Radical human freedom Description Critically examine Sartre’s account of radical human freedom. What objections could be offered to Sartre’s view of human freedom? Can it be defended? 1800 words, at least 6 references
Description Choose an argument that we have gone over thus far in the course to explain in a short paper of 3-5 pages argument: Hobarts Stance on free will: determinism is only true in so far as we hav free will, Free will requires that my free acts be determined by my character. Structure In […]
The purpose of this assignment is twofold: 1) To organize applied information in a precise form; 2) To make something that narrates your complex idea. Your task: Your assignment is to choose one of the following topics or any other topic that we discuss in Phil 1: 1) Mechanisms of ignorance 2) Socrates, Plato, and […]
Explain and assess Hume’s theory of the moral obligation to keep promises. 2500 word essay Required reading Treatise Book 3, part 2 Of justice and injustice Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals, section 3 Of justice and appendix 3 Some farther considerations with regard to justice Further reading Theories of Justice B. Barry, University of […]
The textbook and article on abortion should be used as source material. Contrast these 3 philosophical ideas between Principalist and Catholic Ethics: 1) human dignity 2) moral status 3) extrinsic v intrinsic value of human beings (particularly in abortion)
Moral and Natural Law Theory Description Identify the parties and the moral issue(s) at stake.Concentrate on identifying the rights that are at stake. Are they liberty rights? Claim rights? If claim rights, against whom are the claims addressed? Assignment Question: A California Supreme Court judge order a Sacramento woman to stop smoking around her five-year-old […]
Moral philosophy and Philosophy of Mind Answer one of the following: 1. Critically assess the theory of emotivism. 2. Is quasi-realism able to explain and justify “realist-sounding” language? 3. What is Mackie’s argument from queerness?
O’Connor Misinformation Description Analyze and explain an argument of your choice The first draft should: Explain the argument of a text (identify premises and conclusion) This is similar to summarizing the article, but you aren’t just describing or paraphrasing every piece of the article step by step. Instead, you should identify the main ideas or […]
Utilitarian Ethics and Decision Making 1. Briefly explain what utilitarian ethics is and the process one would go through to make a decision based on utilitarian principles. 2. Looking at decision making in the public safety realm, in what type of decision might utilitarian principles yield the best results or, at very least, be necessitated […]
Prepare an argumentative essay on how “the consumer society” by jean baudrillard is not accurate. 6-8 pages. 1.5 or double spacing. Can be written in 1st or 3rd person.
