Problem
I. Textual Questions
1) "Ethics is a matter of the cultivation of virtuous character, not the elaboration of moral laws or the specification of valid forms of moral reasoning." Which ethical theory that we studied would argue this?
2) Hursthouse argues that virtue ethics can illuminate what we should do in moral situations. How? What does it help us understand how to act when facing an actual moral dilemma?
3) Gilligan makes a crucial distinction between "justice reasoning" and "care reasoning." What it is?
II. Interpretive questions
(These call on you to use the readings to help you think about broad philosophical questions):
1) We've now studied four moral/ethical theories. Compare and contrast them.
2) Which of the theories that we have read makes a form of respect for others a primary moral concern? Explain.
3) Your friend tells you this: "I have no money and my child is sick. I am thinking about stealing medicine from Target. They are swimming in $ and no one will miss it." How would the four theories we have read help you determine how to respond? Assume you wish to tell your friend what the morally right thing to do is.