Philosophy


Use the textbook attached to answer the following questions. 

Chp 15/14 

Someone who saves a person from drowning in the hopes of being paid for it is acting

Chp 17/16

2.  Aristotle claims that “virtue is a kind of mean.” What does he mean by this, and how does he argue for it? Is this an illuminating way of thinking about the virtues?

Chp 20/19

What is Hobbes’s conception of human nature? Given this account of human nature, what does he think life would be like in the absence of government? Do you agree with him about this? Why or why not?

chp 24 – Thompson

On what premise does most opposition to abortion rest, according to Thomson? What does Thomson think of this premise? What role does it play in her argument?