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Discussion 5 – Hobbes “Leviathan” 40 40 unread replies. 40 40 replies. The State of Nature and Socratic Morality In the selection from “Leviathan”, Hobbes gives an argument for a social contract, stating that all people arise from living in “a state of nature”. In this state of nature resources […]

Today, 48% say there are some circumstances under which the use of torture is acceptable in U.S. anti-terrorism efforts; However, about 49% say there are no circumstances under which the use of torture is morally acceptable. In this essay, you will decide if torture is a moral practice in U.S. […]

Answer the following questions about a patient’s spiritual needs in light of the Christian worldview. In 200-250 words, respond to the following: Should the physician allow Mike to continue making decisions that seem to him to be irrational and harmful to James, or would that mean a disrespect of a […]

For your essay, choose one of the following Thought Experiments (and Philosopher) to investigate. Start with the Philosopher (in brackets) who is responsible for the Thought Experiment: The Ship of Theseus (Plato): A thought experiment on the nature of identity. The Inverted Spectrum Problem (John Locke): A thought experiment on […]

Choose a contemporary moral issue in our society (course materials) and apply the ethical principle of Utilitarianism to approve this moral issue. You must pick a moral issue that you strongly support and apply the utilitarian claims (course materials) to back up your arguments. The paper must be done in […]

Technical Points: 1. Your essay is to be 4 full-6 double-spaced pages (not including the Works Cited page) in black Times New Roman 12 pt. font with 1-inch margins. These requirements are not the default setting for Word. Please make the necessary adjustments. Do not use first-person and second-person pronouns. […]