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PHI 208 Entire Course ( 4 Papers for each
Assignment, 2 Finals DQs Quiz) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com This Tutorial
contains 4 Papers for each Assignment, many DQs
for each Week, Two Final Exam PHI 208 Final Exam
50 Questions (2 Set) PHI 208 Week 1 Assignment
Ethical Questions (Physician Assisted Suicide Be
Legal) PHI 208 Week 3 Assignment Applying an
Ethical Theory (Physician Assisted Suicide Be
Legal) PHI 208 Week 5 Final Paper (Should
Physician Assisted Suicide Be Legal) PHI 208 Week
1 Assignment Ethical Questions (Equal Pay for
Equal Work) PHI 208 Week 3 Assignment Applying an
Ethical Theory (Equal Pay for Equal Work)
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PHI 208 Final Exam 50 Questions (2 Set) FOR MORE
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contains 2 Set of Final Exam (50 Question each)
Question 1. Question Which of the
following would be an idea shared both by the
teacher (Kevin Kline) from the clip of The
Emperors Club, and by either MacIntyre or
Aristotle (or both)? Question 2. Question
In Gilligans article, the example of
Heinz involves which crime Question 3.
Question Leon Kass argues that the
primary responsibility of physicians is to
Question 4. Question According to
Tom Regan, what is fundamentally wrong with our
current system? Question 5. Question
How have historians tended to treat typically
male tendencies versus typically female
tendencies?
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PHI 208 Week 1 Assignment Ethical Questions
(Equal Pay for Equal Work) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com Ethical Questions. Please
read these assignment instructions before writing
your paper, and re- read them often during and
after the writing process to make sure that you
are fulfilling all of the instructions. Please
also utilize the assignment guidance, the modeled
example, and the outline provided. Overview The
following assignment is an exercise designed to
help you begin the process of addressing a moral
issue, a process that will continue in the next
two assignments. In this exercise, you will do
the following Formulate an ethical
question within one of the given topic areas from
the list provided. Provide an
introduction in which you briefly explain the
topic and the particular question on which you
will focus your paper. State your
position on the question at issue.
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PHI 208 Week 1 Assignment Ethical Questions
(Gender Equality/Ethics) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com Ethical Questions. Please
read these assignment instructions before writing
your paper, and re- read them often during and
after the writing process to make sure that you
are fulfilling all of the instructions. Please
also utilize the assignment guidance, the modeled
example, and the outline provided. Overview The
following assignment is an exercise designed to
help you begin the process of addressing a moral
issue, a process that will continue in the next
two assignments. In this exercise, you will do
the following Formulate an ethical
question within one of the given topic areas from
the list provided. Provide an
introduction in which you briefly explain the
topic and the particular question on which you
will focus your paper. State your
position on the question at issue.
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PHI 208 Week 1 Assignment Ethical Questions (Just
War Military Ethics) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com Ethical Questions. Please
read these assignment instructions before writing
your paper, and re- read them often during and
after the writing process to make sure that you
are fulfilling all of the instructions. Please
also utilize the assignment guidance, the modeled
example, and the outline provided. Overview The
following assignment is an exercise designed to
help you begin the process of addressing a moral
issue, a process that will continue in the next
two assignments. In this exercise, you will do
the following Formulate an ethical
question within one of the given topic areas from
the list provided. Provide an
introduction in which you briefly explain the
topic and the particular question on which you
will focus your paper. State your
position on the question at issue.
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PHI 208 Week 1 Assignment Ethical Questions
(Physician Assisted Suicide Be Legal) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com Ethical
Questions. Please read these assignment
instructions before writing your paper, and re-
read them often during and after the writing
process to make sure that you are fulfilling all
of the instructions. Please also utilize the
assignment guidance, the modeled example, and the
outline provided. Overview The following
assignment is an exercise designed to help you
begin the process of addressing a moral issue, a
process that will continue in the next two
assignments. In this exercise, you will do the
following Formulate an ethical
question within one of the given topic areas from
the list provided. Provide an
introduction in which you briefly explain the
topic and the particular question on which you
will focus your paper. State your
position on the question at issue.
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PHI 208 Week 1 Discussion (argument against
relativism) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com What do you believe is the
strongest argument against relativism that was
presented the readings for the week? Outline the
argument presenting the reasons the author gives
for thinking that relativism is inadequate.
Finally, discuss relativism with your classmates
in general. What are some relativistic beliefs
you have held? Do you believe that they can be
justified or do you plan on reevaluating those
beliefs now that you have learned more about
relativism?
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PHI 208 Week 1 Discussion (Mary Midgley and
James) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com
What are some relativistic beliefs that you have
or that you find in society? What are those
ethical beliefs and how do people justify those
beliefs? Using the articles from Mary Midgley
and James Rachels, present a critique of those
relativistic beliefs. What reasons do you have
for thinking that these beliefs are not
consistent.
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PHI 208 Week 1 Discussion (ring of Gyges) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com In the
excerpt from the Republic the example of the ring
of Gyges is used to claim that humans only act
morally because of fear that they will be caught.
Present an example of someone being morally good
out of fear and then present an example of
someone being morally good out of an inherent
desire to act in a specific way. Discuss with
others the idea that morality is inherent and
based on universal principles or virtues versus
the idea that ethics is socially created and
varies based on human social and political
context. Which do you find to be more
convincing? Which philosophical reasons would
you present for thinking that your position is
the best position?
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PHI 208 Week 1 Discussion (Slavery) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com Slavery has
been practiced world-wide since the earliest days
of humanity and is still practiced in parts of
the world even today. Even the Bible condones
slavery. Yet today in America most people think
that slavery is absolutely morally wrong.
Polygamy has been practiced world-wide since the
earliest days and is still practiced in parts of
the world even today. Some major religions
require polygamy. There are many holy men in the
Bible who had multiple wives and concubines. Yet
today in America most people think that polygamy
is absolutely morally wrong. We even have laws
against polygamy. Since the rest of time and the
world says we are wrong, and we say that the rest
of time and the world is wrong, then how can we
decide what is right or wrong in relation to
these two issues? Who gets to be the ultimate
arbiter of moral right? Present the reasons you
have for claiming that these acts are morally
right or morally wrong. Try to come up with more
examples of actions that are considered right and
wrong based on different cultures and ages and
share those examples with your classmates.
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PHI 208 Week 1 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com PHI 208 Week 1 Quiz 1.
Question In Active and Passive
Euthanasia, Rachels claims that when infants
with Downs syndrome are denied necessary
operations, the reason is typically 2.
Question In Active and Passive
Euthanasia, Rachels concludes that 3.
Question In Active and Passive
Euthanasia, Rachels argues that the
conventional doctrine that active euthanasia is
always wrong while passive euthanasia is
sometimes okay 4. Question In
the Ring of Gyges excerpt from Platos
Republic, Glaukon suggests that people are just
or good because 5. Question
According to Glaukon from the Ring of Gyges
excerpt from Platos Republic, people are 6.
Question According to the Ring of
Gyges excerpt from Platos Republic, The Ring of
Gyges gave the shepherd who found it 7.
Question Leon Kass argues that
legalizing euthanasia will likely
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PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion (Understanding
Philosophy) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com Using at least one quote from
chapter six of Understanding Philosophy, describe
the core principle of utilitarianism and discuss
the problem of the tyranny of the majority.
Find a real example of a current or past social
practice, (or create your own fictional example)
that illustrates this problem. Complete your
post by evaluating whether the overall good
generated by the practice outweighs the suffering
caused by the practice.
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PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 1 (basic principle of
equality) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com Singer reasons for what he
calls the basic principle of equality. What is
this principle and how is it supposed to be
applied? What reasoning does he give that this
principle should be applied to non-human animals?
Do you agree? On what basis do you think we
should determine which types of beings should be
treated with equal moral consideration?
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PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 1 (Tom Regan and Peter
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Tom Regan and Peter Singer disagree about the
best approach to animal ethics. What basic things
do they agree about? What do they disagree
about? How would their different views result
in different conclusions about how animals should
be treated? Which of the two do you think gives
a more rationally justifiable approach to
discussing animal ethics and why?
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PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 1 Peter Singer and
Animal Rights FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com Peter Singer argues that
eating meat is speciesism because it involves
sacrificing the most important interests of
members of other species for relatively trivial
interests of our own species. Do you think Singer
is correct or incorrect on this point? Is
"speciesism" a real thing like racism or sexism?
Why or why not? Is there a compelling reason you
can give why our preference for meat dishes is
more important than an animals interest in not
being killed (and raised in captivity)?
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PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 2 (Drones) FOR MORE
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the videos Drones are Ethical and Drones are
Not Ethical, provide at least one argument to
show that the use of drones can be justified by
utilitarian reasoning. And one argument to show
that the use of drones cannot be justified by
such reasoning. Complete your post by identifying
which of these arguments you think is the most
compelling, and support your choice with specific
reasons.
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PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 2 (Primary Goal) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com If the
primary goal of utilitarianism is to generate the
greatest good for the greatest number, a
secondary goal is to minimize suffering. Using at
least one quote from one of the required
readings, discuss the ways in which these two
principles are consistent or inconsistent with
each other. If you think they are consistent,
provide a real or imagined example that
illustrates this consistency. If you think they
are inconsistent, provide a real or imagined
example that illustrates this inconsistency.
Complete your post by discussing whether
minimizing suffering is equal to, lesser than, or
more important that generating the greatest good
for the greatest number.
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PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 2 (Singer and Moral
Justification) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com Singer argues that there is
no moral justification for denying moral
consideration to animals. Can you think of a good
moral reason why our moral consideration should
include all humans, even those without the
ability to reason, yet be denied to all non-human
animals (some of whom have that ability)? What
response might he have to your way of drawing the
line between the types of beings that should get
moral consideration and those that should not?
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PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 2 (Tom Regan) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com Tom Regan says
that we all have equal inherent value by virtue
of being experiencing subjects of a life. What
does it mean to be an experiencing subject of a
life? Do you think that being the subject of a
life means that one has equal inherent value?
Does it follow from that view that animals should
be given rights to life and freedom?
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PHI 208 Week 2 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com PHI 208 Week 2 Quiz 1.
Question According to the video Meet
Your Meat, which of the following is true of how
animals are slaughtered on factory farms 2.
Question In what way does Peter Singer
think that speciesism is similar to racism and
sexism? 3. Question According to
chapter 2 of Understanding Philosophy,
utilitarianism is a form of what broader kind of
ethical theory? 4. Question
According to Tom Regan, what is fundamentally
wrong with the treatment of animals in our
current system? 5. Question What
is Tom Regans position about the use of animals
in research and agriculture? 6. Question
According to chapter 2 of Understanding
Philosophy, which of the following would be an
expression of rule utilitarianism, rather than
act utilitarianism?
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PHI 208 Week 3 Assignment Applying an Ethical
Theory (Equal Pay for Equal Work) FOR MORE
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Ethical Theory. Please read these assignment
instructions before writing your paper, and
re-read them often during and after the writing
process to make sure that you are fulfilling all
of the instructions. Please also utilize the
assignment guidance and the outlined model
provided. Overview The following short essay
assignment is designed to help prepare you for an
important part of the Final Paper. In this essay,
you will do the following Choose
either the same ethical question you formulated
and introduced in the Week One Assignment, or a
different one based off the list of acceptable
topics. Choose either utilitarian or
deontological ethical theory to apply to the
ethical question. Explain the core
principles of that theory. Demonstrate
how the principles of the theory support a
certain position on that question.
Articulate a relevant objection to that position.
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PHI 208 Week 3 Assignment Applying an Ethical
Theory (Gender Equality/Ethics) FOR MORE CLASSES
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Theory. Please read these assignment instructions
before writing your paper, and re-read them often
during and after the writing process to make sure
that you are fulfilling all of the instructions.
Please also utilize the assignment guidance and
the outlined model provided. Overview The
following short essay assignment is designed to
help prepare you for an important part of the
Final Paper. In this essay, you will do the
following Choose either the same
ethical question you formulated and introduced in
the Week One Assignment, or a different one based
off the list of acceptable topics.
Choose either utilitarian or deontological
ethical theory to apply to the ethical
question. Explain the core principles
of that theory. Demonstrate how the
principles of the theory support a certain
position on that question.
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PHI 208 Week 3 Assignment Applying an Ethical
Theory (Just War Military Ethics) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com Applying an
Ethical Theory. Please read these assignment
instructions before writing your paper, and
re-read them often during and after the writing
process to make sure that you are fulfilling all
of the instructions. Please also utilize the
assignment guidance and the outlined model
provided. Overview The following short essay
assignment is designed to help prepare you for an
important part of the Final Paper. In this essay,
you will do the following Choose
either the same ethical question you formulated
and introduced in the Week One Assignment, or a
different one based off the list of acceptable
topics. Choose either utilitarian or
deontological ethical theory to apply to the
ethical question. Explain the core
principles of that theory. Demonstrate
how the principles of the theory support a
certain position on that question.
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PHI 208 Week 3 Assignment Applying an Ethical
Theory (Physician Assisted Suicide Be Legal) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com Applying
an Ethical Theory. Please read these assignment
instructions before writing your paper, and
re-read them often during and after the writing
process to make sure that you are fulfilling all
of the instructions. Please also utilize the
assignment guidance and the outlined model
provided. Overview The following short essay
assignment is designed to help prepare you for an
important part of the Final Paper. In this essay,
you will do the following Choose
either the same ethical question you formulated
and introduced in the Week One Assignment, or a
different one based off the list of acceptable
topics. Choose either utilitarian or
deontological ethical theory to apply to the
ethical question. Explain the core
principles of that theory. Demonstrate
how the principles of the theory support a
certain position on that question.
Articulate a relevant objection to that position.
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PHI 208 Week 3 Discussion (Hero) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phi208rank.com Think of someone real
or fictional whom some people regard as a hero
for helping others, stopping something bad or
evil, and so forth, even though by doing so they
violated what would normally be considered a
moral rule (focus on morality don't simply think
of someone who broke the law). For example, they
may have lied, broken a promise, stolen, harmed
someone innocent, or even murdered, but done so
with good intentions. (Note this last part is
crucial make sure you explain what it was that
they did that would otherwise be morally
questionable. Also, it need not be someone you
think is a hero.) Try to think of any example
that we would either all be familiar with, or
something we can easily look up (in other words,
dont just make something up or describe
something generic). Many examples are given in
the guidance and the readings, including people
like Robin Hood, Edward Snowden, etc. Please
dont use an example that someone else has
already used!
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PHI 208 Week 3 Discussion (Kant Right Action) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com good will.
On this basis, he holds that we can do the
right action but not out of a good will, and
that only actions done from a good will are
morally praiseworthy. Do you agree with Kant?
Provide an example (real or made up) of someone
doing a good thing but out of a motive other than
that of a good will, and give reasons for why you
think Kant is right, or why you think Kant is
wrong that this action lacks moral value.
Discuss the importance of the will and how one
can attempt to create a good will. If you do not
think a good will is important discuss your
reasons for believing that the will is not
important in ethical action.
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PHI 208 Week 3 Discussion (Kants
formulations) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com One of Kants formulations of
the Categorical Imperative says that one should
always treat humanity, whether in oneself or in
another, always as an end and never merely as a
means. Briefly explain what that means. Consider
a specific example from the world of business,
either one that you have directly encountered or
one you heard or read about, in which a company
honored this principle, and consider another
example in which a company failed to honor this
principle. Be sure to clearly explain your
examples with respect to Kants theory, and refer
to the other readings on business ethics when
appropriate. If you find the example from a
source on the internet or in an article be sure
to share the source information with your
classmates. Finally, state whether or not you
believe that businesses could actually run
according to a Kantian moral framework or if they
must necessarily break Kants laws in order to
function according to normal business principles
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PHI 208 Week 3 Discussion (Morally Permissible to
lie) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com Is
it ever morally permissible to lie to someone?
Describe a circumstance in which it seems that
lying might make more people happy than telling
the truth. Would lying be the right thing to do
in that circumstance, or is it our moral duty to
tell the truth, even then? Consider what
Immanuel Kant would say, and explain that with
reference to this weeks readings. Then, offer
your own perspective. If you agree with Kant,
consider and respond to an objection to his view.
If you disagree with Kant, explain why. Discuss
the positive and negative aspects of
deontological theory as it relates to another of
the theories you have encountered in this course.
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PHI 208 Week 3 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com PHI 208 Week 3 Quiz 1.
Question Michael Walzer argues that in
the unique world of war, both morality and
authority are 2. Question
Nagels argument in War and Massacre that
hostility or aggression should be directed at its
true object means that which of the following
would probably not be permissible? 3.
Question In War and Massacre, Thomas
Nagel argues that all rules of engagement should
be governed by the principle that 4.
Question Jeremy Waldron argues that the
current use of drone warfare is unethical
because 5. Question In the video
What Is Just War Theory? Michael Walzer argues
it is important to read the essays and memoir
literature of soldiers because
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PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (Aristotle) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com Aristotle says
that the virtues are necessary for humans to
attain happiness, but he means this in terms of
something we might call flourishing or living
well, which he considers quite different than
simply feeling good. Thus, according to
Aristotle some people might feel that they are
happy, but because they lack the virtues they are
not truly flourishing. However, imagine someone
that is deceitful, selfish, greedy,
self-indulgent, and yet enjoys great pleasure and
appears to be quite happy. Is someone like this
flourishing or not? Explain your answer this
by referring to this weeks readings and media,
and if possible provide examples from real life
and/or from literature, film, TV, etc.
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PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (Aristotles account of
eudaimonia) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com Is it possible for
individuals to flourish if others with whom they
are connected are not also flourishing? Consider
this with respect to Aristotles account of
eudaimonia, as well as the other readings and
media. Identify a community or practice in which
you are involved in which the flourishing of the
individual is tied to the flourishing of others.
Does this require that we limit certain rights
pertaining to the individual (for instance, the
right to free speech or to pursue monetary gain),
in order to promote the flourishing of the group
within that context? Be specific, and use
examples when appropriate.
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PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (Aristotles virtue
ethics) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com
An important aspect of Aristotles virtue ethics
is the idea that virtues are habits that we
acquire over time, and like any habit, virtues
affect not just what we do, but our desires and
emotions as well. Focusing on either Hills
article or Robinsons article, how might this be
important when discussing environmental ethics or
military ethics (focus your discussion on just
one of those, but feel free to discuss the other
in reply to other peoples posts)? How would a
virtue ethicist reply to someone who says that
they wish they could do more to express concern
for the environment or be more courageous, but
are too weak willed to do that? Use examples
from the assigned media when appropriate.
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PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (flourishing or
successful life) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com What are two virtues that you
believe are important to living a flourishing or
successful life in either Aristotles sense?
Explain what goods in human life these virtues
enable their possessor to fulfill. Provide
examples of characteristic behavior that
manifests these virtues, and contrast that with
behavior that displays a lack of virtue. Do your
examples confirm Aristotles view that a virtue
is a mean between extremes of excess and defect?
If so, explain what those extremes are if not,
explain why. Refer to this weeks readings and
media to illustrate and support your claims.
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PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (Impact on the
Environment) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com Identify an area of life that
has an impact on the environment (including
non-human animals), and explain how the
possession or lack of virtue may make a
difference to how one conducts oneself within
that practice with respect to that environmental
impact. In other words, when it comes to our
relation to the environment, what attitudes and
behaviors would be characteristic of a virtuous
person, and what attitudes and behaviors may be
characteristic of a person who lacks the virtues?
How can those who do not have the virtues develop
those virtues so that they can reliably act and
feel in appropriate fashion with respect to this
issue? Be sure to be as specific as possible in
your analysis, and support your analysis with
evidence from the weeks readings and media,
including Hills article, Ideals of Human
Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments.
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PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (MacIntyre's account of
practices) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com   Referring to MacIntyre's
account of practices and virtue, outline a
practice in your own life that you believe
requires certain virtues in order to do well.
Explain what the practice is, what the "internal
goods" of the practice are and how they differ
from certain"external goods" (such as money,
prestige, power, etc.), and attempt to determine
the virtues that one must have in order to excel
in the practice. In other words, what are virtues
that make one a good practitioner of this
practice? What are some vices that get in the way
of doing this practice well? How might someone
that primarily pursues internal goods behave
differently than someone primarily concerned with
external goods? Your answers to these questions
should include evidence from this week's readings
and media.
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PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (virtuous soldier) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com   What
does it mean to be a virtuous soldier? Identify
three virtues that a soldier needs in order to be
an excellent soldier and then explain why.
Create a scenario that a soldier might face
during war or some other stressful event, and
explain what the virtuous soldier would do in the
situation, and which specific virtues the soldier
would demonstrate. Refer to the readings and
media, including Robinsons article, Magnanimity
and Integrity as Military Virtues, where
appropriate.
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PHI 208 Week 4 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com   PHI 208 Week 4 Quiz   1.
Question In Ideals of Human
Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments,
Thomas Hill claims that a fruitful way to think
about the badness of destroying the environment
is 2. Question In the article
Magnanimity and Integrity as Military Virtues,
Robinson agrees with Aquinas idea that 3.
Question In Aristotles view, how are
the virtues acquired? 4. Question
In The Emperors Club, what best describes the
teachers (Kevin Kline) response to his students
(Emile Hirsch) admission of cheating? 5.
Question In the article Magnanimity and
Integrity as Military Virtues, Robinson argues
that integrity should be regarded as 6.
Question Aristotle conceives of a virtue
as
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PHI 208 Week 5 Discussion (Condition for men and
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  Using the readings and media from the week,
explain how society creates different conditions
for men and women. Identify and explain at least
two ways in which society is structured such that
men and women are treated differently and explain
why this treatment is just or unjust. What is a
potential feminist ethical response to this
situation and which of the thinkers from the week
relate to your justification for the response?
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PHI 208 Week 5 Discussion (feminist ethical
thinking) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com   Describe the ethical theory
that you have studied in this course that differs
the most from what you consider to be feminist
ethical thinking. Utilizing the readings and
media from the course, explain specific
components of the theories that demonstrate the
differences between the theory you choose and
feminist theory.
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PHI 208 Week 5 Discussion (Virginia Helds
article) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com   Using Virginia Helds
article Feminist Transformations of Ethical
Theory as a foundation, explain three things
that you did not know about feminist thought that
you found interesting and/or informative. What
were those things? Why are they interesting or
informative? How do they relate to the view that
you now hold of ethics and how one can live a
good life? Explain why you do or do not think
that feminist ethics could be a fruitful
transformation of ethical theory and practice in
the Western tradition.
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PHI 208 Week 5 Final Paper (Equal Pay for Equal
Work) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com  
Final Paper. Due by Day 7. Please read these
assignment instructions before writing your
paper, and re-read them often during and after
the writing process to make sure that you are
fulfilling all of the instructions. Please also
utilize the assignment guidance and the outlined
model provided. Overview In the Week One
Assignment, you formulated a concrete ethical
question, took a position on that topic, and
identified a reason supporting and a reason
opposing that position. In the Week Three
Assignment, you discussed either deontological or
utilitarian theory, applied that theory to the
question, and raised a relevant objection.
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PHI 208 Week 5 Final Paper (Gender
Equality/Ethics) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com   Final Paper. Due by Day 7.
Please read these assignment instructions before
writing your paper, and re-read them often during
and after the writing process to make sure that
you are fulfilling all of the instructions.
Please also utilize the assignment guidance and
the outlined model provided. Overview In the Week
One Assignment, you formulated a concrete ethical
question, took a position on that topic, and
identified a reason supporting and a reason
opposing that position. In the Week Three
Assignment, you discussed either deontological or
utilitarian theory, applied that theory to the
question, and raised a relevant objection.
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PHI 208 Week 5 Final Paper (Just War Military
Ethics) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi208rank.com
  Final Paper. Due by Day 7. Please read these
assignment instructions before writing your
paper, and re-read them often during and after
the writing process to make sure that you are
fulfilling all of the instructions. Please also
utilize the assignment guidance and the outlined
model provided. Overview In the Week One
Assignment, you formulated a concrete ethical
question, took a position on that topic, and
identified a reason supporting and a reason
opposing that position. In the Week Three
Assignment, you discussed either deontological or
utilitarian theory, applied that theory to the
question, and raised a relevant objection. By
engaging with the course material, you now have
had a chance to refine your thinking and broaden
your understanding of the problem by approaching
it from the perspective of multiple ethical
theories.
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PHI 208 Week 5 Final Paper (Should Physician
Assisted Suicide Be Legal) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com   Final Paper. Due by Day 7.
Please read these assignment instructions before
writing your paper, and re-read them often during
and after the writing process to make sure that
you are fulfilling all of the instructions.
Please also utilize the assignment guidance and
the outlined model provided. Overview In the Week
One Assignment, you formulated a concrete ethical
question, took a position on that topic, and
identified a reason supporting and a reason
opposing that position. In the Week Three
Assignment, you discussed either deontological or
utilitarian theory, applied that theory to the
question, and raised a relevant objection. By
engaging with the course material, you now have
had a chance to refine your thinking and broaden
your understanding of the problem by approaching
it from the perspective of multiple ethical
theories.
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PHI 208 Week 5 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phi208rank.com  PHI 208 Week 5 Quiz  1.
Question In Feminist Transformation
of Moral Theory, Virginia Held claims that which
abstract concept has guided the development of
Western ethics? 2. Question In
Carol Gilligans example from In a Different
Voice, the child named Amy focuses on which
aspect of the Heinz dilemma? 3. Question
Feminist ethics is based around which of
the following ideas, according to Virginia Held
in Feminist Transformation of Moral Theory? 4.
Question According to Colin
Stokes, which of the following are questions in
the Bechdel test? 5. Question
According to Gilligan, stages five and six of
Kohlbergs analysis of moral development
involve 6. Question According to
the the video Prostitutes of God, what is the
name of the female goddess to which young girls
are dedicated and then forced into prostitution
in India?
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