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Discussion Board for Weeks 13 + 14<\/p>\n
Please consider the following questions for this week’s discussion forum:<\/p>\n
1. While the prospect of living forever may seem enticing, Bernard Williams argues that immortality would, in fact, be bad for us. Explain his argument, illustrating the concepts of conditional and categorical desires with your own examples. Is Williams right? Why or why not?<\/p>\n
2. The final chapter of\u00a0The Myth of Sisyphus<\/em>\u00a0can be read here:\u00a0http:\/\/dbanach.com\/sisyphus.htm\u00a0(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.<\/u><\/a>\u00a0 What do you take Camus to be arguing in this chapter? Do you find his argument to be convincing?<\/p>\n Discussion Board for Week 12<\/p>\n Rawls’ principle of fair equality of opportunity says that\u00a0inequalities in the distribution of basic social goods, such as wealth and income, are justified only if equally talented and motivated people have roughly equal prospects of achieving the jobs and offices that are associated with those inequalities, regardless of their starting social circumstances (such as their race, gender, or starting social class).<\/p>\n Discussion questions:<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0Identify a policy, not already identified by another student, that you think would bring American society closer to satisfying the principle of fair equality of opportunity. Explain why you think that policy would help us satisfy the principle.<\/p>\n 2. Explain one reason for thinking that we should not implement a policy that another student has identified in response to (1). You might draw on material from the lecture here, or you might offer a reason of your own.<\/p>\n 3. Respond to an objection another student raised in response to (2) by defending the policy.<\/p>\n 1. One of our tasks is to try to translate insights from Just War Theory, which is framed around nation-states, to questions about superheroes. What conditions do you think must hold for a nation-state to justly go to war? Can those same conditions apply for a superhero who goes to war? In particular, address carefully what it takes to have legitimacy.<\/p>\n 2. Is there a moral difference between killing versus letting die? Why or why not?<\/p>\n Discussion Board for Week 10<\/p>\n (1) Explain one of the arguments from the lecture that tries to show that we are not morally responsible for our actions.<\/p>\n (2) Briefly develop an objection to that argument, or to an argument presented by another student.<\/p>\n (3) Briefly develop a response to that objection, or to an objection presented by another student.<\/p>\n Discussion Board for Week 9<\/p>\n What are the reasons why we might think that moral objectivism is correct? For someone who suspects that moral objectivism is wrong, what would you recommend as their best alternative account (of the ones discussed in the lectures) and why?<\/p>\n Why might we want to be moral relativists? Do you think that there is a way for a moral relativist to be able to convincingly respond to our intuitions that some actions are\u00a0wrong\u00a0<\/em>(e.g. slavery),\u00a0<\/em>irrespective of the cultural views about that action?<\/p>\n Discussion Board for Week 8<\/p>\n 1. Can we know anything about the external world? Describe the skeptical challenge to the claim that we have knowledge of the external world. How would you respond to the skeptic?<\/p>\n 2. What sorts of ethical concerns should govern our scientific pursuits? Use specific examples of current scientific or technological research programs to discuss your answer<\/p>\n Discussion Board for Week 7<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We have been given several arguments for why we might believe that God exists. Which do you think is the\u00a0strongest\u00a0<\/em>argument available to us? Why is it the strongest argument? What might be the best way for someone who disagrees with the argument to respond?<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The problem of evil is intended to show a conflict between our conception of God as all-good, all-knowing, and all-powerful and the existence of evil in the world. Which might be the best strategy to resolve this tension? Is there a way to reconcile the kinds of evil in the world and God as originally conceived? Should we ‘weaken’ our conception of God, and think of God as perhaps less powerful, or less knowledgeable, or \u2018good\u2019 in a different sense?<\/p>\n Discussion Board for Week 6<\/p>\n 1. Are possible worlds abstract or concrete objects? What reasons hold in favor of each view and which one do you believe to be the strongest?<\/p>\n 2. Is it possible for you to travel back in time and kill your grandfather? What sense of “possibility” are you using in thinking about and answering this question?<\/p>\n This is the discussion forum for week 6. In order to contribute to your participation grade in the course, posts\u00a0must\u00a0directly engage the philosophical material\u00a0from the week’s lecture. The discussion board for each week will be closed to new posts Sunday at 11:59 PM; no late posts will be accepted.<\/p>\n Please be respectful of other students and their views and ideas, and please contact\u00a0Sean at\u00a0sean_gray@hks.harvard.edu<\/u><\/a>\u00a0if you have concerns of any kind about the\u00a0discussion board.<\/p>\n Here are some questions to get\u00a0things rolling:<\/p>\n This is the discussion forum for week 5. In order to contribute to your participation grade in the course, posts\u00a0must\u00a0directly engage the philosophical material\u00a0from the week’s lecture. The discussion board for each week will be closed to new posts Sunday at 11:59 PM; no late posts will be accepted.<\/p>\nDiscussion Board for Week 11<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Discussion Board for Week 5<\/strong><\/h2>\n