Question Description
Write a two page essay (double spaced, size 12 font, Times New Roman or a font with serifs). Include a works cited which cites the reading as your primary source and at least one secondary sources such as the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (https://plato.stanford.edu/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.) or the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (https://www.iep.utm.edu/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. ).
Select one of the following questions and answer thoroughly.
- How does function (ergon)/ characteristic activity play a role in determining happiness for Aristotle (see 1.7)?
- What are the ingredients required for happiness according to Aristotle (1.8)? what are the main types of happy lives according to Aristotle? Does anything need to be added to his account in your estimation?
- What are the alternatives to utilitarianism according to Bentham? How does he argue for utilitarianism as the best option in moral theory?
- Discuss Mill’s quality of pleasure. How does it differ from Bentham’s quantity of pleasure?
- Discuss the difference between acting in accordance with duty and from duty in Kant. Give example of each. Which has full moral worth? Why?