Virtue ethics crash course

reflection paper: Crash Course Philosophy: Aristotle & Virtue Theory.

Instruction:

• A well-written section consists of at least 250 words.

• Thus, a well-written Reflection Paper consists of at least 500 words.

• Please note: the word count applies only to the body of your work, and not to your heading, title, etc.

I have attached 2 file one is Reflection paper example file another is reading material to get reflection paper doneReflection Papers: All of the Details! Ethics is one of the main branches of philosophy, and one the main purposes of philosophy is to help us become better thinkers, so that we may live better lives--excellent lives! And this is the main goal of Reflection Papers: To help us think better so that we may live better. What’s more, Reflection Papers will increase our skills in the following areas: • Knowing what is true vs. what is false. • Knowing what is right vs. what is wrong. • Knowing what is wise vs. what is foolish. Each Reflection Paper: • consists of two sections for you to complete: 1) The Main Idea #1 section, and 2) 2) The Main Idea#2 section • A well-written section consists of at least 250 words. • Thus, a well-written Reflection Paper consists of at least 500 words. • Please note: the word count applies only to the body of your work, and not to your heading, title, etc. For both Main Idea sections, you may choose any two of the main ideas you’d like. Your goal is to show us how these two ideas from the reading (or video) specifically connects to your own life, or how these ideas apply to your life, or how they’ve been helpful to you, or how they’ve been relevant to your life, etc. This way, you will gain a good grasp of some really important philosophical ideas, and you’ll be able to connect these ideas to your life in a meaningful way Regarding the layout of the paper: • Please keep your paper single-spaced • Please use separate paragraphs rather than turning in one gigantic paragraph that will cause my eyes to bleed and give me brain freeze. • Below, I’ve included two examples of what Reflection Papers should look like. The topics covered in these two papers are not covered in our ethics class. • To make it easier on all of us, please stay as close to the layout of the examples (below) as possible. If you have questions, let me know as soon as possible, and we’ll find a time to meet that works for the both of us. I am always happy to help! *Example #1* Reflection Paper #1: Scientology 1) Main Idea#1: Scientology’s view of humanity Overall, I’m not sure what to think of Scientology’s teaching that human beings are basically good. I was raised Catholic, so I was taught that all humans are born with original sin, and this idea does seem to have some evidence. All we have to do is to observe toddlers to see that no one needs to teach them to be selfish or mean--it’s already in there! And not just that, has anyone ever claimed to be perfect, without any moral flaws? From the best of us to the worst of us, we are all broken and twisted in some way. That is, we all do stuff that we know we shouldn’t do…and sometimes we do it on purpose. However, thankfully, there’s more to our story than that. We also do a lot of good stuff as well. When I look inside of myself, I find that my thoughts and desires are a mixture of good and bad. But what explains the fact that we are capable of both good and evil? Is it engrams that I obtained from my past lives? Is it original sin passed on from Adam and Eve? Or is it a combination of nature and nurture, like many psychologists claim? Or perhaps some other option? I definitely need to spend some time researching these issues to find out what the truth is. Main Idea #2: Scientology’s view of therapy Though I’m not a Scientologist, this sounds similar to my experience in counseling. I’ve been seeing a therapist for three years now, and she has helped me get through some really rough patches in my life. Like auditing, she helps me to dig deep into my past, so she can help me process and heal from some of the painful experiences of my life, most notably my parents’ divorce when I was eight. For years I was haunted by guilt,