Essay #1: Using environmental ethics, ethical principles, and your own beliefs and values give an argument on the “last person scenario”. In other words, you are the last person left on earth and can press a button connected to all nuclear bombs so as to destroy all life on earth, are you obliged Not to push […]
Discipline: Philosophy
2. Why does Socrates defend himself in court? What is his argument? What Socratic themes that show up in his arguments? Are his arguments convincing? Why or why not?2. Why does Socrates defend himself in court? What is his argument? What Socratic themes that show up in his arguments? Are his arguments convincing? Why or why not?
2. Why does Socrates defend himself in court? What is his argument? What Socratic themes that show up in his arguments? Are his arguments convincing? Why or why not?
eflection Essay: Write an 1-2 page essay on one of the following prompts: In 1 to 2 pages, compare and contrast the allegory of the cave and the philosopher’s summary on page 20 of Sophie’s World. Allegory of the CaveLinks to an external site.eflection Essay: Write an 1-2 page essay on one of the following prompts: In 1 to 2 pages, compare and contrast the allegory of the cave and the philosopher’s summary on page 20 of Sophie’s World. Allegory of the CaveLinks to an external site.
eflection Essay: Write an 1-2 page essay on one of the following prompts: In 1 to 2 pages, compare and contrast the allegory of the cave and the philosopher’s summary on page 20 of Sophie’s World. Allegory of the CaveLinks to an external site. link to video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RWOpQXTltA
Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?
A Guide for Explicating a Philosophical Text Robert Burch © Purpose of the exercise: To encourage the student to read actively. In reading actively you will seek first of all to understand the text on its own terms and in its full and proper context. (Since this first requirement might plausibly entail reference to […]
Is it morally permissible to believe in God just because it is to your practical advantage to believeIs it morally permissible to believe in God just because it is to your practical advantage to believe
Is it morally permissible to believe in God just because it is to your practical advantage to believe? Why or why not? Use the material in Vaughn’s book to help you explain how Pascal argues for belief in God. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of other thinkers have identified in his reasoning.
The Lisbon Earthquake of 1755: A Philosophical Exploration of Evil and Leibniz’s OptimismThe Lisbon Earthquake of 1755: A Philosophical Exploration of Evil and Leibniz’s Optimism
Your essay should integrate passages from the texts referred to, along with your own account of the meaning and significance of these passages. It might help to think of your task as explaining the texts to someone who hasn’t read them. Try to make your essay a coherent whole, with a clear, interesting thesis and […]
Summary and Critical Evaluation of “In Defense of Speciesism” from Carl Cohen’s article “The Case for the Use of Animals in Biomedical Research.”Summary and Critical Evaluation of “In Defense of Speciesism” from Carl Cohen’s article “The Case for the Use of Animals in Biomedical Research.”
Write a (roughly) 750 word paper on the section “In Defense of Speciesism” from Carl Cohen’s article “The Case for the Use of Animals in Biomedical Research.” You will need to do two things in your paper: First, summarize as accurately and fairly as possible the argument Cohen makes in the section “In Defense of “Speciesism” (pp.3-4). […]
Identify and discuss thoroughly at least one of the arguments Socrates lodges against Thrasymachus’ definition for justice (include Thrasymachus’ definition)Identify and discuss thoroughly at least one of the arguments Socrates lodges against Thrasymachus’ definition for justice (include Thrasymachus’ definition)
Identify and discuss thoroughly at least one of the arguments(medical analogy) Socrates lodges against Thrasymachus’ definition for justice (include Thrasymachus’ definition) source: The republic book I, link: http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/republic.2.i.html
Write a six (6) page typed paper. Three (3) pages are to be a critically engaged response to Pascal’s writing on diversions/distractions, supporting your writing with quotes from the text; three pages are to be a personal reflection on your experience.Write a six (6) page typed paper. Three (3) pages are to be a critically engaged response to Pascal’s writing on diversions/distractions, supporting your writing with quotes from the text; three pages are to be a personal reflection on your experience.
Distraction Experiment Reflection: In Pensées, Pascal argues that human beings continually distract themselves because without these distractions, they become unhappy, bored, and anxious. But, we never learn our true nature when we do this. So, for a 24 hour period you are to stop distracting yourself in order to think about your true nature: do […]
Is Nova Scotia’s recent organ donor policy an ethical solution to the organ shortage in Canada? Engage with MacKay and Robinson’s argument that nudging in policy as a response to the organ shortage is morally problematic.Is Nova Scotia’s recent organ donor policy an ethical solution to the organ shortage in Canada? Engage with MacKay and Robinson’s argument that nudging in policy as a response to the organ shortage is morally problematic.
Instructions: Write an argumentative essay on one of the following topics. You MUST draw on at least two course readings in your essay to answer the question (thefirst reading must be the author named in the prompt, and the other can be any other authorEXCEPT the primer. You may use the primer in addition to […]