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Describe Shelly Kagan's deprivation account of the badness of death. Compare Martha Nussbaum's view of the badness of death with Kagan's account.
Summarize Bernard William's argument for why it was rational for Elina Macropulos to stop drinking the elixir of life.
Studies have shown that seat belts dramatically reduce the risk of injury or death. Nevertheless, many people still do not use seat belts.
How does Nagel think that we can identify the subject of the misfortune of death, despite the fact that death is the permanent end of one's conscious existence?
we can say about ourselves is that we are minds. How does Descartes reach this conclusion and what does it entail about us?
Consider the philosophers discussed this unit and please explain how you thought before, and how the new viewpoint changed
what constitutes the human quest, and how does he use the metaphor of the second mountain to describe this quest for a moral life?
Question: Briefly compare and contrast the three readings: What are some philosophical similarities and differences?
How is textbook knowledge privileged in modern education? What is the logic and motivation behind it? Has the overemphasis on textbook knowledge
What does Sartre's example of the paper-knife illustrate? How is like God creating man? And what does 'existence precedes essence' mean, in Sartre's account?
Mention culture, date, medium, purpose, and any techniques or styles used. What, if anything, do the two works have in common?
How is risk perception different from risk assessment? Why are these terms important to public health? What are the implications if risk perception for xyz.
Is there any difference between kindness and ethics? At what point do feelings and reasons cross, and at what point does one stop and the other start?
From the documentary, Sex, Lies and Cigarettes, how are big tobacco companies current strategies in Indonesia similar to their strategies in the United States?
Why have the leases for the coal mines on the Reservation been unfair to the Navajo Nation in the past?
Ensure that you always have more knowledge or information to aid in the ethical decision-making process?
In a single sentence, how would you describe Eduardo Sousa's approach to agriculture? What relationships can you draw between the concept of reductionism?
How might Wolf respond to Taylor who denies the requirement that one's projects be objectively valuable?
What does Wendell Berry mean by "We did not see or understand where we were or what was there? What does he mean by, We came with visions but not with sight.
Or is your judgment influenced by other factors, such as personal experience. Reflect on your moral beliefs and their origins. Explain.
Flat plate collectors are the predominant technology used in Europe, whereas the rest of the world seems to show a preference for evacuated tube collectors?
What is the difference between knowledge and information? Why is it impossible to gain knowledge? That is, explain the problem of ultimate justification.
How human activities affect the environment and how changes in the environment may affect humans? Justify your answer by giving at least one specific example.
What do you think are the most pressing issues at the local, regional, and national level in relation to climate change?
What is your place in our environment? Where do you live? What do you eat? Where do you shop? How do you travel? To where? What is your recreation?