Author: Joyce

Now that you have read about ethical relativism, let’s take a minute to learn about this ancient idea that is finding a resurgence in the modern era.

Now that you have read about ethical relativism, let’s take a minute to learn about this ancient idea that is finding a resurgence in the modern era. In 412 BCE, Diogenes, a Socratically-trained Greek philosopher wrote “I am an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.” He is considered to be the first philosopher to believe in cosmopolitanism. In the 21st century, another philosopher, Kwame Anthony Appiah has written extensively about this idea. Watch the podcast at the link below. Here are the questions to answer in this discussion board. You will provide at least one complete paragraph in discussion of each question. 1. Is it the counter-argument to cultural and ethical relativism? 2. Does it allow us to accept that other cultures see things differently, but yet, forge consensus on right and wrong? Is it, as Appiah suggests, global ethics, a way to learn to get along without falling back on culture as the way we accept questionable or immoral actions?

Demonstrate critical reading of two short novels based on how the two books (Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Uncle Tom’s Cabin) and/or authors (Jacobs and Stowe) are representative of American gender and politics, the minority voice, marginalization, or the power of rhetoric.

Demonstrate critical reading of two short novels • Apply textual and contextual analytical skills • The comparison should be based on how the two books (Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Uncle Tom’s Cabin) and/or authors (Jacobs and Stowe) are representative of American gender and politics, the minority voice, marginalization, or the power of rhetoric. Be sure to apply textual (literary) elements (setting, plot, character, theme, imagery, foreshadowing, irony, etc.), contextual (history and culture) elements, and a critical theory such as Feminist, Psychological, Marxist, New Historicist, Historical/Biographical, or Archetypal to help support your thesis. You will submit and discuss, either in “live” virtual conferences or email proposed topics. You will then have to solidify your topic in an instructor approved manner. Coming up with topic will require you to use texts covered in class, your own critical skills, and preliminary resear Research After you have had your topic approved, you will begin the process of researching the issue. It is expected that students will use academic and credible sources. Students will use college/university libraries, Databases, and Google Scholar. Before beginning research you will have developed a trailhead question, and the research will help answer that question. Organization Once you have your initial research, you will be able to develop a thesis and organize the major contents of the paper.