Directions: Respond to 3 of the following 8 writing prompts in typewritten essay format. There is no set length requirement, but good answers are usually about 500 words. Your completed should consist of three-page essays in total.

Be sure to include proper citations.

1. (a) Summarize Plato's Allegory of the Cave. (b) Analyze the symbolism in the story. What do you think the allegory means? Why?

2. (a) Define and describe Philosophy. (b) Are you philosophical? Explain.

3. (a) Define and describe Ethics. (b) Are you ethical? Explain.

4. (a) Who was Socrates? (b) Would Socrates admire your lifestyle? Why or why not?

5. (a) Define and describe moral skepticism. (b) Are you a moral skeptic? Why or why not?

6. (a) Define and describe ethical relativism. (b) What do you think of the theory? Explain.

7. (a) Define and describe divine command theory. (b) Do you find the theory plausible? Why or why not?

8. (a) Define and describeethical egoism. (b) Do you find the theory plausible? Why or why not?