What is the security blanket paradox and how does Socrates overcome this hurdle? Socrates main lesson in the Apology revolves around his famous quote the unexamined life is not worth living. He also believed that no one inflicts harm onto others intentionally. How does Euthyphro the priest exemplify both those points? What is the difference … Read more
My choosen religions are Chritianity and Islam A one-paragraph introduction with a one-sentence thesis laying out the paper’s guiding idea and the main points supporting it (the main points occur in items 2 and 3, below).Two body paragraphs, one per religion, that explain your chosen religious principle as it shows up in two religions of … Read more
Please read the prompt file attached and choose any question you’d feel most comfortable with from the 3 options of MLK, John Rawls or Charles Mills. Also please read the professor’s requirements on the second page. He specifically says that outside resources and quotes are not allowed.
First, find one example from the news media that you can link to in the discussion thread–either videos, podcasts, articles, reports, television broadcasts, etc.–that exhibit one of the fallacies covered in this module. Second, link to the source. Third, explain why you think the person cited is displaying one of the fallacies from this module. … Read more
Book. http://alav.in/thinking-well/ Here, again, we will expose a variety of fallacies in reasoning. Fallacies can be made to seem very persuasive by means of effective rhetoric. We need to be on our guard against this kind of sophistry. It permeates of public and political discourse. This chapter will help you cut through oratorical obfuscation and … Read more
Write a paper about your thoughts and reflection about the movie: Me Before You. State what ethical theory(ies) and what ethical principles could be applied to the scenario(s) in the movie. Link to the movie if you would like to watch it:https://www.uwatchfree.im/2018/11/me-before-you-2016-full-movie/
Analysis of a Case Using Pellegrino’s Four Elements of the Moral Event Use Edmund Pellegrinos schema of the four elements of the moral event to analyze the case given below by 1) describing significant factors in each of the elements of the event (i.e., agent, act, circumstances and consequences); also 2) having made explicit all … Read more
Lets assume for the sake of argument that a good approach to ethics is to think about it in a manner similar to Aristotles, i.e., in terms of ends (or goals) and developing a group of virtues or capacities in yourself necessary for achieving that goal(s). In other words, lets say that we agree that … Read more
Summary Observation 1 above was made due to ethical questions surrounding contraception in medical practice which arise. E.g., hormonal contraceptives and contraceptive devices are offered in many hospitals in the U.S.. Yet, per explicit hospital policy, neither can be offered in many others. Observation 3 above has been made to explain the frequent “silence,” or … Read more
Watching given little films and read those books to answer two questions. TWO questions 1. Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy? 2. What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it. Be sure to support your answers with references to the required readings and films. … Read more