Group I

Lewis Chapter 1.

• What does C. S. Lewis mean by “the law of nature”?
• What is his basic argument that there is such a law?
• What do you think would be the best two objections against it?

Group II

Lewis Chapter 2.

• What are the herd instinct and social convention objections to Lewis?
• How does he counter these objections?
• What do you think would be the best comeback to Lewis for each of these counters?

Group III

Lewis Chapters 3-4.

• What are the two basic world-views according to Lewis?
• Which one does “the law of nature” support and why?
• What do you think is the best objection to these?

Group IV

Wielenberg.

• What is the evolutionary debunking thesis in Wielenberg?
• Give one argument for it.
• On pages 450-451, Wielenberg sketches a model for how knowledge of rights could evolve and why that knowledge would be reliable. How does that model work?