Goal: To provide you the opportunity to satisfy these course…

Goal: To provide you the opportunity to satisfy these course…

Goal: To provide you the opportunity to satisfy these course objectives:

1.    Articulating and describing key concepts, ideas and arguments

2.    Critically analyzing and criticizing various arguments for soundness and validity

3.    Present a thoughtful, interesting, and well structured paper.

 

Write a 3-5 page double spaced essay on one of the following prompts:

 

1.    Divine Command Theory claims that the origin of right and wrong derives from God, or rather, that the basis of morality lies within the divine will. I argued that DCT has several features that make the view attractive, but also features that make the view quite problematic. Consider the case Purchasing Abroad (see the readings section in the files section on canvas) and critically explain (attractiveness and justification) and apply DCT to that case and evaluate the view in light of how the theory responds to the challenges in the purchasing abroad case. That is, is DCT useful is resolving moral conflict and if so, why. If not, why not?

 

2.    In the article ‘The Hording of the American Dream,” the case is made that the top 20% in the income distribution, and not just the 1% of earners in the top in the income distribution, block mobility for those in the middle of the income distribution. What is Rawls’ theory of justice and how would John Rawls’ theory of justice respond to the challenges facing middle income and poor workers? That is, explain Rawls’ theory of justice and explain how his theory would address the problems facing the middle and working classes. Would his theory work? Would the top 20 and top 1% accept such egalitarian redistribution?

 

3.    In the video: You don’t have free will, but don’t worry, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpU_e3jh_FY Sabine Hossenfelder argues that free will is incompatible with determinism and that free will is an illusion. If she is correct about free will, this looks problematic. Critically explain her reasoning and critically discuss it. Is she correct that free will is an illusion? Is she correct that if it is, that there’s little reason to be concerned about such a conclusion?

 

Use APA citations and references please, thanks.