Read textbook readings 2 - 6: Aristotle, Mencius, Hobbes, Rousseau, Hume.
Writing assignment:
1. Of the philosophers we looked at in this Module, which one has a theory closest to your own view of human nature? Explain their view by using what you think is an instructive quote from the Singer textbook and then discuss what you might disagree with them on.
2. Why do you think that philosophers are fascinated with the question of what human nature is? What other questions in ethics does the answer to this question depend on?