Philosophy

Consider the following philosophical puzzle: “If a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?” How is this philosophical puzzle an epistemological problem? And how would John Locke answer it

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This 4 – 5 full page (not to exceed 6 pages) Philosophical Essay you will be writing due Week 7 is designed to be a thoughtful, reflective work. The 4 – 5 full pages does not include a cover page or a resource page. It will be your premier writing assignment focused on the integration … Read more

“If a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?” How is this philosophical puzzle an epistemological problem? And how would John Locke answer it

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This 4 – 5 full page (not to exceed 6 pages) Philosophical Essay you will be writing due Week 7 is designed to be a thoughtful, reflective work. The 4 – 5 full pages does not include a cover page or a resource page. It will be your premier writing assignment focused on the integration … Read more

expositary essay

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LENGTH: 500    words,    typed,    double-spaced    (include    word    count    on    first    page).    TOPIC:        Answer    one of    the    following    questions:1.    What    explanation    does    Socrates    give    for why    the Oracle    of    Delphis    claimed that    there    was    nobody    wiser    than    Socrates?2.    Why    does    Epicurus    think    that    a    life    that    focuses    on    pleasure    should    still    be    a    just    (i.e.    … Read more

Discussion Post

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In Discussion Forum 2, post your response to the following discussion question. Make sure your initial post is substantive (200 to 300 words). Reply to at least two classmates responses substantively (100 to 150 words). After viewing Horowitzs TED Talk, select one of his arguments that stood out to you and explain its significance with … Read more

Problem-Solving Essay

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Write a brief paragraph with your choice and define the problem in the scenario below. You have worked at your company for 11 years. You have returned to college to earn a Bachelor’s degree to increase your chances of a promotion. You are nearly finished with your degree when a supervisor’s position in a competing … Read more

Formal Logic

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Critically compare Freges distinction between subject and predicate with that which Fred Sommers defends. Are there any good reasons for favouring either approach over theother? If so, what are they? If not, why not? Some suggested readings:Frege, G. On Concept and Object (1892), translated in Mind, 1951,Vol. 60,16880 (see especially 16970)Sommers, F. The Logic of … Read more

Any topic (writer’s choice)

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Write a paper in which you develop a critique of one of these thinkers from the point of view of the other.  Your goal should not be to prove absolutely that one or the other is right, but only that the arguments of one expose serious if not fatal problems in some of the ideas … Read more

PHIL 2 ASSIGNMENT

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Most people agree that human life is valuable. But what makes it valuable? Philosophers have generally offered three different and incompatible answers: that human life has intrinsic value, that it has instrumental value, or that it has a self-determined value. Each of the viewpoints has its own set of positives and negatives, which you will … Read more

Spinoza

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Want someone to write an essay for me that I can use to write mine. This is the question The mind and the body, are one and the same individual, which is conceived now under the attribute of thought, now under the attribute of extension(II, p21,sch). Critically examine the claim that Spinoza is making in … Read more