by Dan | Oct 14, 2022 | philosophy
What is the Argument from Religious Authority? Explain the main objection to this argument. Does the objection undermine the assumption that religion is an essential source of moral guidance? Why or why not? (Chapter 5)
by Dan | Oct 14, 2022 | philosophy
What does Shafer-Landau mean by the importance of autonomy? Explain the connection between the importance of autonomy and what is objectionable about paternalism. How does this create a problem for hedonism as a theory about what makes life good? (Ch...
by Dan | Oct 14, 2022 | philosophy
How does Broome distinguish between duties of justice and duties of goodness in his essay “The Public and Private Morality of Climate Change”? Why does he think that duties of justice are more important for private morality when it comes to climate change? In other...
by Dan | Oct 14, 2022 | philosophy
Singer claims that “we seem to lack a sound basis for drawing a clear moral line between Bob’s situation and that of any reader of this article with $200 to spare who does not donate it to an overseas aid agency.” What is the point he is making? How does he support...
by Dan | Oct 14, 2022 | philosophy
Mill begins the paragraph by stating, “The objectors to utilitarianism cannot always be charged with representing it in a discreditable light.” What is the objection to the utilitarian standard of morality that he is considering in this paragraph? How does he respond...
by Dan | Oct 14, 2022 | philosophy
What does Aquinas mean by “natural law”? How does Aquinas respond to the objection that “it would seem that there is no natural law in us”(86)? In other words, what is his “answer” or “reply” to that objection? Explain in your own words....
