Philosophy

There are 4 writing exercises totally
1.    Using Aristotle, notes and your own common sense, discuss the both ethical mistakes and ethical virtue of jury in the film “12 angry man”. (two pages)
2. Book III:iii, Explain what Aristotle means when he says that we ethically deliberate about moral values, but we do not deliberate about geometry, mathematics, or facts. How can his distinction help us make epistemological or political judgments? How do people confuse matters of opinion from matters of fact? 1 page
3. In Book “V.iv.8” Aristotle says, “Now the judge restores equality….” Explain the meaning of this, with reference not to geometry, but with reference to the values of social justice in human relationships. Consider how equality, balance, and related Aristotelian values may pertain to corrective and distributive ethics. (1 page)
4. From the point of view of contemporary ethical standards, how does Aristotle’s view of equality start to break down in V.vi., when he makes distinctions between women and men, between husbands and wives, between fathers and children, between masters and slaves? 1 page
*Please use the book Aristotle XIX Nicomachean ethics translated by H. Rackham.
Please use simple grammar and sentence structure.

In a 750-1000 word essay, please respond to the following:

Explain and evaluate Socrates’ claim in the Apology that “the unexamined life is not worth living for a human being,” and briefly analyze and discuss the particular method he uses to discover the truth (i.e., dialectics or the Socratic Method). Do you agree that a human being cannot live a fully satisfying life if he or she remains ignorant, like the slavish prisoners in Plato’s cave? Why or why not?

Finally, in support of your argument, please refer to specific passages in the video (Alain de Botton’s “Socrates on Self-Confidence—Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness,” available on YouTube via the link below) as well as to your own life experiences and observations.