PHIL Week 4 DQ
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Week 4 Discussion
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"Discussion Guidelines" and "Grading
Rubric" linked below.
Discussion Guidelines & Grading Rubric
W4: Egoism and Social Contract Theory 0
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Description:
For this forum, choose one of the following
topics to respond to for your initial post.
When you respond to your peers please
respond, if possible, to a learner who has
posted a contrary view on the topic you
selected and then, at a minimum respond to at
least one learner who has posted on the topic
you did not select.
Topic A: Rawlsian Justice
John Rawls claims that justice comes
down to a notion of fairness. He
proposed a thought experiment wherein
he proffers an ideal “original position.”
The idea is that representatives of the
people operate behind a “veil of
ignorance” when determining what
policies are in the best interests of all of
the citizens. In brief, representatives are
ignorant of their “The race, ethnicity,
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gender, age, income, wealth, natural
endowments, comprehensive doctrine,
etc. of any of the citizens in society, or
to which generation in the history of
the society these citizens belong” and
“The political system of the society, its
class structure, economic system, or
level of economic development”
(Wenar 4.6). They do understand
different people have different life
plans, that even if resources are
scarce, “there is enough to go around,”
and have good common sense.
Discussion task: Imagine you are a
representative behind this veil. Discuss
and defend several measures you would
take to ensure a fair and equitable
redistribution of resources.
Wenar, Leif, "John Rawls", The Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy Edited by
Edward N. Zalta 9 January 2017.
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rawls/
Topic B: Ayn Rand's Rational Egoism
Do some research into Rand’s rational
egoism and then either defend her
theory as a reasonable way to make
moral judgments or argue that her way
of thinking about morality is
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Week 5 Discussion
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untenable. Pick a situation like charity,
community service or government assistance
(Welfare) and, after providing what you feel
would be her attituded toward the action,
discuss if you feel she is morally right.
Before you post, please thoroughly edit
your writing to ensure it is professional
and academic. For more details about
how the initial post and peer replies are
graded, see the "Discussion Guidelines"
and "Grading Rubric" linked below.
Discussion Guidelines & Grading Rubric
W5: Utilitarianism 0
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Description:
For this forum, choose one of the following
topics to respond to for your initial post.
When you respond to your peers please
respond, if possible, to a learner who has
posted a contrary view on the topic you
selected and then, at a minimum respond to
at least one learner who has posted on the
topic you did not select.
Topic A: Would you kill the fat person?
