(1000 – 1250 words): Students compose an essay outlining their position, attitude or intention towards the specified topic. The student’s position must be clearly identified, discussed and supported with evidence from reliable sources. The student must take a position that applies belief and reasoning systems to concepts of ethics and/or knowledge (DBR 200.1) and applies said systems of knowledge and/or ethics to issues in society, history, faith, spirituality, and/or one’s own life from a global perspective (DBR 200.2).

So-for this specific assignment-students will use one of the first three discussion topics as described generally below: (Discussion Four to make an argument about the ethics of using AI’s to supplement/replace human friendships!)

Disc 4-Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethic (the ethical limits of friendship and technology)-argue whether technology undermines human relations-especially friendships-or can augment or improve them using Aristotelian ethics as the measure of good or useful or perfect friendships