Hum 300 Discussion boards

Instructions- Discussion post is must be 250 words long and please list all references. There are 3 discussion post below please keep them separate.

1^st discussion post-

• To what extent do you believe our opportunity for creating meaningful, ethical action in the world lies more with the modernist perspective, such as Descartes and Kant (i.e. divine command theory, deontology, etc.), or the postmodern philosophies of Michel Foucault, Mike Ventimiglia and bell hooks? Please offer a specific example of how your chosen approach can serve to create a more ethically ideal world.

Please describe the ways in which some of today’s music reflects each of the three philosophies: ethical egoism, nihilism, and postmodernism. Please embed music videos to illustrate your point. Be sure to reference specific lyrics in your posts.

2^nd discussion post

• Media sometimes serves to solidify or undermine our understanding of the social contract in terms of race, class or social equality. Current topics of racial profiling, police brutality, and other issues of social inequality often appear in media. Are philosophers Carole Pateman and Charles Mills correct that the social contract is not inclusive of all people in our society? How do your views correlate with the philosophy of Rousseau, Hobbes or Locke?
  • Do you identify more with the position of Aminata or Ezra? If some cultures are endangered by globalization, do we have a moral obligation to resist exporting our products or ideas? Explain your response, drawing upon both the Eastern and African ethical models we explored in this module.

Please share a specific example to a political cartoon that best illustrates your ethical approach. Please post an image of your cartoon so everyone can read it.

3^rd discussion post- Seems long because it scenario( Discussion question is bold)

Aminata and Ezra are discussing the effects of globalization as a form of modernization or Westernization of the world. Aminata points out all of globalization’s class and commercialized aspects—including the ubiquitous McDonald’s and Levis—that have negative effects on local cultures. For example, Western nations often purchase rainforests and valuable land overseas to graze cattle for cheap beef in fast food restaurants. Still, 8,000 children continue to die daily from hunger and malnutrition, around the globe, even while these Western franchises expand. They also sometimes employ child or slave labor to make many of their garments, in deplorable conditions, to import back to Western nations. She invokes the following African proverbs to lament the excessive materialism and lack of humanity reflected in globalization:

It is the human being that counts: I call upon gold, it answers not; I call upon cloth, it answers not; it is the human being that counts. ~Akan Proverb

And An abundance of food at your neighbour’s will not satisfy your hunger. ~Bayaka Proverb Ezra understands Aminata’s concerns but contends that globalization also produces many benefits including an increase in cross-cultural understanding, the transference of concerns for human rights and democracy, and the possibility for economic development. In fact, benefiting from one of these cross-cultural exchanges himself, Ezra quotes his American Zen teacher who often shares the famous koan: What do you call the world?

Ezra explains that while there is much suffering in the world, and we certainly should seize the opportunity for discussions and finding solutions, this koan is meant to get our minds to ask the important questions before reacting. What is the true nature of suffering? What is the real cause here? Can I effectively help a world that I see as separate from myself? Might it be more beneficial for me to deeply understand how the world is not something outside of myself that needs saving? Could daily mindfulness in my own small actions make more of an impact? (Kuruvilla, 2015).

This activity aligns with module outcomes 2 ,3 and 4.

Discussion Question

Prepare for this discussion by completing your readings and viewings. Then respond to the following:

oEnd with a proverb or koan that best reflects your own global philosophy.