #, your name, and the date of submission. Late policy: For each calendar day that your paper […]
Description 1. which definition (Aristotle, Novalis, Wittgenstein) would you say gives you the best feel for philosophy? What is it about the definition that interests you? what other questions do you have regarding the meaning of philosophy? what potential problems do you see with any of the particular definitions? (1-2 paragraphs) 2. In the Euthyphro […]
Build an argument around what you take to be the best objection to utilitarianism.Choose an example to illustrate how your objection presses upon the theory.
Consider the possible alternative solutions to the problem you identified. Describe the stakeholders in (persons affected by) the problem and how they would be impacted by each of your alternatives. Select a moral theory from those (Virtue Ethics or Utilitarianism) that you will use to identify the best alternative among those you described. Explain why […]
