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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?