PHI 2397 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Moral Relativism, Glaucon, Categorical Imperative

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No pencil allowed: no one is allowed to leave the room during the exam except when you are done, how do epicurus and epictetus each argue for a meaningful life? (2 marks) For epicurus you have to get away from artificial systems like religion, politics etc. , and create your own rules for happiness. For epictetus you have to join an established system of rules and embrace your place within it. Only then will you have happiness: briefly explain the reasons why j. s. Mill believes that bentham is a hedonist who brings humans down to the level of the animals. It does not tell us what to do only how to be. It only views morals in the long term and has nothing to say about solutions for moral dilemmas. Some acts are evil regardless of the character" of the person who commits them. 2: why does kant say that humans are by definition moral beings? (1 mark)