Explain and critically evaluate Joseph Raz’s argument for the ‘sources thesis’ in his article, “Legal Positivism and the Sources of Law”
Demonstrate how creative ways of working with service users can promote engagement and positive involvement.
What philosophical analysis can be made of other writings of ancient Greek literature, e.g. those of the Greek epics (Homer), tragedy (Aeschylus, Sophocles, or Euripides), comedy (Aristophanes), or history (Herodotus, Thucydides)? Summarize the thought of one of the other Presocratic philosophers (e.g. Xenophanes, Parmenides, Zeno of Elea, Melissus of Samos, Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Leucippus, Democritus, Diogenes […]
Austin b goes on at great length about various finicky distinctions about lan-guage. What is his point in collecting all this data? To answer this, consider two claims about knowledge:Pragmatism—whether Fred knows that P can change only because of what weare up to; (ii) Skepticism—because we might be dreaming, we don’t know we are looking […]
According to Marinetti, what is there that we can learn from the past? For the Ted Kaczinsky (the Unabomber) how can we regain the opportunity to undergo the so-called ‘power process’?
Identify the racists involved in Langdon Winner’s discussion of the parkway overpasses. What does Karl Marx mean by ‘class conflict’? For Jacques Ellul, is there a way out of the technological order? Why?
Applying Aristotle’s Idea of Happiness to the Contemporary World. 1)Explain Aristotle’s idea of happiness, eudaimonia, 2)apply it to a case drawn fromThe New York Times, and 3)draw a conclusion about Aristotelian flourishing as a way of judging the good life in the contemporary world. Distinguish eudaimonia from other common ideas about what it means to […]
Does Schumacher argue that we will benefit from labor-saving technology? Is Ian Barbour, by his definition, an optimist with regard to technology
Does J.K. Galbraith propose a technological solution to the problem he is discussing? In the Tragedy of the Commons, are the people doing what is in their best interest?
What does the whale represent in Langdon Winner’s article? Why does Amory Lovins argue that we should re-invest in natural capital?
