Primary Source Analysis – Ethics
Answer the following questions completely using only the primary sources in the weekly module. Be sure to cite page #s from the source (when available). Use and analyze evidence from the sources to fully explain the concepts/problems.
Thomas Gray, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (1742)
What is the meaning of ignorance and wisdom according to Gray in the poem? Is he really encouraging ignorance in the final two lines of the poem?
Zizek, What is Philosophy?
How does Zizek define the central task of philosophy?
Cornel West, What is Philosophy?
What are the three central tasks of philosophy according to West?
Plato’s Apology (300s B.C.E.)
Why exactly does Socrates become so hated by many powerful Athenians, according to the Apology text?
Trolley Car Scenarios
What is different and similar about the four scenarios? Give some examples from the scenarios of how slight changes in the situation can make a big moral difference. How would you respond to the scenarios?
Martha Nussbaum, Love’s Knowledge
What does Martha Nussbaum say about “Schematic philosophers’ examples” (she has in mind examples like the Trolley Cars Scenarios)? What else do we need to do Ethics well? Why?
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Thomas Gray, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (1742)
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Trolley Car Scenarios
Plato’s Apology (excerpt)
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Thomas Gray, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (1742)
According to Gray in the poem, in general, ignorance is a detestable state of the mind. According to Gray, the more knowledge an individual has, the better equipped the person is to deal with the life challenges, but again ignorance should not be equated with one’s stupidity (Gray, 2015). To many people, ignorance would be viewed as a flaw or even a hindrance, but it should be considered as simply a human nature.
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