1 Second Paper Assignment Format: Approximately 1500 words minimum (about 5 pages; not counting bibliography or title page), double spaced, Times New Roman font, size 12, 1 inch margin on all sides. The format of these papers should be in Chicago, APA, or MLA style. The general structure of the paper should be in basic essay format: introduction, body, and conclusion. Be very careful to cite your sources; this is a research paper – you are expected to give direct textual evidence to back up your claims. Warning: any form of academic dishonesty (be it plagiarism or otherwise) results in failure for the course. All academic dishonesty will be reported to the registrar according to university policy. Moreover: this is an individual project; you may not share your papers with other students, or work together with other students (doing so will result in a zero for the assignment for each student involved). If you need assistance with your paper, go to the tutoring center. Late Paper Policy: Late papers will not be accepted. Sources: Online sources are prohibited. If you wish to use a secondary source, it must be an actual book. Use of internet source will result in a zero for the assignment. Pick only one of the following: 1. Compare Hobbes’ conception of human nature, virtue, and the political good with Plato’s. Explain both, then compare and contrast. Present Hobbes’ position as an objection to Plato, and respond to Hobbes’ position from Plato’s standpoint. Which character in the Republic would think like Hobbes? Explain. 2 2. Compare Kant’s system of ethics to Aristotle’s. What are the similarities? What are the differences? Kant believes a degree of absolute precision and certainty is possible in ethics (in other words, to make the study of ethics akin to mathematics). Explain, then respond from Aristotle’s standpoint. 3. Explain the role that God plays in the ethics of St. Thomas as the measure of goodness and supreme lawgiver. How does this affect his view of true happiness and the virtues? Compare this to the atheistic philosophy of Marx and Nietzsche. By denying the reality of God, what does this compel both Marx and Nietzsche to do in their philosophy of ethics? What is the problem with Marx and Nietzsche’s philosophies from the standpoint of objective morality? 4. Compare utilitarianism with Plato’s ethics. First, explain what utilitarianism is as a modern ethical system, then explain how this would differ from Plato’s understanding of ethics. Compare the utilitarian understanding of the good with Plato’s characterization of the Democratic individual’s understanding of the “good” as pleasure. Finally, explain how Plato’s critique of Democracy in relation to utilitarian ethics.
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