Monday, February 10, 2020

breakdown of points for phi 2604, #9535, miniterm spring 2021,

2 exams, midterm and final, each 25 points, for a total of 50 points

6 homeworks (each week), 5 points each, for a total of 30 points.

attendance, 10 points.

final paper, 10 points.


Wednesday, February 5, 2020

homework #4, chapter 4 (spring 2021)

here's my lecture on ethical egoism,

1- Define psychological egoism? Bring a defense, p. 103.
2- What's the difference between genuine (BEST) and apparent interests? (Triff lecture) Bring a hypothetical example from your own life.
3- What's hedonism and the pleasure argument? (Triff lecture)
4- What is "proper measure" according to Epicurus? (Triff lecture)
5- What is Ethical egoism?
6- Point to the difference between interest and best interest. Bring an example from real life to make the point.
7- Answer question #9, chapter 4, page 126, from our textbook.  

(Whatever answer is stressed in yellow requires at least 40 words).