Application Essay
Compare two of the following philosophers or philosophical schools and say why one is better than the other.
Remember to use the definition of the Highest Good both in its general form and in each of the answers. In a well-developed, organized, and thoughtful essay answer the questions.
Suppose that you had only two choices about the Highest Good. Who has the best conception of the Highest Good?
Life of John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
What is the highest good (summum bonum)?
What is the general nature of virtue (excellences of human character)?
What are the specific virtues for a person to have in their character?
How are the virtues acquired?
How are humans motivated psychologically?
What are the basic intrinsic goods of human life? (e.g. goods which are valued for their own sake)
What are the external goods at which humans aim?
Are there any unconditioned goods in human life? (An unconditional good is something that is good without any qualification or condition put upon it– it is something that is always good.)
What is the human purpose in the cosmos (if there is any purpose in the cosmos as a whole)?
What method is the proper method to use in attempting to establish proper norms of behavior and character?
What are the difficulties that this theory faces either internally as a theory or with respect to applied ethics
