What does Epicurus think is the end of all human action? What would a successful human life look like, on his view? Does he present a compelling picture of what it is to live a good life? Defend your answer.
Camus claims that life has no meaning. What does he mean by this, exactly, and why does he think it? How does he claim that we should respond to the meaninglessness of life? Do you find his view attractive?
Despite his claim that human lives are objectively meaningless, Taylor claims that our lives can achieve a certain kind of meaning. What does he mean by this, and how does he argue for it? Do you agree that the kind of meaning he describes is the kind that matters? Defend your answer.
Write an essay critically examining the greatest happiness principle as a guide to moral behavior. Explain the principle, and then state what you take to be the strongest objection to it. Can this objection be overcome? Defend your answer.
According to Singer, what factors does his principle not take into account in determining what we should do? Is this an attractive feature of his principle, or not? Defend your answer.