You must do three (and only three) of the assignments below. Each assignment should be 2-4 pages (typed double-spaced or the handwritten equivalent). You are strongly encouraged (but not required) to revise and resubmit each assignment you submit. Please keep in mind that late assignments will not be accepted in the absence of a reasonable personal or medical excuse.

Revising Assignments: You have the option of revising and resubmitting each assignment you submit. Revised versions are due two weeks after the inital versions of the assignment are returned to the class (except revised versions of the final assignment which are due on the day of the final exam). For each assignment you resubmit, your final grade on that assignment will be the grade you receive on the revised version (unless your grade on the revised version is lower than the grade on your initial version).

Assignments:

1. Explain the argument Peter Singer makes in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty". Is Singer's argument convincing? Why or why not? Due: Monday, Jan. 29.

2. Find and present a real-life example of one of the fallacies we have discussed in class. (Note: this must not be an example we have discussed in class). Provide me with a copy of the material in which the fallacy occurs. Clearly explain what the fallacy is and how it is committed. Discuss how seriously the existence of the fallacy undermines the purpose of the material in which it occurs. Due: Monday, Feb. 19

3. Explain & discuss Alan Goldman's view of sex. Is his view correct? Why or why not? Due: Wednesday, March 5

4. Explain the Survival Lottery as it is explained in Harris' article. Is the Survival Lottery morally acceptable? Why or why not? Due: Monday, March 19

5. The theory known as Psychological Egoism seems to be endorsed in Plato's story of the Ring of Gyges. Is Psychological Egoism correct? Discuss. Due: Monday, March 26

6. Are human beings free? Discuss. Due: Monday, April 2