Exam 1 Study Guide

I will select two of the following for your exam. You will be asked to write on one of them.
  1. If you possessed the ring of Gyges. how would you make use of it? How do you think others would make use of it?
  2. Compare Plato's analysis of temperance with that of Aristotle. What are the respective strengths and weakness of their analyses?
  3. Compare and contrast Aristotle's analysis of friendship with Jesus' notion of neighborliness. Which is the most ethically practical notion, and why?
  4. Contrast the strong claims of justice in Amos with the doctrine of renunciation in the Bhagavad-Gita. What social consequences might these differences have?
  5. Of all our readings so far, which do you find most insightful on wealth, and why?