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According to Mill, which one should we watch? Explain your answer, demonstrating an accurate understanding of Mill's philosophy.
Even though some of Thomas Aquinas's ideas were controversial during his own time, his philosophy and theology continue to influence discourse today.
Analyze this case according to Kant. What does Kant say about this person? Do they have moral worth?
Problem: Relate Descartes's 17th century skeptical argument to Bostrom's contemporary simulation argument.
According to Plato, are the ideas of Beauty and Courage objectively real, or are they notions that we invent in our minds whenever we want to?
Within the philosophies of David Hume and Rene Descartes, how do empiricism and rationalism differ? What makes them epistemically distinct?
Why you think careers in these fields might be interesting or enticing to some individuals. Also address why you think someone might not enjoy these fields.
What do you think an art would look like decoupled from authenticity or commodificaiton? What creativity could be unleashed?
Pretend that you have been charged with developing a program aimed at increasing healthy body and brain growth, and decreasing health issues
Problem: Why is non-violence so important to the tradition of civil disobedience? Explain with reference to Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
Marx thinks that our socio-economic system is based on estranged (or alienated) labor. What does this mean?
Explain how you would "cure" this logical fallacy "appeal to nature" by addressing what a logical and reasonable argument would look like, instead.
Problem: What is the Lebenswelt, and what is its relationship to other realms of thought?
Describe subjectivism, egoism, Utilitarianism, and Kantian ethics, and support your descriptions with references.
What is Spinoza's view of relationship between knowledge and obedience? And how is does that reflects in The Nathan the wise by Lessings ?
Problem: Select a passage from one of the Kant or Bentham readings and discuss.
What kind of being will you be able to show that you know you are? Augustine and Descartes are both helpful in combating skepticism.
Explain an argument for one view (e.g. an argument that VR is not an illusion) and then make one or two objections to this argument.
What does art mean to you? What questions are the most important for you to ask about a piece so that you can fully appreciate it?
How will you show Gandalf that you know you exist? It is important to first clarify proper definition of "knowledge." Both Plato and Descartes are helpful
Question: Explain Kaczor's argument regarding the assumption of a one-way unplugging in Thomson's violinist thought experiment.
What is substrate independence, and why might it be a reason to prefer a functionalist theory of mind over an identity theory?
Problem: Explain Thomson's distinction between just vs. unjust and decent vs. indecent.
Use Kant's categorical imperative to justify and explain what Carter's duty was towards the child in the photograph. Was Carter obligated to do more?
Problem 1: Why do people disagree about what is good and bad? Problem 2: What is more reliable: our senses, rationality or intuition?