2. Imagine for a moment that you were teaching a course in ethics. What would be your major goals for the course?
Which concepts would you include and exclude, and why? Besides basing your decision on your students' grades,
how would you determine whether students successfully mastered the course content?
3. As Socrates noted, "Virtue is its own reward" contains a substantial measure of truth. What are some of the
implications of this saying?
4. To achieve an enlightened moral existence in your own life, you need to choose to be a moral person. You gain true
power when you possess the unfettered and unrestrained ability to choose freely. Can both of these statements be
correct? Why or why not?
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5. Parents, teachers, religious leaders, and other authority figures have sought to inculcate values in your thinking, but
friends, acquaintances, and colleagues do as well. And in many cases they have undoubtedly been successful. All this
input can result in a confusing patchwork of conflicting beliefs. What are some ways people can create a moral
compass that is accurate and enlightened and will confidently guide their moral decisions?