Metaphysics Reading Questions: C.S. Lewis on Moral Laws - Prof. Charles Burke Kurth, Assignments of Philosophy

Download Metaphysics Reading Questions: C.S. Lewis on Moral Laws - Prof. Charles Burke Kurth and more Assignments Philosophy in PDF only on Docsity! PHIL 130 METAPHYSICS READING QUESTIONS 1: C.S. LEWIS Use the material from the assigned readings to complete the following questions. Your responses should be no longer than two double-spaced typed pages. If you feel that you don’t understand the readings well enough to answer a question, use your response to indicate the specific parts of the reading that are giving you trouble. Your answers should be proof-read and spell-checked. 1) Why does Lewis think that the fact that we disagree or quarrel about moral matters gives us reason to think that there must be moral laws? 2) Why does Lewis think that the fact that we make excuses for our behavior gives us reason to think that there must be moral laws (pg 3)? 3) Why doesn’t Lewis think we can explain our moral reactions as a “herd instinct”? 4) In what ways does Lewis think moral laws differ from natural laws?