Phi208 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The first discussion this week will focus on explaining and evaluating the utilitarian ethical theory as discussed in Chapter 3 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 include the following: Your first post is due by Day 3 (Thursday). You must post a minimum of three separate posts: a primary or main post that addresses all elements of the discussion ...

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...

Part 1: Introduction, Case Study, Ethical Question In this section, present an introduction to the general topic, explain the case study, identify the central moral controversy at stake, and articulate an ethical question that describes the central moral controversy at stake. This section must include one quote from one of the resources provided with the case study. To complete this section, Choose a case study from the selection provided by your instructor in the Week 3 announcement title...

Week 5 - Final Exam Due Aug 27 at 11:59pm Points 50 Questions 50 Time Limit 480 Minutes Allowed Attempts 3 Instrucons Aempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 55 minutes 48 out of 50 Score for this attempt: 48 out of 50 Submitted Aug 26 at 2:52pm This attempt took 55 minutes. [CLOs: 1, 2, 4] The Final Exam consists of 50 true/false and multiple-choice questions that are based on the topics covered in the course and is worth 10% of your course grade. You will have eight hours...

PHI208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Week 1 Quiz 1 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. What, then, ...

Prior to taking this quiz, view the Week 4 content in the PHI208: Ethics & Moral ReasoningLinks to an external site. interactive multimedia. The quiz contains four multiple-choice questions and is worth 2% of your course grade. You will have 2 hours to complete the quiz, and it must be taken in one sitting. You will have two attempts to take this quiz.

PHI208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Week 1 Quiz 1 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. What, then, ...

Reading Philosophy Philosophical Texts Philosophical texts offer up arguments, which require you to interpret, analyse and evaluate what the author has written. This can sometimes mean you'll need to read, re-read, and maybe re-read again before you feel confident in your understanding of the key issues they present

PHI208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Week 1 Quiz Question 1 According to the author, which statement would support cultural relativism but conflict with the best explanation of notion of “respect”? To respect another person or culture is to affirm that there is nothing inferior or superior about another culture, and therefore nothing to admire or criticize Question 2 According to the textbook, how do each of us live out answers to Socrates’s essential question? by making conscious, de...

Here at the beginning of a journey that will lead you through the terrain of three traditional ethnical theories and the moral reasoning they use to consider ethical issues and answer ethical questions the three traditional ethical theories and the philosophers associated with them. As you move through the next five weeks you will learn about these theories and accurate the tools necessary to complete the final task of this course which is created an ethnic case study that at the time was w...