Topic Seven:  Ethics

Textbook Readings

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"The Ring of Gyges"   By Plato

 "Life of Excellence: Living and Doing Well"   by Aristotle

The Reading Selection from the Nicomachean Ethics  by Aristotle

Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals (pp. 3-5)  By Immanuel Kant

The Reading Selection from Existentialism Is A Humanism by Jean Paul Sartre

Patterns Of Culture  (pp. 1-6) by Ruth Benedict   overview: All Morality is Relative

The Virtues of Selfishness by Ayn Rand overview:  Virtue of Selfishness

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Videographies

The Ethical Theories behind Kant's "Inner Conscience" and Confucius' "Behaviorism"  - 2003 by Eric Sisco

Ayn Rand and the Virtues of Selfishness with Disjoinder from Socrates   - 2003 by Aaron Weigel

 Ruth Benedict:  All Morality is Relative  - 2003 by J.S. Lumeri Worri  Younis-abbe

Aristotle on Ethical Egoism  - 2003 by William Kenney