Identify a philosopher of ethics and corresponding philosophical texts that apply to a situation or concern in the contemporary world. The philosopher about whom you write must have been covered by this course or from the list below. (All are found in the Ethics: The Essential Wittings by Gordon Marino)
Plato
Aristotle
Epictetus
St. Augustine
St. Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Hobbes
David Hume
Immanuel Kant
John Stuart Mill
Arthur Schopenhauer
Fredrich Nietzsche
Soren Kierkegaard
Ruth Benedict
Mary Midgley
Jean-Paul Sartre
Philip Hallie
Aldo Leopold
Alasdair Macintyre
identifying the essential points of the philosopher’s work, including the historical context and its relation to dilemmas, decision making, and consequences;
describing how these philosophical ideas relate to a contemporary ethical issue;
and explaining what the philosopher would say were an individual’s responsibilities as a citizen of a modern, diverse (intercultural) community.
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