Is the treatment of Uganda’s women morally justified, or not? In your answer, draw from the three different moral theories listed above: Aristotle’s Ethics, utilitarianism, and Kant’s Moral philosophy. Then assess these conclusions as you stake out and defend your own position on the issue.
How would Aristotle’s happiness as “functioning well” balance Mill’s notion of utilitarianism as “the greatest good for the greatest number”? And how would this balance reflect upon the Uganda social dynamic, especially for women?
What are the universalist-relativist elements involved in the political tug-of-war of ideas between the Japanese who hunt whales as food and those environmentalists who stand in front of their harpoons in the open seas, to defend the whales?
After reading the “Seven Deadly Sins” website, identify your understanding of vice and virtue, its historical origins, how the meanings changed over time, and apply this understanding to topics of relativism and universalism? Use your readings for support.
Examine the works of Martin Luther King and Herodotus that have been specified, and determine if the perspective in each of these articles is one of moral universalism or moral relativism. Support your answer using the assigned readings.
From your reading of “Sick Societies,” is the ethnographer Edgerton a universalist or relativist? Explain your answer with examples from the article.
Based on your reading of “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights,” predict what countries would not sign and explain their refusal on their possible operative ethical framework. (Cf. Module 2 and 3 on factors that affect ethical decision-making). How might this document reflect the inherent tension between universalist and relativist ethical starting points?
Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of Sigmund Freud’s theory. Which aspects of his theory seem relevant to you? Which aspects seem more irrelevant?
Use your understanding of character and intellect to discuss the similarities and differences between Huckleberry Finn and Hannetjie; and between Himmler and Brille.Explain the emotional and situational contexts that affected the moral decision-making of the people mention in question above.
Explain the difference between “character” and “intellect” with regard to morality as discussed in Robert Coles’ article, “The Disparity between Intellect and Character.
