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Pleаsure аnd Pаin Fоr the purpоses оf this prompt, I want you to explore how pain and pleasure are discussed by figures Kant, Ahenakew, and Singer. Discuss how each approaches the notion of pleasure and pain and how these emotions tie into our ethical decisions. Is, for example, pleasure an important concern when making ethical decisions? What should we be willing to do to help our communities? How do discussions of personhood and self identity play a role in these discussions of pain and pleasure? Should one (or both) of these emotions be avoided? You're trying to show your breadth of understanding here. Fighting Injustice Both Rustin and Johnson are seen as voices against discrimination. For this prompt I want you to consider the similarities between the two thinkers. How did they recount their experiences? What did they notice about engagement from others? What kind of difficulties did they have to endure? How did their experiences shape how they viewed other people? It is also important to notice points of difference. How are Rustin and Johnson's experiences, assumptions, and thought processes different? Footnotes to Plato. We began our discussion on ethics by reading Plato. In our two Plato readings, we introduced four different definitions of justice. For this prompt, I want you to compare at least one of those definitions of justice with at least one other thinker that we encountered in this unit. Every person is fair game here. In your analysis, consider how the thinker might respond to or criticize the definition presented by Plato. Does the thinker provide extra criticisms, critiques, or commentary to the existing Platonic thought? In other words, does thinking about another thinker's writings provide a greater depth and understanding of Plato's own criticisms of the definitions?