Overview
The required text is: Marino, G. (Ed.). (2010). Ethics: The essential writings. New York: Modern Library.
Robert Kane (make sure you cite the text when answering the following questions):
- What does Kane describe as the two "consequences" of the Tower of Babel regarding conflicting views on morality? What two concepts does Kane describe as the underlying problems associated with the consequences? Can you relate to these ideas in your own life? How?
- How does Kane use the story of C.S. Lewis’ “Perelandra” to depict the dilemma of “Loss of Moral Innocence?” Have you ever experienced this problem/dilemma in your own life? Can you give some examples?
- What does Kane propose, in the end, as a way forward through the “moral maze” of our modern context? Explain his concept of “openness.”