Do you think life has meaning? From your perspective, how do you define a meaningful or meaningless life? Is your life headed in one or the other direction – towards meaningfulness or meaninglessness? Are you content with the way it is going? Does life...
. Why does Segal introduce this quote by T.S. Eliot: “Humankind cannot bear very much reality”? Explain your answer. Use examples from the article “My Grandfather’s Walking Stick.” Kant enumerates several natural and devilish...
What is your gut reaction, if any, to Singer’s depiction of the treatment of veal calves and chickens on the modern industrialized farm? Did his article change your attitude toward the treatment of animals? Why or why not? How would Kant’s ethical...
We have been talking of ethics in connection with living the ‘good life’ from Module 1 onwards. Take a moment now to look back at your life and describe some of the best and the worst times so far. How did vices and virtues in you or in others around you...
How would Aristotle's happiness as “functioning well” balance Mill's notion of utilitarianism as “the greatest good for the greatest number”? And how would this balance reflect upon the Uganda social dynamic, especially for...
Explain the difference between “character” and “intellect” with regard to morality as discussed in Robert Coles’ article, "The Disparity between Intellect and Character." 2. Use your understanding of character and...