Assignment:
1. Why is he critical of modern individualism?
2. How does Aristotle define happiness?
3. According to Aristotle, why do we strive for happiness?
4. Hume thinks we confuse which two ideas?
5. If Hume is right that personal identity is an illusion, what explains its persistence?
6. Which label applies to Hume?
7. Which label applies to Kant?
8. What are ethical principles based on according to Kant?
9. Did Kant believe ethical principles are universal and absolute?
10. What is a ‘categorical imperative'?
11. What, according to Mill, is the highest aim for human beings, our telos?
12 .What, for Mill, is the relationship between the individual's pursuit of pleasure and the similar pursuit of others?
13. Does Mill make any distinction between higher and lower pleasure?
14. What is the name of the main issue in Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government?
15. Did Locke believe that revolution was ever justified?
16. According to Locke, what did the origin of civil society consist in?
17. Can, according to Mill, the state prevent individuals from engaging in behavior that does harm to themselves?