Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? It is a personal essay for a college admission.
Essay prompt: According to Socrates, must one heed popular opinion about moral matters? Does Socrates accept the fairness of the laws under which he was tried and convicted? Would Socrates have been wrong to escape?
How Would Descartes Respond to Hume’s Theory of Ideas? Description Descartes argues that because he thinks, (he wonders, he has conscious experience) he must exist as a thinking self. Hume answers that Descartes is not even entitled to this. Why is the existence of the self not in question? In other words, Hume argues that […]
In what way, if any, should the revelation that morality has evolved threaten our commitment to its demands?
How convincing is Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika’s analysis of reality as an ontology of seven ‘categories of things that exist’ (padārthas)? [Feel free to address what you wish of this theory, e.g. their theory of substances and qualities/actions, their theory of universals and particularities, their theory of the relation of inherence (samavāya), viz. identity-in-difference, (and whether inherence is […]
David Hume Word count 950 words (you may exceed this limit by 150 words) For your final assignment for the course a three-part question. You may divide your answer into sections if you wish: 1) How do you know that the sun will rise tomorrow? 2) David Hume provides an account of the confidence we […]
Immigration Introduction You have arrived at the third part of the Course Project. By this week, you should have collected the sources that you need to support, with relevant evidence, the position you have taken on the issue you chose, and the three aspects of the issue you will write about. This week you will […]
Rawls and Nozick Should we side with Rawls or Nozick when it comes to understanding how we ought to achieve justice and fairness within our society? Answer this question by briefly explaining Rawls’ and Nozick’s positions on this issue, and offer a critical analysis of both views. Guidelines for Writing Assignments: 1.Your essay must be […]
For this assignment you will submit a Research Proposal for your research paper and presentation that are due Weeks 7 & 8. This proposal here should be 300 – 400 words, in MLA or APA format. Additionally, it should include an annotated bibliography of five resources. An annotated bibliography is a regular bibliography but with […]
Should there be a death penalty for first-degree murder? Make an argument that either supports or opposes the use of the death penalty in first-degree murder cases. Be sure to define what is involved with first-degree murder and provide adequate reasoning and support for your argument.
