{"id":25940,"date":"2024-05-16T17:31:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T17:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/in-the-selection-from-platos-republic-glaucon-presents-the-challenge-of-whether-people-are-inherently-moral-or-if-they-only-act-morally-due-to-fear-of-consequences\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T17:31:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T17:31:13","slug":"in-the-selection-from-platos-republic-glaucon-presents-the-challenge-of-whether-people-are-inherently-moral-or-if-they-only-act-morally-due-to-fear-of-consequences","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/in-the-selection-from-platos-republic-glaucon-presents-the-challenge-of-whether-people-are-inherently-moral-or-if-they-only-act-morally-due-to-fear-of-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"In the selection from Plato&#8217;s Republic, Glaucon presents the challenge of whether people are inherently moral or if they only act morally due to fear of consequences."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In the selection from Aristotle&#8217;s&nbsp;Nicomachean Ethics&nbsp;he argues that happiness is an activity of&nbsp; &nbsp;the<\/span><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">he argues that happiness is an activity of<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Nicomachean Ethics<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Nicomachean Ethics<\/span><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">, he argues that happiness is an activity of<\/span><br style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;soul in accordance with virtue. Explain each of these three perspectives. Who do you think<\/span><br style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">presents the most convincing argument for the nature of the good life, and why? Does it align<\/span><br style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">more with Glaucon&#8217;s view that morality is a result of external influences, Socrates&#8217; emphasis on<\/span><br style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">inner virtues and knowledge, or Aristotle&#8217;s virtue ethics? What do you think is the nature of the<\/span><br style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">good life? How will your conception of the good life impact the decisions you make on a day-to<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">day basis?<\/span><br style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Instructions:<\/span><br style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Please compose a 300-500 word-discussion post in response to the above prompt. Quality<\/span><br style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">discussion posts will reflect an accurate understanding of the assigned readings and address<\/span><br style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">each part of the prompt. You may use parenthetical citations\u2014e.g., (Vaughn, p. 42). Please title<\/span><br style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">your post. Your title should clearly reflect your position. Please include the word count of your<\/span><br style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin-right: -673.2px; margin-bottom: -673.2px; font-size: 13.2px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">discussion post.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the selection from Aristotle&#8217;s&nbsp;Nicomachean Ethics&nbsp;he argues that happiness is an activity of&nbsp; &nbsp;the&nbsp;he argues that happiness is an activity of&nbsp;&nbsp; Nicomachean Ethics&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nicomachean Ethics, he argues that happiness is an activity of&nbsp;soul in accordance with virtue. Explain each of these three perspectives. 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