Reflect and discuss how we set the standards for the conditions of the ‘good’ and how we flourish.

Topic: Medical Ethics class: Alasdair Macintyre’s “Dependent Rational Animals Why Human Beings Need the Virtues”

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Journal prompt reflection entry instructions are to read chapter 7 and then discuss the following in 1-2 pages:”In his chapter 7 on “Vulnerability, flourishing, goods, and ‘good”, he spoke in detail on how we have rational human beings decide what is good and how to flourish. Read over his ideas, especially how he compares them to the sensitive beings of non-human species such as Dolphins. Reflect and discuss how we set the standards for the conditions of the ‘good’ and how we flourish. ” Our grading prompt is as follows: “Student incorporated the medical ethical theories if possible (deotonolgy, utilitarianism, virtues). Student thought: Thinking means comparing, contrasting, and most of all, evaluating. You are thinking when judging something as true or false, good or bad, beautiful or ugly. The judgments that you make need to be based upon logic and reason, not gut instincts and opinion. Therefore, it would be best if you made these reasons clear.”