Write essay on 2 (two) of the following:   1. Describe the main…

Write essay on 2 (two) of the following:   1. Describe the main…

Write essay on 2 (two) of the following:

1. Describe the main tenets of Hume’s ethical system and compare them with those of Augustine.

 

2. What is “the problem of evil” and why was it a problem for Augustine? What might Epicurus have thought of Augustine’s concern and of his answer?

 

3. Joseph Butler and Aquinas both wrote of the function of conscience in the ethical life. Compare and contrast their understandings of how the conscience functioned.

 

4. What does Hobbes mean by the “natural state” of humanity and by “the laws of nature.” How did his views on these matters affect the kind of political philosophy that he proposed?

 

5. Select ANY ethicist read thus far (Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Epictetus, Jesus, Augustine, etc.) and make a case that his proposals are those most closely and broadly followed by the average American today.

 

6. Epictetus, Aquinas and Hobbes all thought that man was in some way(s) naturally destined to behave in certain–almost pre-determined–ways. Discuss.