Describe Williams’s notion of a categorical desire. Then explain the two conditions that must be met for immortality to be desirable. Discuss, in detail, two of the scenarios for immortality and explain why Williams thinks they fail to satisfy the two conditions. Finally, evaluate one of the two scenarios and explain why you think Williams is right/wrong in discussing the scenario chosen.
Explain the three aims of maternal thinking, according to Ruddick. Include discussion on how the aims can come into conflict. Then detail how Ruddick believes maternal thinking is betrayed by larger society. Do you agree with Ruddick’s account of maternal thinking’s clash with society? Explain why or why not.
