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Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 3 of the How Should One Live? An Introduction to Ethics and Moral Reasoning, and Chapter 2 of John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism . You should also read or view the resource your instructor has supplied for this discussion, which you will find in the instructor’s discussion prompt.

In the ancient Greece of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, a “symposium” was a banquet held after a meal, an “after-party” of sorts that usually included drinking, dancing, recitals, and engaging conversations on the topics of the day. For our purposes in this course, the Symposium discussions will not involve dancing, recitals, or a banquet, but they will provide food for thought on current ethical issues and direct application of the ethical theory discussed in each of these weeks.

For this Symposium discussion, your instructor will choose a topic of current ethical interest and a resource associated with it for you to read or watch. Your task is to consider how utilitarianism applies to the controversy, dilemma, event, or scenario selected by your instructor. It is a chance for you to discuss together the ethical issues and questions that it raises, your own response to those, and whether that response aligns with a virtue ethics approach. The aim is to identify, evaluate, and discuss the moral reasoning involved in addressing the chosen issue.

The requirements for the discussion this week are

• Your first post is due by Day 3 (Thursday).
• You must post a minimum of three separate posts: a primary or main post that addresses all elements of the discussion prompt and two reply posts.
• Your main post must answer all the questions in the prompt and show evidence of having read the resources that are required to complete the discussion properly (such as by using quotes, referring to specific points made in the text, etc.).
• All posts (including replies to peers) are expected to be thought-out; proofread for mechanical, grammatical, and spelling accuracy; and advance the discussion in an intelligent and meaningful way.
• You are encouraged to post your first reply to others by Day 6 (Sunday).
• The total word count for all your posts should be at least 600 words, excluding references.
• In-text citations and references should follow APA guidelines. See the APA StyleLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center.
• To satisfy the posting requirements for the week, posts must be made by Day 7 (Monday).
• View or download the selections of Philosophical Texts Download Philosophical Texts.

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