Answer the following questions after reading the posted .pdf chapters of James Rachels The Elements of Moral Philosophy. Remember that each and every response should be at least 4-6 sentences in length and make use of at least one quotation from the assigned reading cited with page number from the .pdf. Be sure to number and recopy the question you are answering before typing your answer. Chapter 13: The Ethics of VirtueIn Aristotles Nichomachean Ethics (his book outlining virtue ethics), the central questions are about what? Explain what a virtue is, as opposed to a vice. Give some examples of virtues and vices.According to Rachels, what are some advantages of virtue ethics? What are its disadvantages?Chapter 7: The Debate over UtilitarianismBentham argued there is one ultimate principle of morality. What is it? What does it require with respect to our choices?Explain Mills Greatest Happiness Principle as set out in Utilitarianism (1861). How is it more elegant and persuasive than his masters version?Chapter 9: Are there Absolute Moral Rules? (The Deontological Approach)What is the difference between a hypothetical imperative and categorical imperative? After giving an example of each, explain why Kant favors the categorical imperative.Why does Kant think the categorical imperative is binding on rational agents? Why is this a compelling idea and what exactly does it mean?
