23. 1) Describe Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics 2) Describe Aquinas’ conception of the fundamental values; can natural law change? if so how so? 3) How does Bentham argue for Utilitarianism in chapter one of his Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation? 4)Explain Mill’s account of quality of pleasure; how does his account differ from that of Bentham? 5) Explain the difference in Kant between […]

18. Week 3 Discussion Topic Task: Reply to this topic Due November 10 at 11:59 PMPersonal PhilosophySupporting Lecture:Review the following lecture:Having a Personal PhilosophyThe discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week on the basis of the course competencies covered. For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.To support your […]

10. List the three laws of Certainty for Aristotle 2. List the six forms of government that Aristotle addressed and which one did he prefer? 3. What were Aristotle’s thoughts on deductive reasoning? 4. What does Aristotle have to do with Alexander the Great? 5.Define and state your thoughts regarding Stoicism? (50 points) 6.Define and state your thoughts regarding Epicureanism (50 points) 7.List 5 Salient […]

David Hume reflects on his failings at school and the inability to finish his studies on English, Latin, French and Italian to learn about the human condition. When he reaches the age of 18 he enters the world of ideas to explore philosophical thought as well as aesthetic issues and ethics in order to better understand the human condition (Hume). Prior to publishing his book The Enquiry […]

What is interesting to you about the rankings?What do the seven different dimensions of development consist of?Why is the migration component important to development?What do you see as the benefits and flaws of this index?Where does the funding for this group come from?What do you think of their funding sources – is there an inherent bias? Why or why not?In your view, which seem the […]

The play of Plato’s Crito is set shortly after Socrates is arrested and taken to his place in the Athenian prison. The dialogue is with Socrates and his best friend Crito. The discussion revolves about whether it’s appropriate or not to allow Socrates to get out of jail so that he is not executed. Crito is of the opinion that Socrates should be able to escape and relocate […]