PURPOSE: Reading philosophy demands that we slow down, read carefully, actively engage with and reflect on what we have read. These assignments provide an opportunity to capture and organize those reflections. One of the best ways to learn something (and to find out what still isn't clear) is to try to communicate what we are learning to someone else. ASSIGNMENT BASICS: Write a short multi-paragraph exploratory essay on the prompt. No specific format is required, but do read this: Do Your Best on the Weekly Dropbox Assignments.pdf and: Include your name, and provide a title Use indented paragraphing to highlight the structure of your short essay (a separate paragraph for each major point you want to make) Aim for at least 300 words THE PROMPT, in five short paragraphs: FIRST: watch https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/video/all-is-not-relative 6 MINUTES: This short brief video from the McCombs School of Business Ethics Unwrapped website discusses cultural relativism and presents pluralism as an alternative. THEN: write a short "compare/contrast" essay on this question: "Is pluralism preferable to cultural relativism? Why or why not?" Introduction: define cultural relativism Strengths and weaknesses: why is it attractive? what problems does it raise? Alternative approach: define pluralism Strengths and weaknesses: why is it attractive? what problems does it raise? Conclusion: draw your own conclusion and present a reasoned justification for it