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What would you do with such a power, and what does this tell us about the nature of moral reasoning?
The end for your paper with a brief conclusion in which you explain whether and why you think the argument is sound, in the end.
Suppose you have three propositions a, ß, ?, and you want to use a single tree. What propositions should you place at the top of your tree? Explain your answer.
Describe the analogy that economists Roland Fryer and Glen Loury make between white attitudes about affirmative action and a parking spot reserved for disabled.
In four or more paragraphs, explain Plato's cave allegory. What does the allegory symbolize regarding the effects of education upon the soul?
What role might Hudson's Elmer Fudd Problem play in this defense? Does skeptical theism adequately address the problem of evil? Justify your answer.
Moral relativism is highly influential, yet terribly problematic. Why are people so attracted to relativism? What are the two forms of moral relativism?
Do you think life has or can have meaning? Why might one question whether life has any larger meaning or purpose?
How would Friedman and Sen approach the Merck case? Can you think of any creative ways that Merck might have turned profit and also served the public interest?
How often has the supervisory team interacted with teachers specifically about instruction and instructional practice?
The debate about Pascal's Wager in our textbook can be seen as part of a wider debate. Explain, making explicit reference to the philosophers we studied.
Explain why Baker disagrees with this assessment and explain how according to Baker, the Constitution View is relevant to this disagreement.
Use one example from Sandel's (2012) book for each of the concepts, show how the example applies to the definitions.
Why is drinking morally beneficial, according to the Athenian? Are his arguments convincing? Why or why not?
Is there a difference between Rust's views on death and those expressed by Socrates in the Apology? If so, what accounts for the difference?
Why does the compatibilist think that the deeper sort of freedom (that some think is required for freedom of the will) is incoherent?
One of the main objections to the identity theory is the objection from Putnam that was covered earlier in this module.
How can a teacher meet the needs of a wide array of students and still maintain a sense of community and togetherness in the classroom?
How do his methods of detection relate to those of the questioning philosopher and how do they differ?
Define social contract theory. Give one argument for social contract theory as applied to the case that supports the hospital.
What topic will you be discussing? And what position will you be taking? Is the topic you're covering morally right, or morally wrong, in your opinion?
Do penguins and sugar pine trees have intrinsic value? Or is their value entirely instrumental, derived from benefits to humans?
Which would you choose to be, Glaucon's good but suffering person or his bad but successful person? Is there a third alternative?
Describe a disagreement from your own life that you have had with someone that you feel was not intellectually productive.
How do you think this ethical issue could or should dealt with? Is this a technology that you would use? How do you think this technology might change our world