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• Topics for Final Research Essay

  Choose one topic to research and develop into a multi-paragraph research essay: Use primary sources in the words of the philosophers as well as secondary sources explaining their ideas as you organize and develop body paragraphs.

  • Critically examine John Stuart Mill's position on justice. How does he balance individual freedom with the general welfare of the greatest good for the greatest number? Use primary sources in the words of Mill, as well as secondary sources about his philosophy. Consider how Mill’s philosophy would relate to any contemporary social issues today such as Black Lives Matter, or other current topics in your final paragraph.
  • Explore the ethical theories of several key philosophers, such as Aristotle, Kant, Sartre, Singer and others. What are right actions according to each theoretical approach? Which ethical theories are the most relevant or convincing and why? Be sure to use primary sources from the philosophers as well as secondary sources about them.
  • Consider the evolution of modern political philosophy of Locke as well as Rawls in Social Contract theory and the individual, the state, economics, culture, race and gender. Be sure to use primary sources in the words of the philosophers in your supporting research about these values. You may wish to apply the modern political philosophy of Locke's social contract and Rawl's "Veil of Ignorance" to any contemporary social issues today such as Black Lives Matter, or other current topics in your final paragraph.

  (Learning Objectives Supported: 1b, 2a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c)