By the time Oliver was 15 years old, he had been to 7 different foster homes. He understood by the time he was 10 that he would not be adopted and would continue to be shuffled through the system until he “aged out,” as they called it. He wasn’t a bad student and despite his moving around, he managed to do ok in school. Although he hadn’t remained in anyone’s home long enough to make any lasting relationships, he managed to make friends on the street with criminals who amicably referred to him as “family.” Regardless of where he moved, he could catch a bus to their neighborhood and they would give him something to eat and a few dollars to buy himself something. Oliver knew they broke the law but as time passed he started to view them as the good guys in I guess what some would think of as a Robin Hood sort of way. Around 15 they started to suggest he move in with them and find a real home. Some would say that the system had failed him, but as far as those outlaws were concerned, the system hadn’t failed Oliver, it had only done what it was supposed to do, look out for the privileged and disregard the rest. Oliver had some encounters with church and other adults, but he started to wonder how do we know what is right and what is wrong. In his free time he has read the same excerpts from Plato and Aristotle that you have.
In ONE consolidated post of at least 600 words, explain to Oliver how:
1)Euthyphro’s dilemma helps us understand the relationship between religion and ethics.
2)Whether the discussion of Justice between Socrates and his friends in Book I of the Republic can help him decide what to do.
3)Whether using the Doctrine of the Mean can help him decide what he should do.
4)What do you think he should do based on what you have learned and your personal perspective?
