Reading Summaries 5,6 and 7

5-After reading all of Chapter 5, please select ONE of the following primary source readings:

• “Utilitarianism” by John Stuart Mill (starting on page 111)
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• “A Theory of Justice” by John Rawls (starting on page 115)
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• “The Entitlement Theory of Justice” by Robert Nozick (starting on page 122)

Write a short, objective summary of 250-300 words which summarizes the main ideas being put forward by the author in this selection.

6- After reading all of Chapter 6, please select ONE of the following primary source readings:

• “Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals” by Immanuel Kant (starting on page 146)
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• “Summa Theological” by St. Thomas Aquinas (starting on page 155)
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• “Morality as a System of Hypothetical Imperatives” by Philippa Foot (starting on page 165)

Write a short, objective summary of 250-300 words which summarizes the main ideas being put forward by the author in this selection.

7- After reading all of Chapter 7, please select ONE of the following primary source readings:

• “Nichomachean Ethics” by Aristotle (starting on page 179)
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• “The Need for More than Justice” by Annette C. Baier (starting on page 188)
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Write a short, objective summary of 250-300 words which summarizes the main ideas being put forward by the author in this selection.