The assignment is to be 2 pages in length (approx. 400 words per page) using standard 12″ font size with 1.5 spacing.
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Topics & Prompts
this comparison/contrast essay will involve two parts.
On Page One: BK II of Plato’s Republic
Socrates says that “Justice (morality) is really concerned with himself and his inner parts.” [See page 65; column one] Discuss what he means by this and choose at least two of the following prompts to respond to.
What are the three types of Good?
What account is given concerning the origin of Justice according to Glaucon?
List and describe the 3 parts of the soul.
List and discuss the virtues and how they are produced in the soul?
What is meant by a functional and dysfunctional soul?
According to the selection, why should we be moral (Just)?
On Page Two: Ethical Egoism Compare & contrast Hobbes position to either Ayn Rand or James Rachels.
According to Thomas Hobbes, “True moral philosophy is a science of natural law.”
What does Hobbes mean by the above expression and how does he justify it?
How does it impact man’s natural state and condition?
How does Hobbes position on natural law compare to Ayn Rand notion of a “code of values”
Would Ayn Rand agree with Hobbes about the need for a social contract & submission to an arbitrator?
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