Philosophy Readings Chapter 5:  This is also posted in the blog:  niccphilosophy101@blogspot

Introduction: Page 274, first 2 paragraphs

Plato:  282-284, 288, 292-296

Utilitarianism:  Bottom of 297-305

Kantian Ethics:  Middle of 308-318

Feminist Ethics: 320-322; 327-330

Nietzsche:  334-346

Rand:  346-353

Assignment due Monday February 23^rd.  30 points

2 points each questions.  This assignment is based on the above readings. 

Each answer needs at least two sentences.  Some questions will require more thought than others. 

 

1. What do you think Dante’s statement means on the left side of page 274?
2. According to Plato, how do “appetites”  “spirit” and “reason” work together?
3. What do you think about that?  (question 2)
4. According to Plato, what’s the difference between a Timarchic, an Oligarchic, and a Democratic personality?
5. Give your best shot at explaining Jeremy Bentham’s idea of utilitarianism in a paragraph.
6. How does “duty” fit into Kant’s thinking about ethics?
7. What’s a “maxim”?
8. What’s the “categorical imperative, and what does it mean?
9. Why does Noddings believe that there are times when the relationship is more important than the truth, and how do you feel about that?
10. What’s “universalizability”, and does Noddings generally reject it?
11. What does Nietzsche think about Christianity?
12. What’s the “will to power”?
13. Explain the difference between Master Morality and Slave Morality.
14. What’s “objectivist Ethics”?
15. Why does Rand say that unselfish interest in the welfare of others (altruism)  is inhumane?