This week, Wednesday and Friday we will discuss EMP Ch. 2, and an article from the Harvard Law Review, "What's Culture Got to do with it? Excising the Harmful Tradition of Female Circumcision." Please carefully read them both.
About EMP Ch. 2, be prepared to answer these questions:
1. What exactly is the moral theory called "cultural relativism"?
2. What is the argument from the chapter from the conclusion that the moral theory called 'cultural relativism' is true?
3. What are the arguments from the chapter for the conclusion that the moral theory called 'cultural relativism' is false?
4. Given 1, 2 and 3, do you think that the moral theory called 'cultural relativism' is true or false?
About FGM, be prepared to answer these questions:
1. What is FGM?
2. What arguments (from the article and Rachels) are given for the conclusion that FGM is morally permissible?
3. What arguments (from the article and Rachels) are given for the conclusion that FGM is morally wrong?
4. Given your understanding of what it is, and the arguments for and against it, do you think it is MP or wrong? Why?
Next week: watching, reading and writing:
NOW DUE WEDNESDAY.. INSTEAD OF MONDAY. DUE WEDNESDAY OCT. 1.
1. Watch two online videos and write and submit detailed summaries of each; submit these to Turnitin.com
John Corvino - What's Morally Wrong with Homosexuality? (Full DVD Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iXA_0MED982. Nathan Nobis
Moral Arguments: Syllogisms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw8DJQRYWXg
3. Detailed summary of HBR Guide to Better Business Writing, pp. 0-87. Submit this via Turnitin also.
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