Description What would it feel like to live in a society like East Germany’s? How would it compare with living in a surveillance society as depicted in The Age of AI? 250+ words
Category Archives: Philosophy
What role might discipline and grace play in your philosophy of education?
Description The final major (signature!) assignment of the course is a philosophy of Christian education (12 pages minimum, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt. font), which is a statement of your beliefs about the central issues in Christian education. This philosophy (and the ideas underpinning it) should guide you in the decisions that you make […]
What would a philosopher have to say about this that the rest of the media may be missing?” Do you find the conclusion(s) convincing, based on the evidence provided? Is the method/approach of high quality? Which pieces provide the best takeaways for a general reader?
Description Browse the blog to get a sense of how TROT posts are written. They usually start with a summary of a current event, then provide cultural ideas relevant to the matter at the hand and includes citations for each source. journal articles no more than five years old Choose a recent news events or […]
Why did the US transform from a rural to an urban country between 1865 and 1932
Topic: Why did the US transform from a rural to an urban country between 1865 and 1932
What differences are there in the understanding of human nature in each philosopher? What differences are there in the understandings of the relationship between the people and the government? What differences are there in the understandings of the nature of rights? What differences are there with respect to their understandings of the nature of society?
Your task for this essay is to choose two of these philosophers (Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau) and compare their version of the idea of a social contract. What differences are there in the understanding of human nature in each philosopher? What differences are there in the understandings of the relationship between the people and the […]
Discuss Do Newton’s discussions of the rotating bucket experiment and of the globes thought experiment establish the existence of absolute space?
Topic: Do Newton’s discussions of the rotating bucket experiment and of the globes thought experiment establish the existence of absolute space?
Do Newton’s discussions of the rotating bucket experiment and of the globes thought experiment establish the existence of absolute space?
Topic: Do Newton’s discussions of the rotating bucket experiment and of the globes thought experiment establish the existence of absolute space?
What is the‘ restoration thesis’and how is it typically employed in the context of arguments concerning wilderness and nature?
(1)Therearemanyargumentsthatgiveussomereasonforpreservingwildernessareas,i.e.,reasonswhywildernessareaswouldbesufficientforsupplyingacertaingoodforus.(a)Whatargumentdoyouthinkmakesthebestcaseforshowingthatwildernessareasarenecessaryforsomeimportantgood?(b)Whatwouldacriticofthisviewsaytoyou?(c)Howwouldyourespond?[forthisquestion,seeMichaelNelson,J.BairdCallicott,ReedNoss,RobertElliot,EricKatz,AndrewLight,aswellastherelevantchaptersinDesJardins](2)Whatisthedefinitionof‘wilderness’intheWildernessActof1964,andwhatsortofdifficultiesarisefromthisdefinition?(a)Arethesedifficultiesinsurmountable?Shouldthedefinitionberevised,abandoned,orleftasitis?(b)Whatsortofargumentwouldyouexpecttohearfromsomeonewhodisagreeswithyouaboutthisissue?(c)Howwouldyourespond?[forthisquestion,seeespeciallyMichaelNelson,J.BairdCallicott,ReedNoss] (3)What is the‘ restoration thesis’and how is it typically employed in the context of arguments concerning wilderness and nature?(a)Doyouthinktheseargumentsaresuccessful?Explainwhyorwhynot.(b)Whatsortofargumentwouldyouexpecttohearfromsomeonewhodisagreeswithyouonyourtreatmentofthe‘restorationthesis’?(c)Howwouldyourespond?[forthisquestion,seeespeciallyRobertElliot,EricKatz,andAndrewLight](4)Criticallyevaluatethemainclaimsof‘deepecology’:(i)stateandexplainthemainclaimsofdeepecology,(ii)explainwhatyouthinkisthemosteffectiveand/orinterestingcriticismofdeepecology,and(iii)layoutwhatyou’dexpectdeepecologiststosayinresponsetothecriticismyou’reconsidering.[you’llwanttoconsiderWarwickFox,ArneNaess,andDesJardins](5)CriticallyevaluateTimothyTreadwell’sproject,aspresentedinWernerHerzog’sfilmGrizzlyMan.Youneedto(i)definewhatyoutakeTreadwell’sownself-understandingofhisworktobe,and(ii)considerwhetherhisself-understandingisaccurateanddefensible.[forthispaper,Idon’twantasummaryofthefilm;youMUSTconnectyouranalysisofthefilmdirectlywithourcoursematerial,arealandsubstantiveconnectionwithourcoursematerials–useMichaelNelson,J.BairdCallicott,ReedNoss,RobertElliot,EricKatz,AndrewLight,WarwickFox,orArneNaess,andtherelevantchaptersinDesJardins–andmakesureyouaremakinganargument]
What is the precise relationship between consequentialism and utilitarianism? Likewise, what is the relationship between deontology and Kantianism? Explain
SECTION 1: Short Answer (8 marks total; 2 marks each) Using approximately 4-5 sentences each, answer FOUR of the following five questions. Be sure to explain your answers. NOTE: If you choose to answer all five questions, I will only grade your first four. What is the difference between descriptive and normative knowledge? Explain why […]
Describe the major points of each philosopher’s essays. Compare and contrast the works of Hobbes and Locke, Rousseau and Voltaire. Describe the effects of these philosophers on governments of the time. How did the spread of these ideas inaugurate the period known as the Enlightenment?
Description Humanistic and Economic Philosophies If you have remained abreast of your readings you should all now be familiar with the writings of Cardinal Richelieu, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Adam Smith, Jean Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire. Each of these individuals was greatly impacted by the Renaissance and the new way of thinking about man, science […]
