Module 3 - Early History of Ethics - Activity 2
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Activity 2: Learning Resources
You will find reading and reviewing pertinent chapters of the E-text and completing the MindEdge Module most helpful. While reading each chapter, keep in mind the overall competency descriptions as well as the specific topics being discussed. Imagine what questions could be derived from the readings. Add these questions to Activity 3.
- MindEdge Module 3: Moral Philosophy, Ethics and the Early History of Moral Thought
Readings
- Earliest known ethical writings:
- See E-text section called Socrates to Sartre and Beyond, Samuel Stumpf and James Fieser, Chapters 1-5
- Download and read section called A Companion to Ethics, Chapter 3 (Available on E-reserve in the WGU Library)
- Contributions of Greek Philosophy to Ethical Thought:
- See E-text section called Socrates to Sartre and Beyond, S. Stumpf and James Fieser, Chapters 1-5
- Aristotle’s ethical theory:
- See E-text section called The Elements of Moral Philosophy, Rachels, Chapter 12
- Virtue as an ethical standard:
- See E-text section called The Elements of Moral Philosophy, Rachels, Chapter 12
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