Morality and Compassion Final Unit Essay Writing Prompts  Prompt option 1  Examine “Moses and the Ten Commandments”  OR “The Night Journey?

Morality and Compassion Final Unit Essay Writing Prompts  Prompt option 1  Examine “Moses and the Ten Commandments”  OR “The Night Journey” to determine if the views on morality they present are anti-nature, as Nietzsche claims. Do you agree with Nietzsche’s position that these texts advocate behaviors that go against natural forces of life? Are these the views of moral “hangmen”? Explain and argue your position. Prompt option 2 Assuming that Nietzsche is correct that conventional morality is against our natural expression of passions, argue a case that suggests that while he is correct, the truth is that people must be restricted in their natural expression. Which moral statements clearly recognize dangerous natural inclinations and restrict them? What benefits do these restrictions provide to the individual as well as to society as a whole? How might Nietzsche react to your argument? Prompt option 3  The Dalai Lama urges us to feel the same kind of compassion for strangers as we do for our family and friends. To what extent is the choice to be compassionate a matter of morality? How would Friedrich Nietzsche react to the Dalai Lama’s views on compassion? Would Nietzsche agree with anything the Dalai Lama says? Do you think Nietzsche would find the ethics of compassion to be anti-nature? Explain and argue your position.