After finishing this essay, consider responding to any of the questions below that stimulate your thought, or add other comments that might lead to fruitful on-line dialogue. Peter Singer on Ethics 1) According to Singer, what does Maslow assume about the relationship between happiness and morality? 2) Want is the “paradox of hedonism” that leads Frankl to promote the pursuit of meaning or purpose as different from, but necessary for, happiness? 3) How does Singer suggest “kin altruism” and “reciprocal altruism” contribute to the development of morality? 4) When does rationality affect and extend “reciprocal altruism”? 5) Where does Thomas Nagel come down on the question of reason’s capacity to motivate moral action? Do you agree with him?