Plato and Aristotle’s criticism of government

Each of the philosophers discussed in this module presented their views on government and the role of the state, and each had their criticisms of government. Write a 1-2 page paper in which you compare and contrast Plato and Aristotle’s criticism of government...

Beauvoir is an existentialist philosopher.

What is the philosophical basis of existentialism that informs her critique (Refer to Sartre)? Discuss how Beauvoir uses this philosophical approach to determine the proper criteria for judging the justness of her society’s values, mores, and ethics? (Discuss pp. 34...

Book critique

Bettany Hughes’ The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens, and the Search for the Good LifeWrite a careful critique of the book, summarizing each chapter and what it says about the world in which Socrates lived. (Do not give me a general summary of the book. I can find that...

Preventing a Brave New World

To complete your sixth essay, please write a three- to five-page (900-1,500 word) response to the following question: In “Preventing a Brave New World” (pp. 331-343), Leon Kass concludes that reproductive and therapeutic cloning of human embryos is...

A life well-lived, according to Aristotle

Aristotle argues that the most important form of happiness consists neither in momentary episodes of pleasure nor in long series of such moments, but rather in the happiness one can take in old age in reflecting back on a life well-lived. Please answer the following...

How were Luther’s ideas spread?

In 1505 Martin Luther joined the Black Cloister of the Observant Augustinians, a strict Catholic monastic order in Erfurt, Thuringia, part of modern-day Germany. He was encouraged to pursue a doctorate in theology at the University of Wittenberg where he continued his...