According to eminent Wittgenstein scholar Peter Hacker, for Wittgenstein ‘it makes no sense to ascribe thought or thoughtlessness, understanding, misunderstanding or failure to understand to machines’ (Wittgenstein’s Place in Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy,1996, p. 134). Using Wittgenstein’s own words, how would you argue in support of Hacker’s interpretation of Wittgenstein—and how would you argue against this […]
Discipline: Philosophy
5.3: Personal Freedom and Others & The 9 People You’ll Date, According to Simone de Beauvoir5.3: Personal Freedom and Others & The 9 People You’ll Date, According to Simone de Beauvoir
Referring to Beauvoir’s “Personal Freedom and Others” (Ch. 2 of Ethics of Ambiguity) and Valentine’s “The 9 People You’ll Date, According to Simone de Beauvoir,” SOURCES HERE: https://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/ethics/de-beauvoir/ambiguity/ch03.htm#s2 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-9-people-youll-date-according-to-simone-de-beauvoir_n_55ae688de4b08f57d5d28a88 USE IN-TEXT CITATIONS identify a figure within popular culture (film, tv, book, video games, other media) – new age figure that appeals to GEN Z OR […]
Understanding Yard Plant Aesthetics: Balancing Ethics and Sustainability in Suburban Minnesota landscapingUnderstanding Yard Plant Aesthetics: Balancing Ethics and Sustainability in Suburban Minnesota landscaping
Literature review along with input from interviews from people in suburbs with suburban yards. Focus is on the flora and less on the lawns. I do not need much about lawns at all. I want this to be a research essay that is an accessible educational refrence point for people. I have been stuck with […]
Your Final Essay will be on the topic of legalizing and/or decriminalizing sex work.Your Final Essay will be on the topic of legalizing and/or decriminalizing sex work.
Your Final Essay will be on the topic of legalizing and/or decriminalizing sex work. This essay will require you to write an 8 page (about 2000 word) essay (double spaced, 12 pt. font, Times New Roman). At least 6 independent academic sources and you need to use quotes directly from your 6 sources, not just an ambiguous citation. […]
Read and respond to the essay, “You don’t have a right to believe whatever you want to,” by Daniel DeNicola.Read and respond to the essay, “You don’t have a right to believe whatever you want to,” by Daniel DeNicola.
Read and respond to the essay, “You don’t have a right to believe whatever you want to,” by Daniel DeNicola. Your essay should engage with DeNicola’s argument, but also engage with the specific problem of how to gain knowledge from web sources (like twitter, youtube, or tiktok) – why does belief require us to fact […]
Before writing out the full 800 word (or more) mini-essay response, write out your response in a simple premise-conclusion format and post it at the top of your response.Before writing out the full 800 word (or more) mini-essay response, write out your response in a simple premise-conclusion format and post it at the top of your response.
Read: “If Liquor Stores Are Essential, Why Isn’t Church?” by McConnell and Raskin in The New York Times Before writing out the full 800 word (or more) mini-essay response, write out your response in a simple premise-conclusion format and post it at the top of your response. Include in your argument one of the rules of proof we discussed. Post […]
Plato’s Ring of Gyges allegory and what Plato thinks it proves about human nature. Next, you will apply this to the modern-day issue of internet anonymity -sources will be providedPlato’s Ring of Gyges allegory and what Plato thinks it proves about human nature. Next, you will apply this to the modern-day issue of internet anonymity -sources will be provided
Paper Topic: In class, you studied Plato’s Ring of Gyges allegory and what Plato thinks it provesabout human nature. Next, you will apply this to the modern–day issue of internet anonymity.In this paper you will (1) introduce your topic and (2) give a brief overview of Plato’s Ring ofGyges allegory. Then, using the modern–day issue […]
Analyze the contributions of Immanuel Kant and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel to modern Western philosophy.Analyze the contributions of Immanuel Kant and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel to modern Western philosophy.
In a minimum of 600 words, analyze the contributions of Immanuel Kant and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel to modern Western philosophy. Discuss how Kant’s ‘Critique of Pure Reason’ revolutionized epistemology and metaphysics, focusing on his concepts of synthetic a priori knowledge and transcendental idealism. Then, explain Hegel’s dialectical method and his vision of history as […]
Why do human beings universally make art given that it does not share any obvious relationship with acquiring food, shelter, or reproduction.Why do human beings universally make art given that it does not share any obvious relationship with acquiring food, shelter, or reproduction.
Why do human beings universally make art given that it does not share any obvious relationship with acquiring food, shelter, or reproduction? But, instead of simply thinking of your view, think of two conflicting views. Write this assignment the way you would write a play. Come up with two characters and imagine them having […]
Compare and contrast the ethical theories of Kant and Mill, as outlined in Chapter 9. Discuss some of the strengths and weaknesses of each of these theories. Which theory makes more sense to you? Explain your answer.Compare and contrast the ethical theories of Kant and Mill, as outlined in Chapter 9. Discuss some of the strengths and weaknesses of each of these theories. Which theory makes more sense to you? Explain your answer.
Compare and contrast the ethical theories of Kant and Mill, as outlined in Chapter 9. Discuss some of the strengths and weaknesses of each of these theories. Which theory makes more sense to you? Explain your answer. Paper must be typed and submitted in a Word document (doc or docx). Paper should be 5-6 pages […]