Swansea University School of Social Sciences Degree Examination January 2022 Answers to be submitted via Turnitin at any point between 16:00pm Tuesday 4th January 2022 and 16:00pm Tuesday 18th January 2022 HUP104 Living Well and Doing Good: An Introduction to Ethics Module Director: Dr Paddy McQueen Answer two questions from the list below. IMPORTANT: The total number of words you write should not exceed 800 words per question Your work must be your own. You are NOT required to provide full references. Please carefully read the guidance we have provided for further details. Questions begin overleaf HUP104 Living Well and Doing Good: An Introduction to Ethics 1. If you had to choose between living your life as a strict utilitarian or a strict Kantian, which one would it be? 2. Can virtue ethics provide a practical guide to decision-making when faced with moral dilemmas? If so, then how? If not, then does this matter from an ethical point of view? 3. Explain the Buddhist principle of “no-self” (anatman / anatta) and identify some of the ways that how it shapes / underpins Buddhist ethics. 4. Analyse the concept of “harmony” within Confucian ethics. 5. Do you think that hedonism is a plausible theory of well-being? 6. How, if at all, do you think we can refute ethical egoism? 7. Do you agree with Susan Wolf that we should not try to live our lives as moral saints? 8. Does emotivism provide a convincing explanation of the nature of morality?
