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1. PHI 208 Entire Course ( 4 Papers for each Assignment, 2 Finals + DQs+ Quiz) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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) PHI 208 Week 5 Final Paper (Equal Pay for Equal Work)

2. PHI 208 Week 1 Assignment Ethical Questions (Just War Military Ethics) PHI 208 Week 3 Assignment Applying an Ethical Theory (Just War Military Ethics) PHI 208 Week 5 Final Paper (Just War Military Ethics) PHI 208 Week 1 Assignment Ethical Questions (Gender Equality/Ethics) PHI 208 Week 3 Assignment Applying an Ethical Theory (Gender Equality/Ethics) PHI 208 Week 5 Final Paper (Gender Equality/Ethics) PHI 208 Week 1 Discussion (Slavery) PHI 208 Week 1 Discussion (argument against relativism) PHI 208 Week 1 Discussion (Mary Midgley and James) PHI 208 Week 1 Discussion (ring of Gyges) PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 1 (basic principle of equality) PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 1 Peter Singer and Animal Rights PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 2 (Tom Regan) PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 2 (Primary Goal) PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 1 (Tom Regan and Peter Singer)

3. PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 2 (Drones) PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 2 (Singer and Moral Justification) PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion (Understanding Philosophy) PHI 208 Week 3 Discussion (Kant’s formulations) PHI 208 Week 3 Discussion (Kant Right Action) PHI 208 Week 3 Discussion (Morally Permissible to lie) PHI 208 Week 3 Discussion (Hero) PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (Impact on the Environment) PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (Aristotle) PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (Aristotle’s virtue ethics) PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (flourishing or successful life) PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (Aristotle’s account of eudaimonia) PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (MacIntyre's account of practices) PHI 208 Week 4 Discussion (virtuous soldier) PHI 208 Week 5 Discussion (Condition for men and women) PHI 208 Week 5 Discussion (feminist ethical thinking) PHI 208 Week 5 Discussion (Virginia Held’s article) PHI 208 Week 1 Quiz

4. PHI 208 Week 2 Quiz PHI 208 Week 3 Quiz PHI 208 Week 4 Quiz PHI 208 Week 5 Quiz ************************************** PHI 208 Final Exam 50 Questions (2 Set) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com This Tutorial contains 2 Set of Final Exam (50 Question each) Question 1. shared both by the teacher (Kevin Kline) from the clip of The Emperor’s Club, and by either MacIntyre or Aristotle (or both)? Question : Which of the following would be an idea Question 2. involves which crime Question : In Gilligan’s article, the example of Heinz

5. Question 3. responsibility of physicians is to: Question : Leon Kass argues that the primary Question 4. fundamentally wrong with our current system? Question : According to Tom Regan, what is Question 5. typically male tendencies versus typically female tendencies? Question : How have historians tended to treat Question 6. the contractarian approach to ethical duties? Question : What is Tom Regan’s main criticism of Question 7. Question : According to Glaukon, justice is based on Question 8. Effective,” Jeremy Waldron argues that drones are not ethical because their use involves Question : In the video “Drones Are Not Ethical and Question 9. kind of ethical theory? Question : Utilitarianism is a form of what broader

6. Question 10. currently: Question : According to Rachels, active euthanasia is Question 11. expression of rule utilitarianism, rather than act utilitarianism? Question : Which of the following would be an Question 12. versus female language when opposing war? Question : What does Noddings say about male Question 13. (with whom Singer seems to agree) endorse? Question : What moral theory does Jeremy Bentham Question 14. which of the following is not Question : According to the video “Meet Your Meat”, true of how animals are slaughtered on factory farms Question 15. philosophers’ attempts to argue that only humans have moral worth? Question : What does Singer say about other Question 16. accept the conventional doctrine because they believe: Question : According to Rachels, many people

7. Question 17. how egg-laying hens are treated in factory farms? Question : Which of the following does not describe Question 18. action: Question : According to Kant, the moral worth of an Question 19. warfare is neither ethical or effective because it Question : Jeremy Waldron argues that drone Question 20. basis for moral duties in the “intrinsic dignity” of humanity? Question : What does Singer say about finding the Question 21. of Morals, the maxim of an act is: Question : In Kant Groundwork for the Metaphysics Question 22. engagement should be governed by the utilitarian principle that Question : Thomas Nagel argues that all rules of Question 23. about the badness of destroying the environment is: Question : Hill claims that a fruitful way to think

8. Question 24. the article to examine ideas about the human’s place within nature: Question : Hill uses this technique in the middle of Question 25. that drones make the resort to force easier Question : Kenneth Anderson argues that the fact Question 26. of inherent value in an individual? Question : What does Tom Regan say is the source Question 27. “War and Massacre,” the absolutist position that creates no problems of interpretation is Question : According to Thomas Nagel’s article, Question 28. Question : If Midgley is correct, moral scepticism Question 29. say about the utilitarian approach to animal ethics? Question : Which of the following does Tom Regan Question 30. involves: Question : According to Rachels, active euthanasia

9. Question 31. Amy focuses on this aspect of the Heinz dilemma Question : In Gilligan’s example, the child named Question 32. of Kohlberg’s analysis of moral development involve Question : According to Gilligan, stages five and six Question 33. Question : Kant explains that respect for a person is: Question 34. Question : Glaukon seems to think that people are Question 35. on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were just like what other kind of action, just on a larger scale? Question : Nagel argues that the atomic bomb attacks Question 36. environmental ethics, a person might show a lack of virtue when they: Question : According to Thomas Hill’s account of Question 37. oneself, to face oneself, and to be honest about the kind of creature one is by this term: Question : Hill refers to the ability to understand

10. Question 38. world of war, both morality and authority are Question : Michael Walzer argues that in the unique Question 39. Question : Passive euthanasia is: Question 40. essentialism about gender? Question : What does Noddings have to say about Question 41. in the “Meet Your Meat” to animals with diseases or injuries on modern factory farms: Question : Which of the following does not happen Question 42. describes the teacher’s (Kevin Kline) response to his student’s (Emile Hirsch) admission of cheating? Question : In The Emperor’s Club, what best Question 43. on the River Kwai, what is the ultimate reason Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness) insists that the soldiers work hard to build the best bridge possible: Question : According to the scene from The Bridge

11. Question 44. doctrine: Question : Rachels argues that the conventional Question 45. the Bechdel test? Question : Which of the following are questions in Question 46. Nicholson’s (Alec Guinness) view regarding what makes a soldier, as expressed in the The Bridge on the River Kwai clip? Question : What would best express Colonel Question 47. assert about the principle of equality? Question : Which of the following does Peter Singer Question 48. legalize euthanasia can be largely attributed to Question : According to Leon Kass, the drive to

12. Question 49. society is a separate culture with its own values. This position is known as Question : Midgley analyzes the position that each Question 50. and Jones shows that: Question : According to Rachels, the case of Smith Set 2 PHI 208 Final Exam (50 Question) Set 2 1. Question : According to Jeremy Bentham (as described by Singer) what should determine whether a being’s interests should be taken into account? 2. Question : In the video “Drones Are Not Ethical and Effective,” Jeremy Waldron argues that drones are not ethical because their use involves

13. 3. Question : Rachels claims that: 4. Question : The conventional doctrine is endorsed by: 5. Question : Which answer best describes Noddings’s statements about how mothers frequently to feel about losing their children in war? 6. Question : According to Rachels, the “conventional doctrine” maintains that: 7. Question : In the article “War and Massacre,” Thomas Nagel argues that moral absolutism 8. Question : According to Midgley, moral isolationism 9. Question : How do we determine the difference between higher and lower pleasures, according to Mill? 10. Question : Gilligan claims that females tend to see relationships as these 11. Question : In the video “Sexism in the News Media 2012” some newscasters blame military women for this 12. Question : According to Kant, the moral worth of an action: 13. Question : Which of the following are questions in the Bechdel test? 14. Question : In Kant Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, the maxim of an act is: 15. Question : According to Rachels, the case of Smith and Jones shows that:

14. 16. Question : According to Aristotle, we should begin ethical inquiry by specifying: 17. Question : According to Thomas Hill’s account of environmental ethics, a person might show a lack of virtue when they: 18. Question : Reason is a faculty that we have that: 19. Question : Aristotle states that if we ask what the highest good of human action is: 20. Question : Kant explains that respect for a person is: 21. Question : According to Leon Kass, the drive to legalize euthanasia can be largely attributed to 22. Question : According to Rachels, active euthanasia is currently: 23. Question : Kant claims that a good will is: 24. Question : Aristotle claims that the function of human life is: 25. Question : Aristotle conceives of a virtue as: 26. Question : According to the scene from The Bridge on the River Kwai, what is the ultimate reason Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness) insists that the soldiers work hard to build the best bridge possible: 27. Question : Why is it hard for physicians to understand palliative care? 28. Question : According to Tom Regan, what is fundamentally wrong with our current system?

15. 29. Question : Glaukon thinks that deep in our hearts we all believe that 30. Question : According to Midgely, moral isolationism leads to 31. Question : Peter Singer’s “basic principles of equality” applied to animals means: 32. Question : The Ring of Gyges gave the shepherd who found it 33. Question : What moral theory does Jeremy Bentham (with whom Singer seems to agree) endorse? 34. Question : According to Kant, suicide is: 35. Question : If the Ring of Gyges really existed, 36. Question : Kenneth Anderson argues that the fact that drones make the resort to force easier 37. Question : Which of the following does not describe how egg-laying hens are treated in factory farms? 38. Question : What is Tom Regan’s position about the use of animals in research and agriculture? 39. Question : In Hill’s example, what did the wealthy eccentric man do to his yard after he bought a new house? 40. Question : Which of the following makes it difficult to calculate the utility of an act 41. Question : Rachels concludes that:

16. 42. Question : According to the video “Religion, War, and Violence,” Just War Theory asserts that military intervention 43. Question : Hill would claim that a lack of aesthetic perception 44. Question :Midgley analyzes the position that each society is a separate culture with its own values. This position is known as 45. Question : Robinson argues that honor 46. Question : Robinson describes magnanimity and integrity as both primarily concerned with what? 47. Question : Thomas Nagel argues that all rules of engagement should be governed by the utilitarian principle that 48. Question : According to Held, the following have been aligned with femininity in the history of Western thought 49. Question : Feminist ethics is based around which of the following ideas 50. Question : According to Colin Stokes, in this film all the heroic, wise, and villainous characters are female. ************************************** PHI 208 Week 1 Assignment Ethical Questions (Equal Pay for Equal Work) For more course tutorials visit

17. www.tutorialrank.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: · from the list provided. Formulate an ethical question within one of the given topic areas · the particular question on which you will focus your paper. Provide an introduction in which you briefly explain the topic and · State your position on the question at issue. · one consideration that would challenge it. Identify one consideration that would support your position and Instructions The exercise must be at least 500 words in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the

18. Ashford Writing Center. Be sure to include a title page and, if you include references, a bibliography. The exercise should be in outline (not essay) format, with each part labeled and numbered as specified below. 1. Read through the list of available topic areas, and select a topic on which you would like to write your next two papers. Formulate a specific, concrete, ethical question pertaining to that topic, and place that at the top of your paper. Part One: Formulate the Question The question should be specific enough to discuss in six to eight pages (which is the length of the Final Paper assignment). For example, if you were interested in discussing the topic of capital punishment, a question like “Is capital punishment wrong?” would be too vague, and would need to be reformulated as a more specific question, such as “Should we execute people convicted of first degree murder?” or “Is it just to use capital punishment when there is the possibility of executing innocent persons?” or “Is the capital punishment system racist?” 2. Your introduction should focus on setting out the topic and scope of the discussion in a way that clearly establishes what exactly you will be talking about and why it is significant. It should also provide any necessary context such as the background, current state of affairs, definitions of key terms, and so on. You want to try to do this in a way that stays as neutral as possible, avoids controversial assumptions, rhetorical questions, and the like. In other words, you should try to construct an introduction to the topic that could be an introduction to a paper defending any position on the question at issue. Part Two: Provide a Brief Introduction to the Topic

19. It is important for your introduction to narrow down the topic as much as possible. Doing so will allow you to provide a more detailed consideration of the issues and explain the reasoning more clearly in later papers. In general, arguments and analyses are much stronger when they focus on addressing a particular issue thoroughly and in detail, and doing so often requires deciding on one particular question or point to discuss, and leaving other possible ones aside. You should label this section of your paper as “Introduction.” 3. State clearly and precisely the position you intend to defend on the question you have formulated. This does not need to be more than one sentence. Part Three: Provide a Position Statement Note that providing a position statement does not necessarily presume that you are confident in your position, that other positions do not have merit, or that you cannot change your mind later. However, for now, it is important to at least tentatively take a stand on a position you believe to be better supported than others. Label this section as “Position Statement.” 4. Identify and explain a plausible reason someone could give that supports the position you have taken and be sure to clearly explain why you think it supports that position. The explanation should aim to be three to five sentences (shorter explanations are possible, but will likely be inadequate; longer explanations are likely to be too verbose). Part Four: Identify and Explain a Supporting Reason Label this section as “Supporting Reason.”

20. 5. Identify and explain a plausible reason someone might give that would oppose or challenge the position you have taken and be sure to clearly explain why you think it would oppose or challenge it. The explanation should aim to be three to five sentences (shorter explanations are possible, but will likely be inadequate; longer explanations are likely to be too verbose). You should strive to articulate that reason in a way that someone defending a contrary position to your own would do. This requires stepping back from your own position and being able to think about the problem as objectively as you can. You should not attempt to respond to this opposing reason. Part Five: Identify and Explain an Opposing Reason Label this section as “Opposing Reason.” ************************************** PHI 208 Week 1 Assignment Ethical Questions (Gender Equality/Ethics) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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

21. 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: · from the list provided. Formulate an ethical question within one of the given topic areas · the particular question on which you will focus your paper. Provide an introduction in which you briefly explain the topic and · State your position on the question at issue. · one consideration that would challenge it. Identify one consideration that would support your position and Instructions The exercise must be at least 500 words in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Be sure to include a title page and, if you include references, a bibliography. The exercise should be in outline (not essay) format, with each part labeled and numbered as specified below. 1. Read through the list of available topic areas, and select a topic on which you would like to write your next two papers. Formulate a specific, Part One: Formulate the Question

22. concrete, ethical question pertaining to that topic, and place that at the top of your paper. The question should be specific enough to discuss in six to eight pages (which is the length of the Final Paper assignment). For example, if you were interested in discussing the topic of capital punishment, a question like “Is capital punishment wrong?” would be too vague, and would need to be reformulated as a more specific question, such as “Should we execute people convicted of first degree murder?” or “Is it just to use capital punishment when there is the possibility of executing innocent persons?” or “Is the capital punishment system racist?” 2. Your introduction should focus on setting out the topic and scope of the discussion in a way that clearly establishes what exactly you will be talking about and why it is significant. It should also provide any necessary context such as the background, current state of affairs, definitions of key terms, and so on. You want to try to do this in a way that stays as neutral as possible, avoids controversial assumptions, rhetorical questions, and the like. In other words, you should try to construct an introduction to the topic that could be an introduction to a paper defending any position on the question at issue. Part Two: Provide a Brief Introduction to the Topic It is important for your introduction to narrow down the topic as much as possible. Doing so will allow you to provide a more detailed consideration of the issues and explain the reasoning more clearly in later papers. In general, arguments and analyses are much stronger when they focus on addressing a particular issue thoroughly and in detail, and doing so often requires deciding on one particular question or point to discuss, and leaving other possible ones aside.

23. You should label this section of your paper as “Introduction.” 3. State clearly and precisely the position you intend to defend on the question you have formulated. This does not need to be more than one sentence. Part Three: Provide a Position Statement Note that providing a position statement does not necessarily presume that you are confident in your position, that other positions do not have merit, or that you cannot change your mind later. However, for now, it is important to at least tentatively take a stand on a position you believe to be better supported than others. Label this section as “Position Statement.” 4. Identify and explain a plausible reason someone could give that supports the position you have taken and be sure to clearly explain why you think it supports that position. The explanation should aim to be three to five sentences (shorter explanations are possible, but will likely be inadequate; longer explanations are likely to be too verbose). Part Four: Identify and Explain a Supporting Reason Label this section as “Supporting Reason.” 5. Identify and explain a plausible reason someone might give that would oppose or challenge the position you have taken and be sure to clearly explain why you think it would oppose or challenge it. The explanation should aim to be three to five sentences (shorter explanations are possible, but will likely be inadequate; longer explanations are likely to be too verbose). You should strive to articulate that reason in a way that someone defending a contrary position to your own would do. This Part Five: Identify and Explain an Opposing Reason

24. requires stepping back from your own position and being able to think about the problem as objectively as you can. You should not attempt to respond to this opposing reason. Label this section as “Opposing Reason.” ************************************** PHI 208 Week 1 Assignment Ethical Questions (Just War Military Ethics) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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:

25. · from the list provided. Formulate an ethical question within one of the given topic areas · the particular question on which you will focus your paper. Provide an introduction in which you briefly explain the topic and · State your position on the question at issue. · one consideration that would challenge it. Identify one consideration that would support your position and Instructions The exercise must be at least 500 words in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Be sure to include a title page and, if you include references, a bibliography. The exercise should be in outline (not essay) format, with each part labeled and numbered as specified below. 1. Read through the list of available topic areas, and select a topic on which you would like to write your next two papers. Formulate a specific, concrete, ethical question pertaining to that topic, and place that at the top of your paper. Part One: Formulate the Question The question should be specific enough to discuss in six to eight pages (which is the length of the Final Paper assignment). For example, if you were interested in discussing the topic of capital punishment, a question like “Is capital punishment wrong?” would be too vague, and would need to be reformulated as a more specific question, such as “Should we execute people convicted of first degree murder?” or “Is it just to use

26. capital punishment when there is the possibility of executing innocent persons?” or “Is the capital punishment system racist?” 2. Your introduction should focus on setting out the topic and scope of the discussion in a way that clearly establishes what exactly you will be talking about and why it is significant. It should also provide any necessary context such as the background, current state of affairs, definitions of key terms, and so on. You want to try to do this in a way that stays as neutral as possible, avoids controversial assumptions, rhetorical questions, and the like. In other words, you should try to construct an introduction to the topic that could be an introduction to a paper defending any position on the question at issue. Part Two: Provide a Brief Introduction to the Topic It is important for your introduction to narrow down the topic as much as possible. Doing so will allow you to provide a more detailed consideration of the issues and explain the reasoning more clearly in later papers. In general, arguments and analyses are much stronger when they focus on addressing a particular issue thoroughly and in detail, and doing so often requires deciding on one particular question or point to discuss, and leaving other possible ones aside. You should label this section of your paper as “Introduction.” 3. State clearly and precisely the position you intend to defend on the question you have formulated. This does not need to be more than one sentence. Part Three: Provide a Position Statement Note that providing a position statement does not necessarily presume that you are confident in your position, that other positions do not have merit, or that you cannot change your mind later. However, for now, it is

27. important to at least tentatively take a stand on a position you believe to be better supported than others. Label this section as “Position Statement.” 4. Identify and explain a plausible reason someone could give that supports the position you have taken and be sure to clearly explain why you think it supports that position. The explanation should aim to be three to five sentences (shorter explanations are possible, but will likely be inadequate; longer explanations are likely to be too verbose). Part Four: Identify and Explain a Supporting Reason Label this section as “Supporting Reason.” 5. Identify and explain a plausible reason someone might give that would oppose or challenge the position you have taken and be sure to clearly explain why you think it would oppose or challenge it. The explanation should aim to be three to five sentences (shorter explanations are possible, but will likely be inadequate; longer explanations are likely to be too verbose). You should strive to articulate that reason in a way that someone defending a contrary position to your own would do. This requires stepping back from your own position and being able to think about the problem as objectively as you can. You should not attempt to respond to this opposing reason. Part Five: Identify and Explain an Opposing Reason Label this section as “Opposing Reason.” **************************************

28. PHI 208 Week 1 Assignment Ethical Questions (Physician Assisted Suicide Be Legal) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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: · from the list provided. Formulate an ethical question within one of the given topic areas · the particular question on which you will focus your paper. Provide an introduction in which you briefly explain the topic and · State your position on the question at issue. · one consideration that would challenge it. Identify one consideration that would support your position and

29. Instructions The exercise must be at least 500 words in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Be sure to include a title page and, if you include references, a bibliography. The exercise should be in outline (not essay) format, with each part labeled and numbered as specified below. 1. Read through the list of available topic areas, and select a topic on which you would like to write your next two papers. Formulate a specific, concrete, ethical question pertaining to that topic, and place that at the top of your paper. Part One: Formulate the Question The question should be specific enough to discuss in six to eight pages (which is the length of the Final Paper assignment). For example, if you were interested in discussing the topic of capital punishment, a question like “Is capital punishment wrong?” would be too vague, and would need to be reformulated as a more specific question, such as “Should we execute people convicted of first degree murder?” or “Is it just to use capital punishment when there is the possibility of executing innocent persons?” or “Is the capital punishment system racist?” 2. Your introduction should focus on setting out the topic and scope of the discussion in a way that clearly establishes what exactly you will be talking about and why it is significant. It should also provide any necessary context such as the background, current state of affairs, definitions of key terms, and so on. You want to try to do this in a way that stays as neutral as possible, avoids controversial assumptions, Part Two: Provide a Brief Introduction to the Topic

30. rhetorical questions, and the like. In other words, you should try to construct an introduction to the topic that could be an introduction to a paper defending any position on the question at issue. It is important for your introduction to narrow down the topic as much as possible. Doing so will allow you to provide a more detailed consideration of the issues and explain the reasoning more clearly in later papers. In general, arguments and analyses are much stronger when they focus on addressing a particular issue thoroughly and in detail, and doing so often requires deciding on one particular question or point to discuss, and leaving other possible ones aside. You should label this section of your paper as “Introduction.” 3. State clearly and precisely the position you intend to defend on the question you have formulated. This does not need to be more than one sentence. Part Three: Provide a Position Statement Note that providing a position statement does not necessarily presume that you are confident in your position, that other positions do not have merit, or that you cannot change your mind later. However, for now, it is important to at least tentatively take a stand on a position you believe to be better supported than others. Label this section as “Position Statement.” 4. Identify and explain a plausible reason someone could give that supports the position you have taken and be sure to clearly explain why you think it supports that position. The explanation should aim to be three to five Part Four: Identify and Explain a Supporting Reason

31. sentences (shorter explanations are possible, but will likely be inadequate; longer explanations are likely to be too verbose). Label this section as “Supporting Reason.” 5. Identify and explain a plausible reason someone might give that would oppose or challenge the position you have taken and be sure to clearly explain why you think it would oppose or challenge it. The explanation should aim to be three to five sentences (shorter explanations are possible, but will likely be inadequate; longer explanations are likely to be too verbose). You should strive to articulate that reason in a way that someone defending a contrary position to your own would do. This requires stepping back from your own position and being able to think about the problem as objectively as you can. You should not attempt to respond to this opposing reason. Part Five: Identify and Explain an Opposing Reason Label this section as “Opposing Reason.” ************************************** PHI 208 Week 1 Discussion (argument against relativism) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com

32. 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? ************************************** PHI 208 Week 1 Discussion (Mary Midgley and James) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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. ************************************** PHI 208 Week 1 Discussion (ring of Gyges)

33. For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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? ************************************** PHI 208 Week 1 Discussion (Slavery) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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

34. 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. ************************************** PHI 208 Week 1 Quiz For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com PHI 208 Week 1 Quiz

35. 1. claims that when infants with Down’s syndrome are denied necessary operations, the reason is typically: Question : In “Active and Passive Euthanasia”, Rachels 2. concludes that: Question : In “Active and Passive Euthanasia”, Rachels 3. argues that the “conventional doctrine” that active euthanasia is always wrong while passive euthanasia is sometimes okay: Question : In “Active and Passive Euthanasia”, Rachels 4. Republic, Glaukon suggests that people are “just” or good because: Question : In the “Ring of Gyges” excerpt from Plato’s 5. excerpt from Plato’s Republic, people are: Question : According to Glaukon from the “Ring of Gyges” 6. Plato’s Republic, The Ring of Gyges gave the shepherd who found it: Question : According to the “Ring of Gyges” excerpt from 7. likely: Question : Leon Kass argues that legalizing euthanasia will 8. of physicians is to: Question : Leon Kass argues that the primary responsibility 9. Plato’s Republic, Glaukon thinks that deep in our hearts we all believe that Question : According to the “Ring of Gyges” excerpt from 10. Out One’s New Sword,” what is a feature of almost all cultures that shows why moral isolationism is wrong? Question : According to Mary Midgley in the article “Trying

36. 11. what does Mary Midgley use example of the samurai to illustrate? Question : In the article “Trying Out One’s New Sword,” 12. Euthanasia”, many people accept the “conventional doctrine” that active euthanasia is always wrong while passive euthanasia is sometimes okay because: Question : According to Rachels’ article “Active and Passive 13. Euthanasia”, passive euthanasia is: Question : According to Rachels’ article “Active and Passive 14. claims that most actual cases of killing, especially those outside of medical contexts: Question : In “Active and Passive Euthanasia”, Rachels 15. for physicians to understand palliative care? Question : According to the assigned videos, why is it hard 16. excerpt from Plato’s Republic, justice is based on Question : According to Glaukon from the “Ring of Gyges” 17. euthanasia can be largely attributed to Question : According to Leon Kass, the drive to legalize 18. Euthanasia”, the “conventional doctrine” is endorsed by: Question : According to Rachels’ article “Active and Passive 19. Republic, Glaukon begins by claiming that “those who practice justice” do so Question : In the “Ring of Gyges” excerpt from Plato’s

37. 20. according to the video “Dying for Care: Quality Palliative and End of Life Care in Canada”? Question : In 2003, how many people died in Canada, ************************************** PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion (Understanding Philosophy) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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. ************************************** PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 1 (basic principle of equality) For more course tutorials visit

38. www.tutorialrank.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? ************************************** PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 1 (Tom Regan and Peter Singer) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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?

39. 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? ************************************** PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 1 Peter Singer and Animal Rights For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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?

40. Is there a compelling reason you can give why our preference for meat dishes is more important than an animal’s interest in not being killed (and raised in captivity)? ************************************** PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 2 (Drones) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com After watching 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. ************************************** PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 2 (Primary Goal)

41. For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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. ************************************** PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 2 (Singer and Moral Justification) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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

42. 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? ************************************** PHI 208 Week 2 Discussion 2 (Tom Regan) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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? ************************************** PHI 208 Week 2 Quiz For more course tutorials visit

43. www.tutorialrank.com PHI 208 Week 2 Quiz 1. of the following is true of how animals are slaughtered on factory farms Question : According to the video “Meet Your Meat”, which 2. speciesism is similar to racism and sexism? Question : In what way does Peter Singer think that 3. Philosophy, utilitarianism is a form of what broader kind of ethical theory? Question : According to chapter 2 of Understanding 4. wrong with the treatment of animals in our current system? Question : According to Tom Regan, what is fundamentally 5. animals in research and agriculture? Question : What is Tom Regan’s position about the use of 6. Philosophy, which of the following would be an expression of rule utilitarianism, rather than act utilitarianism? Question : According to chapter 2 of Understanding 7. evidence that the person saying it is a utilitarian? Question : Which of the following statements is the strongest

44. 8. whom Singer seems to agree) endorse? Question : What moral theory does Jeremy Bentham (with 9. described as primarily communicating which message? Question : The video “Meet Your Meat” can best be 10. about the utilitarian approach to animal ethics? Question : Which of the following does Tom Regan say 11. applied to animals means: Question : Peter Singer’s “basic principle of equality” 12. hens are treated in factory farms, according to the video “Meet Your Meat”? Question : Which of the following describes how egg-laying 13. takes into account the happiness of: Question : According to John Stuart Mill, utilitarianism 14. Philosophy, which of the following makes it difficult to calculate the utility of an act, raising a potential problem for utilitarianism? Question : According to chapter 2 of Understanding 15. to the assigned texts? Question : What is a key feature of utilitarianism according 16. Question : Tom Regan’s view of animals is that: 17. inherent value in an individual, whether human or animal? Question : What does Tom Regan say is the source of 18. Question : According to Mill, utilitarian morality holds that:

45. 19. account? Question : What is speciesism according to Peter Singer’s 20. Aunt Bea and utilitarianism’s respect for human life? Question : What is the point of Regan’s discussion about ************************************** PHI 208 Week 3 Assignment Applying an Ethical Theory (Equal Pay for Equal Work) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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:

46. · introduced in the Week One Assignment, or a different one based off the list of acceptable topics. Choose either the same ethical question you formulated and · to the ethical question. Choose either utilitarian or deontological ethical theory to apply · Explain the core principles of that theory. · position on that question. Demonstrate how the principles of the theory support a certain · Articulate a relevant objection to that position. Instructions Write a five-paragraph essay that conforms to the requirements below. The paper must be at least 1,000 words in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. The paragraphs of your essay should conform to the following guidelines: • Introduction The introduction should clearly state the ethical question under consideration, and define the essential issues. You may build upon the question and introduction you provided in the Week One Assignment; or you may choose a different question, but it must be based off the list of acceptable topics. Your introduction should include a brief remark about the kind of theory you will be using to approach this question. The last sentence of the introduction should briefly summarize the conclusion or position on the issue you think is best supported by this

47. theory and succinctly state what the objection will be. Bear in mind that your essay will not be concerned with your own position on this issue, but what someone reasoning along the lines of the chosen theory would conclude; this may or may not be the position you took in the Week One Assignment. • Body Paragraphs Each paragraph in the body should start with a topic sentence that clearly identifies the main idea of the paragraph. o Theoryexplanation Explain the core principles or features of the deontological or utilitarian theory and the general account of moral reasoning it provides. You must quote from at least one required resource other than your textbook that defends or represents that theory. A list of acceptable resources is available in your online classroom. o Application Demonstrate how the principles or features of the deontological or utilitarian theory apply to the question under consideration and identify the specific conclusion that results from applying the reasoning characteristic of that kind of approach. Your application should clearly show how the conclusion follows from the main principles and features of the theory as addressed in the previous paragraph. Please see the associated guidance for help in fulfilling this requirement.

48. o Objection Raise a relevant objection to the argument expressed in your application. An objection articulates a plausible reason why someone might find the argument problematic. This can be a false or unsupported claim or assumption, fallacious reasoning, a deep concern about what the conclusion involves, a demonstration of how the argument supports other conclusions that are unacceptable, etc. You should aim to explain this objection as objectively as possible, (i.e., in a way that would be acceptable to someone who disagrees with the argument from the previous paragraph). Note that this does not necessarily mean that the objection succeeds, or that the conclusion the theory supports is wrong. It may be an obstacle that any adequate defense of the conclusion would have to overcome, and it may be the case that the theory has the resources to overcome that obstacle. Your task here is simply to raise the objection or present the “obstacle.” • Conclusion The conclusion should very briefly summarize the main points of your essay. ************************************** PHI 208 Week 3 Assignment Applying an Ethical Theory (Gender Equality/Ethics) For more course tutorials visit

49. www.tutorialrank.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: · introduced in the Week One Assignment, or a different one based off the list of acceptable topics. Choose either the same ethical question you formulated and · to the ethical question. Choose either utilitarian or deontological ethical theory to apply · Explain the core principles of that theory. · position on that question. Demonstrate how the principles of the theory support a certain · Articulate a relevant objection to that position. Instructions

50. Write a five-paragraph essay that conforms to the requirements below. The paper must be at least 1,000 words in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. The paragraphs of your essay should conform to the following guidelines: • Introduction The introduction should clearly state the ethical question under consideration, and define the essential issues. You may build upon the question and introduction you provided in the Week One Assignment; or you may choose a different question, but it must be based off the list of acceptable topics. Your introduction should include a brief remark about the kind of theory you will be using to approach this question. The last sentence of the introduction should briefly summarize the conclusion or position on the issue you think is best supported by this theory and succinctly state what the objection will be. Bear in mind that your essay will not be concerned with your own position on this issue, but what someone reasoning along the lines of the chosen theory would conclude; this may or may not be the position you took in the Week One Assignment. • Body Paragraphs Each paragraph in the body should start with a topic sentence that clearly identifies the main idea of the paragraph. o Theoryexplanation Explain the core principles or features of the deontological or utilitarian theory and the general account of moral reasoning it provides.