How does the clerk joseph grand embody several keys beliefs

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Question One: How does the clerk Joseph Grand embody several keys beliefs of Camus? Use several quotes from the novel to support your answer.

Question Two: What does it mean, when Rieux argues that he has chosen to"fight against creation"? In short, what is "Metaphysical Rebellion"? How is this in contrast with Historical Rebellion?

Question Three: Discuss the following claims within The Plague, explaining them in your words. 5 points each

Question Four: Reading Camusin a time of Covid, as we have this semester, offer 6-7 moments from the novel that reminded you of your own experiences during these last 2 Covid years. Use quotations from the novel to support your answer. Try not to duplicate quotes from your answers to questions One, Two and Three on Camus.

Part two - Dewey and Rawls

Question five: For Dewey, what are the drawbacks to having a society that fixates on "the quest for certainty"? What does it mean to see ethics as an ongoing process of creation and adaptation, rather than discovery and preservation. Referring to the last paragraphs of "What I believe", what are the weaknesses of philosophers/philosophy in terms of offering hope?

Question six: Present Rawls' notion of the veil of ignorance. What is the purpose of this thought experiment [what does the Veil attempt to correct, in terms of human error]? How can the veil of Ignorance be used to address (a) economic inequality, and (b) our moral obligations to future generations - refer to the Robinson material when discussing these two issues

Part three - Sartre and Paul Taylor

Question seven - Present and discuss Sartre's example of the student choosing between his mother and military service - How does this example connect to Sartre's statement that "The existentialist does not believe in the power of a passion"?

Question eight - What does it mean to say that in making decisions, one must 'subjectively ratify the objective"? Give some examples. Explain the claim that for humans "Existence precedes essence". Why does Sartre emphasize the pain, anxiety and nausea that characterize our using/having Freedom - be complete in your answer.

Question nine - According to Paul Taylor, What IS the ultimate question? Present how Taylor's conclusion brings us back to the threat of Egoism from our Blackburn text.

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