Due Date: Tuesday April 26th, 2016 by 11:59 p.m. to Canvas. No exceptions.
ONLY CHOOSE ONE PROMPT
Choose one of the following prompts for your essay. Responses should be roughly 3-5 pages or 900-1,500 words. All submissions will be processed electronically through Canvas. Please cite all sources. MLA, APA, and Chicago are all accepted, just be consistent. If you do not cite, you will lose credit. Secondary source material is not required, but you must support any claim you make about an author/philosopher with reference to the primary text. Again, it is necessary to cite any passages you quote from the primary source document.
This is a short, argumentative paper that will require a close reading of the text, i.e., you must engage with Beyond Good & Evil or The Ethics of Ambiguity. Some of the paper should be exegetical, that is, should explain and summarize the text. Do this while arguing your position.
Note: This is a thesis defense paper. In each of these prompts you are being asked to choose a position and argue for it. Clearly state your position in the introduction. You will not be graded on your thesis but on how well you argue for it and whether or not it exists.
Finally, make sure to include your name, and the essay prompt to which you are responding. Don’t forget to title it either. If you have any questions, then, as usual, feel free to contact me. The best of luck to you! CHOOSE ONE PROMPT!
1. What does Nietzsche take to be the prejudice of philosophers? Explain how he works through his criticism with reference to at least two other figures, e.g., Kant, the Stoics, etc. According to Nietzsche, moralizing has blocked philosophers for a more profound, honest, courageous understanding of reality. Explain why this is. State whether or not you find him successful in his endeavor. Argue for your position.
2. What sort of character is Nietzsche’s “Free Spirit”? In what sense is this person exceptional? How ought the Free Spirit live his/her life? Does this apply to all people? Why or why not? Do you think Nietzsche is right to claim that such people exist? Why or why not. Explain your reactions reading Nietzsche. If you found him compelling, explain why, and if you found him disturbing, do likewise.
3. What is noble? Explain this with constant reference to Nietzsche’s distinction between master and slave morality. What defines these moral systems? What might Nietzsche, as a self-proclaimed Philosopher of the Future, have to say about both of these worldviews? Do you find either master or slave morality more compelling? Or neither? Explain why.
4. What is an “ethics of ambiguity”? de Beauvoir critiques existentialism for not yet providing an ethical frame for its thought. It is her goal to do just that in Ethics of Ambiguity. Explain how she defines her project in the first section of the text. Why is it that man is essentially ambiguous? What does this mean? Afterwards, establish how this particular ambiguity gives rise to an ethics. Do you think de Beauvoir is successful in her analysis and approach. Why or why not? Defend your position. (Note: If you disagree, I suggest you make use of another author we’ve read to support your claim, though that’s not required.)
5. de Beauvoir (pg. 32) suggests that there are certain instances in which suicide may be morally permissible. Given her existentialist position, explain why/how she is capable of defending such a position. Then, describe how this makes her different from any 2 of the following 3: The Stoics, Kant, and Aristotle. Which of these philosophers do you most agree with and why? Please defend your position with reference to that philosopher’s wider ethical systems.
6. In Part II of Ethics of Ambiguity, de Beauvoir reveals a number of different ways in which people attempt to escape from their freedom. Explain 2-3 different ways in which people do just this. Provide a personal account reflecting one of these flights from freedom and express how one might try to overcome this flight. How can one come to genuine freedom? Is de Beauvoir correct in her assessment of the situation? Has she missed anything?
7. Create your own prompt in which you pair Nietzsche with de Beauvoir. In what sense are they both existentialists? What does it mean to be an existentialist? Take whatever orientation on this question you wish.
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