Module 7 - Modern Ethical Theories - Activity 2

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Activity 2: Learning Resources

Utilize the following resources as you work through the module on modern ethical theories.

• MindEdge Module 7: Modern Ethical Theories

Readings

• Cultural Relativism:  
  • See E-text section called The Elements of Moral Philosophy, Rachels, Chapter 2.
•  Ethical Subjectivism:
  • See E-text section called The Elements of Moral Philosophy, Rachels, Chapter 3.
• Underlying concepts of moral judgments in Ethics.
  • See E-text section called The Elements of Moral Philosophy, Rachels, Chapters 3, 11, and 13;
  • See E-text section called Socrates to Sartre and Beyond, Chapter 14.
• Dilemmas in proving ethical theories:
  • See E-text section called The Elements of Moral Philosophy, Rachels, Chapter 3.
• Reinterpreting motives in Psychological Egoism:
  • See E-text section called The Elements of Moral Philosophy, Rachels, Chapter 5.
• The pros and cons of Psychological Egoism:
  • See E-text section called The Elements of Moral Philosophy, Rachels, Chapter 5.
• Ethical Egoism vs. Psychological Egoism:
  • See the E-text section called The Elements of Moral Philosophy, Rachels, Chapter 5.
  • Download and read section called A Companion to Ethics, Chapter 16 (available on reserve in the WGU E-Library).
• Key arguments, pro and con, in Ethical Egoism:
  • See E-text section called The Elements of Moral Philosophy, Rachels, Chapter 5.
  • Download and read section called A Companion to Ethics, Chapter 16 (available on reserve in the WGU E-Library).