Week 5 Discussion: Philosophy of Mind. Read: Thomas Nagel: What is it like to be a Bat? Frank Jackson: Epiphenomenal Qualia Churchland: Reduction, Qualia, and the Direct Introspection of Brain States Jackson and Nagel.pdf download Churchland.pdf download Answer any 7 of the 11 questions. Answer an additional question for extra credit. Please, thoughtfully and thoroughly […]
This is a discussion post and please use refrences provided Post on at least three separate days. There is only one discussion this week. The prompt is below the list of requirements. The requirements for the discussion this week include the following The total combined word count for all of your posts, counted together, should […]
Description Go to the HANDOUT: Case Studies in Readings and Lecture. Read Case 2. The Research Director. Put yourself in the position of manager or executive who will have to make a decision in this case, and respond to the following questions: What are the ethical issues in this case? What are the legal issues […]
Description -Define and describe the following concepts: stockholder, stakeholder, compliance, normative ethical theories, utilitarianism, deontology, short-term perspective, long-term perspective, and goodwill. -Describe and apply the decision-making method. -Explain the difference between professional ethics and ethics proper. -Describe in outline what consequentialist moral theory is. -Describe in outline what deontological moral theory is. -Distinguish in outline […]
Aristotle’s Virtues Do you agree with Aristotle’s explanation of how we develop virtues? Explain. ** no outside sources reading is provided.**
Write a short essay discuss the life, work, and beliefs of Anaximenes, focusing on his contributions in the era of the Pre-Socratics? Do not quote, use your own words.
Prepare a short essay to discuss the life, work, and beliefs of Pythagoras, focusing on his contributions to Pre-Socratics society. Do not quote anything, use your own words. Reading Material Pythagoras https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pythagoras/
(Module) Philosophy, Freedom and Existence – Was Heidegger’s critique of technology essentially anti-modern? Explain your answer. Description This module explores the ideas of thinkers in the ‘phenomenological’ tradition of western philosophy. Phenomenology sought to ground our thinking in a rigorous examination of ordinary experience and perception, not in abstract metaphysics or scientific determinism. This approach […]
PHI 101-1088 Description What is your Philosophy of Life? Everybody has a philosophy of life. Identify. Identify some of the foundational beliefs that form your philosophy of life using these questions as a guide. Express your ideas as completely and clearly as you can. Think deeply and beyond superficialities and refuse to be satisfied with […]
Write an essay of at least three pages (not including Cover and References pages) to analyze the quixotic spirit of the humanities. Use at least three of the periods studied in this course: -Classical Greek philosophy (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle) -Roman Law -Chinese philosophy (Confucius) -The rise of the universities -Scientific inventions and explorations during Renaissance […]
