For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Eactivity: Go to the American Philanthropic Website to read the article titled “David Hume and the virtue of benevolence”, dated December 9, 2011, located at http://www.philanthropydaily.com/?p=7752. (Note: Some believe that the “contextual character” of Hume’s approach to virtue has given rise to the accusation that he is the originator of modern relativism, and the view that what is “good” depends entirely on context and opinion.) Be prepared to discuss. Ethics Discussion Question:

1. PHI 220 David Hume and the virtue of
benevolence
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Eactivity:
Go to the American Philanthropic Website to read the article titled
“David Hume and the virtue of benevolence”, dated December 9,
2011, located at http://www.philanthropydaily.com/?p=7752. (Note:
Some believe that the “contextual character” of Hume’s approach to
virtue has given rise to the accusation that he is the originator of
modern relativism, and the view that what is “good” depends entirely
on context and opinion.) Be prepared to discuss.
Ethics Discussion Question:
Debate It; Take a position for or against Harris’ proposal for a
“Survival Lottery.” Provide reasons and examples to support your
view.
From the e-Activity, discuss your level of agreement or disagreement
with the author’s view that benevolence and justice make a pair; that
is, when benevolence cannot provide for social utility, cold justice
ensures that social utility is served. Provide reasons and examples to
support your view.
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PHI 220 Discussion A Critique of the
Kantianism

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A Critique of the Kantianism" Please respond to the following:
· Discuss your level of agreement or disagreement with Kant’s
“categorical Imperative” and respond to this question: Can people
determine in every circumstance what “the right thing to do” would
be? Provide reasons and examples to support your view.
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PHI 220 Discussion Happiness and the Virtues
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"Happiness and the Virtues" Please respond to the following:
eActivity: View the video titled “Ethical Theory: Aristotle's Virtue
Ethics, Solitary Confinement, and Supererogatory Actions” on
YouTube video, (5 min 11 s), located at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ83U1Nx_dI.
From the e-Activity and Aristotle’s essay, analyze Aristotle’s claim
that reason determines right action. Discuss how this process occurs
and how it is related to the general principle that virtuous action is a
“mean” between extremes. Then, discuss the prisoner’s views about
isolation. Discuss your agreement or disagreement with Aristotle’s
view of happiness. Provide reasons and examples to support your
view.

3. Debate It: Take a position for or against Augustine's claim: “Virtue
gives perfection to the soul; the soul obtains virtue by following God;
following God is the happy live.” Provide reasons and examples to
support your view.
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PHI 220 Discussion Jealousy, Envy, and Grudge
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Jealousy, Envy, and Grudge" Please respond to the following:
eActivity: Read Immanuel Kant’s views titled “Virtue and Vice”,
located at http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-moral/#VirVic.
From the e-Activity and Kant’s essay, debate whether it is possible to
envy others without begrudging their happiness. Describe how Kant
views this issue. Provide reasons and examples to support your view.
Kant’s claim: “Until one achieves a permanent change in the will's
orientation . . . a revolution in which moral righteousness is the
nonnegotiable condition of any of one's pursuits, all of one's actions
that are in accordance with duty are nevertheless morally
worthless.”
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PHI 220 Discussion Sinners in the Hands of an
Angry God

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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Please respond to the
following:
Compare Jonathan Edwards’ presentation, which claims that divine
judgment will be brought down on a person who yields to vice, to
Plutarch’s argument that there “is no pleasure in vice”. Discuss the
issue, and provide examples of possible alternative incentives to avoid
vice.
Explain how, in your view, a belief in “original sin” might influence a
person’s approach to moral education. Provide reasons and examples
to support your view.
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PHI 220 Discussion Social Action and Fairness
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Debate It. Take a position for or against Singer’s claim that each
person has a serious moral obligation to do something aboutworld
hunger. Provide reasons and examples to support your view.
Evaluate Fullinwider’s claim that a company’s record of
discrimination will keep reproducing itself in spite of its good
intentions not to discriminate. Provide reasons and examples to
support your view.

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PHI 220 Discussion The Holocaust and Moral
Philosophy
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"The Holocaust and Moral Philosophy" Please respond to the
following:
· Debate It: Take a position for or against this statement: The
moral philosophy of the Holocaust suggests that morals are relative,
not absolute. Provide reasons and examples to support your view.
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PHI 220 Discussion The Judeo-Christian
Tradition
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"The Judeo-Christian Tradition and John Stuart Mill,
"Utilitarianism" Please respond to the following:
•Analyze the morality of behavior described in Psalms and in Luke
"The Sermon on the Plain." Discuss at least three moral ideals with

6. which you agree or disagree. Provide reasons and examples to
support your view.
•Discuss your level of agreement of disagreement with Mill's
"Utilitarianism." Provide reasons and examples to support your view.
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PHI 220 Discussion Virtues and Vices
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"Virtues and Vices" Please respond to the following:
•Analyze and comment on Epictetus’ statement as it relates to
behaving with virtue: “Some things are up to us and some are not up
to us.”
•Analyze the claim by Foot that “virtue belongs to the will.” Explain
your understanding of the relationship between virtue and the will. Is
virtue a relevant influence to our lives today? Provide reasons and
examples to support your view.
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PHI 220 Midterm Exam
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7. Course Ethics
Question 1 .0 out of 2 points
In “From Cruelty to Goodness,” Hallie argues that the opposite of
cruelty is __________.
. Question 2 .2 out of 2 points
Josiah Royce argues that ________ has fundamental moral
significance in our relationship to our neighbor.
. Question 3 .2 out of 2 points
According to Hallie, the subtlest kind of cruelty is ________ cruelty.
. Question 4 .2 out of 2 points
Philip Hallie’s approach to ethics emphasizes __________.
. Question 5 .0 out of 2 points
For Royce, we must come to realize that __________.
. Question 6 .2 out of 2 points
Which of the following does Hallie accuse Bennett of wrongly
disregarding in his ranking of immoral actions?
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PHI 220 Week 4 Assignment 1 Analysis Of A
Philosopher’s Views

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Read “Egoism and Moral Skepticism” by James Rachels, located in
Chapter 3: Morality and Self Interest. Discuss his views and provide
a valid and logical analysis and response.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
Analyze James Rachel’s arguments regarding psychological egoism
and ethical egoism.
Provide at least two (2) examples that support the idea of moral
skepticism.
Discuss whether or not morality is possible in light of egoism,
providing a rationale and examples to support your position.
Include at least three (3) credible, academic references. (Do not use
such open sources as Wikipedia, About, Ask.)
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA. Check with your professor for any additionalinstructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The cover page and the reference page are not included in the
required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Explain the views of the main philosophers and the primary ethical
concepts associated with each of the major ethical theories presented
in the course.
Recognize basic ethical theories, such as Divine Command Theory,
Relativism, Utilitarianism, Kantianism, Social Contract Theory,
Egoism, and Virtue Ethics.

9. Demonstrate an understanding of how to examine questions and
issues from diverse ethical perspectives and how these different
ethical perspectives can be applied to evaluate contemporary ethical
dilemmas.
Demonstrate recognition of the role and function of moral arguments
addressing traditional and contemporary moral issues.
Present complex ethical ideas, theories, and perspectives fairly,
objectively, and critically.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
ethics.
Write clearly and concisely about ethics using proper writing
mechanics.
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