"Restate the following editorial to make its ethical argument as clear as possible.  Explain all the supporting reasons for the editorials ultimate normative conclusion.  Make sure that you make any implicit premises explicit, trim away mere rhetoric, and clarify the constellation of relationships connecting all the premises in their support for the editorials ultimate normative conclusion.  In short, diagram the logic of the editorials ethical argument. You may present your work in the form of continuous exposition, or in the form of a flow chart.  If you provide a continuous exposition, be careful that the sequence of your exposition reinforces your statement of the editorials logic.  If you offer a flow chart, be sure to annotate it with sufficient detail to answer the questions raised here"

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Write an essay in response to exactly one of the following prompts.
Prompt 1
One objection to utilitarianism is that it reduces the value of human action to the satisfaction of base,
animalistic desire. Mill considers and responds to this objection. After explaining utilitarianism, reconstruct
both the objection in question and the argument Mill uses to respond to it. Be sure to include all the
premises to which Mill appeals in his response (though you need not label them explicitly as premise 1,
premise 2, etc.). Is Mills argument in response to the objection valid? Is it sound? What do you think is
the best objection to any one (but only one) of the premises? Does the objection ultimately defeat the
argument Mill gives in defense of utilitarianism, or is there a compelling response that can be given on
Mills behalf? Defend your claims about the failure or success of these objections/responses with
arguments of your own.
Prompt 2
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Read pages 150-151, Deontological Ethics, 1. Introduction.  And based on that reading, answer:
DO you think Al is an honest person?  Why?
What are deontological theories of ethics?
Answer Question 2 on page 151.

Read pages 152-154.  Answer:
Question # 1 and #4 on page 154 
Watch video on YouTube:
Beginner's Guide to Kant's Moral Philosophy
duration 8:19 minutes (copy and paste the title)
                            https://youtu.be/mQ2fvTvtzBM
                      In 10 sentences describe the content of that video. Number your sentences.


Read pages 155-156. Based on the reading from these pages, answer:
Please go to lecture #1, Unit 1 and copy the definition of Foundational value. Then, define and explain the Good Will. 
What makes a difference in choices made by Larry, Cur

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According Utilitarianism's Greatest Happiness Principle, we are morally required to do whatever action will maximize happiness overall. In 250 words  explain ONE of the objections to Utilitarianism. Do you think this objection is definitive, or can it be successfully answered? (Use the pdf on Objections to Utilitarianism and the readings as the basis of your post.)

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I need a total of 4 replies for the discussions. Two  for discussion 5A and two for discussion 5B. The replies have to be greater than 75 words each. I blocked out the people names and pictures also thats what that black mark is I also supplied you with several options to reply to.



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Students are encouraged to:
    * Reflect on a topic of discussion and offer a differing point of view in a respectful manner.
    * Focus on a topic from the weeks reading that relates to the question of the discussion, and explain insight from the text; cite as needed.
    * Relate an experience from  personal and professional life that enriches and advances the discussion.
    * Question another student about his or her professional experience or about an interpretation of the text as related to the topic under discussion.
    * Provide an issue that relates to the discussion topic (e.g., r

Write a 4-6 page essay-style answer to one of the following questions:



Question I: Platos Euthyphro

What is piety, according to Euthyphro? Select one of Euthyphros answers to this question. On what grounds does Socrates reject the answer youve selected? Defend Euthyphros answer. (Note: for Question I, you should treat i) Piety is what the gods love; and ii) Piety is what all the gods love as distinct answers to Socrates question.)

This assignment involves three tasks:

Task 1

First, interpret Euthyphros answer. What are its key terms, and what does each key term mean? What does piety turn out to consist in, in Euthyphros view? Explain what support (if any) Euthyphro provides for his answer.   

Task 2

Explain in detail Socrates objection to the answer you outlined in Task 1. Why is Euthyphros answer unsatisfactory, in Socrates view? Outline whatever assumptions you take to underlie Socrates objection. For example, doe

write a 900 word minimum essay on one of the following topics
1.    What are the 3 initial definitions of JUSTICE  proposed in The Republic. How does
        Socrates argue against each of these definitions? How (in very general terms) does
        Plato understand JUSTICE (in the soul and in the state)

2.    Give a few examples of NOBLE LIE from The Republic. Explain the meaning of the term.
        What is the purpose of noble lie?  Show a few examples of similar techniques existing
          in contemporary societies


3    List and discuss the accusations against Socrates and show how he defends himself. Was his
        trial just?  Was his trial legal? Why is Socrates presented today usually as a positive role
          model?

4.    What is the

When Descartes is sitting in front of the fire and looking at it, he seems to be in the best possible position for coming to know that theres a fire. However, according to the skeptic, he can't know any such thing.  According to the skeptic, we do not and cannot have knowledge of the external world.  Is the skeptic right about this?  Why or why not? 
To answer these questions, you'll need to provide and explain the skeptical argument.  You'll then need to evaluate the argument.  Questions you might consider: Is the requirement on knowledge (For S to know that p, S must know that it's not the case that P*, where P* is a possible situation in which p is false) correct?  Is Descartes' interpretation of the requirement on knowledge too stringent?  Is there a weaker way to understand it? [Hint: See Renee Smith's suggestion concerning justification towards the end of her dialogue.] Can we in fact know that skeptical hypotheses don't obtain, especia

Here is the paper prompt: Truth/knowledge is power. Speak truth to power. These, and related slogans, are popular notions, but how would each of the thinkers evaluate these statements? To fully answer this, consider the following questions. What is truth? How do we come to know truth? What are truths effects? What is power? How is power wielded? In other words, how is power related to politics? What are powers effects? Is there more than one kind of power? If so, what are the different kinds? Does truth have any influence on creating these distinctions of power? If so, how? If not, why not? What are the different kinds of relationships between truth and power? In other words, how do truth and power work upon each other? How does all of this relate to freedom? What is freedom? Is freedom possible? If freedom is not possible, what is the role of truth and/or power in creating this impossibility? If freedom is possible, what must be the relationship between truth and power in order to mak