The paper should be at least 1500 words (around 6 pages), but it can be longer. Papers will be graded primarily based on (1) thoughtfulness; (2) clarity of argument; and (3) accuracy in explaining the authors and ideas you are discussing. Rene Descartes Meditations, Objections and Replies (Meditations 1-4 ONLY) Essay question: Does Descartes establish […]
Prompt: In his Civilizations and Its Discontents, Freud argues that organized society is founded upon and thus dependent on the repression of what he deems our “instinctual life.” In other words, civilization is a social contract, i.e., a sublimated compromise whereby we exchange the demands of the body for social norms cultural ideals. Do agree […]
Write an essay on capital punishment and why it is immoral using Kantian ethical theory.
How the Indian Response to Coronavirus pandemic plays according to Mhembe’s Necropolitics? Write a research paper using news articles about India’s coronavirus response. How does chapter 3 Necropolitics of the book Necropolitics’ argument about sovereign power and the creation of death worlds parallel this coronavirus response of India?
Write a paper from the viewpoint of a person who is pro-vaccines and use care ethics, virtue ethics and universal v. relative ethics to support your point.
This Project Assignment picks up the discussion of truth in the Week 3 Discussion by asking you to compare and contrast the modern and postmodern approaches to truth and art. In a 3-4 page paper, discuss the following: Explain the idea that art represents reality by discussing Plato and/or Aristotle’s view of art. Discuss a […]
Animal Happiness, Culture and Polis – Aristotle Then VS What We Know Now Can animals be happy Aristotle? Animal Happiness, Culture and Polis – Compare and contrast what Aristotle thought in his time about the animal kingdom as it pertains to happiness, culture and Polis verses what we have learned about animals and their social […]
Dedicatory relief to Asklepios, 4th century BC, Courtesy Archeological Museum, Piraeus, Greece. Description Choose one of the following sources of inspiration (3.a-3.e) and elaborate a reflection of our own, drawing as much as possible on notions discussed in class and on historical materials. So basically the topic given is the artistic form. Its a sort […]
Singer/Regan Philosophical Views Explain Singer’s utilitarian “animal liberation” view and Regan’s modified-Kantian “animal rights” view. That is: describe all the elements that go into each of the theories, and explain each theory. Explain what you like and/or dislike about Singer’s view and Regan’s view. Are you inclined to agree with either view?
Philosophy of science Papers must be at least 1400 words. Any references, including the class textbook, must be cited on a “works cited” page, separate from the rest of the paper. Present and explain the debate between Ruse and Laudan over “creation science.” First, what is creation science and why was it being challenged in […]
