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Mission Mains 2021: GS 4 Ethics Discussion

This is for those of you who are planning to write Mains 2020. Primarily, the agenda of this thread would be 


1. Answer Writing Practice

2. Sharing examples - anecdotes from Current affairs relevant for GS4 Answer writing

3. Any doubts wrt. Paper 4!

Feel free to pool in your suggestions!

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@Freakhoto 2 sm xtent!


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we should keep writing answer for Ethics daily basis. . Other wise it will be difficult to write good answer in short time of exam hour. Should continue this thread as we wrote before prelims.
upsc2020,
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yummysaid

we should keep writing answer for Ethics daily basis. . Other wise it will be difficult to write good answer in short time of exam hour. Should continue this thread as we wrote before prelims.

Prelims hangover is over. Can start now....

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Q.“Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary”. Comment. 

chamomile,Patootie
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Q.“Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary”. Comment. 

Ethics- Democracy answer.pdf

Great to have you back! 

Haven't done ethics, first answer. Go easy pleeaaase. :P


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Q.“Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary”. Comment. 

Ethics- Democracy answer.pdf

Great to have you back! 

Haven't done ethics, first answer. Go easy pleeaaase. :P


going easy :)

1. You will have two pages only in the answer sheet. these answers have to be written in 150 words.

2. Some theoretical background to concepts of Justice is a must. Directly jumping into examples, imo, is a risky approach. 

Rich examples with arguments that stay closely aligned to the question. That part is brilliant. But DO take note of the above points :)

whatonly,
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Q.“Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary”. Comment. 

Ethics- Democracy answer.pdf

Great to have you back! 

Haven't done ethics, first answer. Go easy pleeaaase. :P


going easy :)

1. You will have two pages only in the answer sheet. these answers have to be written in 150 words.

2. Some theoretical background to concepts of Justice is a must. Directly jumping into examples, imo, is a risky approach. 

Rich examples with arguments that stay closely aligned to the question. That part is brilliant. But DO take note of the above points :)

Extremely relevant suggestions, my friend! I thought it was 250 words lol, so rambled on. Here's take 2, after having taken note of the constructive criticism. :)

Ethics- Take 2.pdfEthics- Take 2.pdf

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Much needed thread!
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I need some help. I'm an absolute newbie to ethics. Haven't read a word before. I have been suggested to watch Atul Garg's ethics lecture series. It is a 30 lecture series. Should I go for it is it the right way to go ahead?
With score hovering around 98-100, I may clear Prelims so in need of a smart strategy for ethics.
BD,whatonly
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1-JusticeCapacityDemocracy.pdf

Any suggestions would be very helpful. Too long? Are the examples sensible? Should there be more examples and less theory? And I’m not sure about the definition of justice I have given.


BD,
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Another query, 2nd ARC's Ethics In Governance. 140 pages document. Should do or not?
BD,whatonly
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@SergioRamos atul sir's classes are really good. It made sense to me. 

Since time is less, you can get a copy of his printed + class notes from photocopy shops and then watch the videos at a faster speed (since you will not have to take down notes). His notes are good and he gives a lot of examples in class. 


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Another query, 2nd ARC's Ethics In Governance. 140 pages document. Should do or not?

I think summary of recommendations section at the end is enough. It just has the recos without the underlying logic but we can figure it out easily, mostly it’s common sense. I made this note last year, may be helpful (though a year ago I was a newborn at prep).

ARC-Ethics-Recos.pdf

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I need some help. I'm an absolute newbie to ethics. Haven't read a word before. I have been suggested to watch Atul Garg's ethics lecture series. It is a 30 lecture series. Should I go for it is it the right way to go ahead?
With score hovering around 98-100, I may clear Prelims so in need of a smart strategy for ethics.

I'm doing the same! have started the lectures from today, watching on 1.8x speed while simultaneously skimming through the notes.

I know its bit late but rather on relying on ocean of sources we can utilize the available guidance 

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Boltsaid

I need some help. I'm an absolute newbie to ethics. Haven't read a word before. I have been suggested to watch Atul Garg's ethics lecture series. It is a 30 lecture series. Should I go for it is it the right way to go ahead?
With score hovering around 98-100, I may clear Prelims so in need of a smart strategy for ethics.

I'm doing the same! have started the lectures from today, watching on 1.8x speed while simultaneously skimming through the notes.

I know its bit late but rather on relying on ocean of sources we can utilize the available guidance 

Any idea where we can get the notes?

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@whatonly photocopy shops (they courier it everywhere) or Upscpdf.com 


whatonly,
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Any good crisp summary of 2nd ARC ?
(Didn't like vision as such)
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Thankyou@whatonly  and@Villanelle . You guys just saved a lot of my time! :D

whatonly,
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@Joeyisthebest Will follow it then at 1.5x as@Bolt  says!


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