Phi208 symposium - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

your initial post you should answer at least one of the questions below in light of the assigned chapter and readings from Mill. This means your initial post should demonstrate your understanding of utilitarianism as well as answer at least one of the questions below. Watch the video linked above. Singer believes that if you would not hesitate to save a drowning child right in front of you, even if it came at some cost to you (ruining your expensive clothes), then likewise you should not hesi...

You must post a minimum of three separate posts: a primary post that addresses all elements of the discussion prompt and two reply posts. Your main post must answer all the questions in the prompt and show evidence of having read the resources that are required to complete the discussion properly (such as by using quotes, referring to specific points made in the text, etc.). All posts (including replies to peers) are expected to be thought-out; proofread for mechanical, grammatical, and spelli...

In the ancient Greece of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, a “symposium” was a banquet held after a meal, an “after-party” of sorts that usually included drinking, dancing, recitals, and engaging conversations on the topics of the day. For our purposes in this course, the Symposium discussions will not involve dancing, recitals, or a banquet, but they will provide food for thought on current ethical issues and direct application of the ethical theory discussed in each of these weeks. Fo...