1. In your own words (roughly 250 words/15 points), explain the difference between a scientific question about the nature of reality and a metaphysical question about the nature of reality. Refer to the materials from Module 3 … make sure to give an example of each type of question and be sure to explain why this-or-that question is scientific or metaphysical.
2. In your own words (roughly 350 words/20 points), explain how Plato problematizes intrinsic goodness and divine command theory in the Euthyphro. Please give specific examples from the text. Then, explain how Plato problematizes the nature of goodness in the dialogue, Republic. Recall the parable of the ring of Gyges. Also, recall the allegory of the cave. Finally … how are questions like intrinsic goodness and the nature of goodness metaethical questions?
3. We covered three ancient schools of virtue ethics: Aristotle, the Epicureans, and the Stoics. In your own words (roughly 450 words/30 points), you should be able to compare and contrast these schools of thought in two ways … First, explain how Epicureanism and Stoicism are similar to Aristotelian ethics. Second, contrast the differences between Epicureanism and Stoicism.
4. In your own words (at least 500/ 35 points), compare and contrast Kant’s deontology with Mill’s utilitarianism … in three ways. First, describe at least two ways in which they are similar. Secondly, briefly explain why the categorical imperative is a type of ‘duty ethics’ … and why Mill’s principle of utility is a type of ‘consequentialism’. Third, explain how these principles are different in terms of their metaethical groundings … in other words, how do Kant and Mill’s differing epistemologies impact the metaphysical groundings of their ethical theories?
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