Assign: lp4-chap5 1PAGE OF 3
Material… chap 5 textbook —see access link above, complimenting video: https://youtu.be/wRHBwxC8b8I
Address the following questions. Within you responses, be sure to explain your reasoning, using examples when appropriate to bolster your claims.
1. Moving forward, we will gradually come to a better understanding of what ethics is, by contrasting it against what it is not. In other words, there are many areas of social life which influence our notions of right and wrong, but are not ethics itself.
Our introduction to this contrast occurs in this chapter when the author asks, “Does morality need religion?” Using examples from the text, make the case for why religion and ethics (morality) are not the same. Your response should include at least three (3) specific reasons for this distinction.
2. What is the Euthyphro dilemma? Using the text (p. 161-162), as well as the supplied crash course video, describe the dilemma, including each “horn” and why each leads to an unsatisfactory conclusion.
Assign: lp4 – chap9 pages total 2 of 3
Material… chap 9 textbook —see access link above, complimenting video: https://youtu.be/r_UfYY7aWKo
Address the following questions. Within your responses, be sure to explain your reasoning, using examples when appropriate to bolster your claims.
Page 294 in your textbook lists the four Criteria for Civil Disobedience.
Using those criteria, complete Exercise 2 on pages 296-297.
Which are examples of civil disobedience? Why? If they are not, explain which criteria are not met.
2. Social media is becoming a powerful tool in spreading information and influencing public opinion regarding current issues. With our tendency to surround ourselves with like-minded individuals, it’s no surprise we’ve created echo-chambers on these sites that reaffirm our own beliefs rather than challenge them.
To begin, if you witness someone on a social media site posting something factually inaccurate, do you have a moral responsibility to correct them? Why or why not? As a follow-up, does this moral responsibility extend to issues of moral disagreement? Why or why not?
The text briefly mentions the connection between feminism and civil disobedience on page 296. Often used incorrectly, it’s important to gain a better idea of the history and meaning of the term feminism.
Using the website link below as a resource, The History of Feminism
research feminism as a concept/social movement. Specifically, identify and describe the “waves” of feminism.
How is each wave defined, and how did/does each engage in disobedience?
The History of Feminism
