Writing – Nicomachean Ethics Note: This OD is based on the Aristotle reading (Nicomachean Ethics, Book1 & Book 2) from your Cahn text (pp. 275-290). Based on Book 1 of the Nicomachean Ethics, what does Aristotle mean by good? What does Aristotle say is the chief good (best or highest good)? Why can’t this chief […]
Considering Aristotle’s virtue theory and Hursthouse’s application of that theory, explain what a virtuous person would think, feel, and do in the case.
“Nicomachean Ethics” AND “Virtue Theory and Abortion” http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.html After reading Aristotle’s “Nicomachean Ethics” and Hursthouse’s “Virtue Theory and Abortion”, as well as the other material provided in this unit, write a 1050 words essay in which you do all of the following: Considering Aristotle’s virtue theory and Hursthouse’s application of that theory, explain what a […]
What is the Cognitive Revolution and how did it give rise to human language and symbolic thinking?
Question 1: Sapiens In Sapiens, the author argues that at the center of human relationships and human community is language and the ideas that it allows us to communicate. Language and ideas are part of the realm of human culture made possible by what is called the “Cognitive Revolution.” What is the Cognitive Revolution and […]