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–Read pages 205-212 in Wolff Blog 59–Pick three things from the Ethical Dimensions of Medicine section of chapter 5 and apply them to the covid-19 situation.  The reading talks about how people in poverty often place themselves in danger in order to save their families. The rich are privileged and able to care of themselves just […]

Blog 58–How are you doing reflective blog part II. What is the hardest part of social isolation? It hasn’t really hit me yet that senior year is over for good. It’s not just that this year is over, but high school is over for good which is a huge bummer. I’m really upset that I […]

Blog 57–Feminist Ethics. What are your impressions of the arguments of Jaggar? Make specific connections to the readings.  It is clear that Jaggar believed women had a far more difficult time than men incorporating their ideas into the world of philosophy. In her “Feminism in Ethics: Moral Justification” she outlines how the basis of philosophy […]

Blog 56–How was the Google Meet chat as an education experience? What did you think of the format? What did you think of the discussion? Did it feel like school? General impressions.  Discussion #1: The Google Meet chat was a nice way to reconnect but I didn’t feel like I learned anything. The lack of […]

She recently finished designing a “Loded Diper” sweatshirt from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. To make it, she painted the logo on the back by combining fabric medium and paint. She then iron pressed it to make sure it stayed when she washed it. It came out really great. I was very impressed. […]

Blog 54: Why is the concept of “virtue” in virtue ethics circular reasoning? Cite from the Wolff book.  “We acquire intellectual virtue through the teaching of others, but we acquire moral virtue by doing virtuous things until they are habitual; and Aristotle’s ideal person is one who makes the right choices by habit, or one […]

Blog 53: Read up to page 5 of the following pdf stopping at “Bentham’s Panopticon…” How does this reading connect to the world’s response to covid 19? What ethical system, if any, is at work? What imperfect society is best equipped to carry these procedures out and why? https://muse.jhu.edu/article/252435/pdf (Links to an external site.) How does this […]

Blog 52: Techne Check in number 2–where are you with your personal techne development? Where I’m at: One would think that I’d spend my time watching movies over this Covid-19 break to catch up on my Techne stuff, but in all honesty, I’ve really been slacking. I don’t want to be in my room doing […]

Blog 51: Write a reflective blog about where you are in your life at the moment, concerns and anxieties over covid-19, your future, the future of the world, etc. All the big stuff. I hate being home because of the Coronavirus. I’m constantly stressed that I’m going to fall behind in the mess of online […]

Blog 50: Read the following article and identify where you could apply Kantian, Utilitarian, and Virtue ethics to what is happening in Italy.  https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/who-gets-hospital-bed/607807/ Kantian: If doctors in Italy were to follow Kantian Ethics, they wouldn’t be able to choose who gets a ventilator and who does not based on age and health. Not giving […]