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Ethics and Society:
Write a clear, well-organized response explaining the ideas in the readings in your own words (70%) and critically analyzing a key idea or claim expressed in the readings (30%). In the critical analysis section, do not hesitate to say what you think and the reasoning behind your point of view
Topic: The Good Life—Hedonism & Happiness [Ch. 2, 3, 4]
Using the ideas in the readings, describe and explain (70%):
~at least two elements/ features of hedonism as a moral philosophy;
~ the difference between false happiness and genuine happiness;
~the definition and meaning of desire satisfaction theory;
~the claim that some desires may harm both us and other people;
Critically analyze and evaluate (30%) the claim most of our desires are manipulated by social/community pressures