Ethical Theories

Ethical Theories-There is no minimum or maximum length. Answer the questions as completely as possible.

1) Discuss Socrates’ phrase, ” The unexamined life is not worth living.” What does this phrase mean in relation to Socrates life and death and in relation to the literal meaning of the word philosophy, “philos-sophia.”

2) What were Buddha’s 4 Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path? What did they mean?

3) Provide a definition and give  an example of the following theories: relativism, skepticism, teleological ethics, deontological ethics, utilitarianism, the categorical imperative, the veil of ignorance, and the divine command theory.

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