Part 1: Choose one of the selections from Philosophical Texts. It is best to read through many of the passages first to determine which one might intrigue you the most or which might best pertain to your strong ethical belief.
A. Read the text silently to yourself one time, then complete the following steps:
- Copy and paste the text at the top of a document.
- Describe your initial understanding of the text or what you find confusing about it.
- Provide a percentage of how much of the text you comprehend (It is fine if the percentage is low!)
- Are there any words or phrases you do not understand?
- Look up those words and provide their definitions.
B. Read the text aloud
C. Read the text aloud as often as you need to until you better understand the ideas presented in the text and feel comfortable with your pacing.
The recording will automatically upload into your discussion post, but it may take a little bit of time, so make sure you stay on the page until it is clear the recording has been uploaded. You will see a yellow box as the recording procprocessich will switch to the beginning of the recording when processing is finished.
Once the recording has uploaded to your post, add a space or two in your post, then provide your answers to the steps above and
- Complete this section of your post by providing a percentage of the text you think you comprehend after these multiple reads.
Part 2: Identify and articulate a strong ethical belief that you have. You can choose any belief on any topic, but the belief you choose to discuss must be ethical.
An ethical belief is something that is right or wrong, just or unjust, good or bad, or moral or immoral. The belief should be specific, one that you regard as true, and one that is important to who you are as a person.
Try to state this belief in one sentence using this format: "My strong ethical belief is that . . ." Format the sentence in bold so that it is easy for your peers to identify.
- Explain your belief and the main reason(s) why you hold this belief.
- Consider ways in which the philosophical passage you read might help you to defend your belief.
- If the passage is not relevant to your ethical belief, discuss what is missing or what would be needed to make it relevant to your belief in a way that would help support and defend your belief.