Option #3: For this option you must show that you have understood the concept or image of moral sainthood as described by Wolf (pp. 462-81), and the basic principles of Mills utilitarianism (pp. 225-42) or Kants deontological ethics (pp. 191-203 & 217-24).First: Identify and describe Wolfs two conceptions of moral sainthood. Specifically, what kind of […]
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Correctly identifty the fallacy
November 7th, 2021 
Read the statement and correctly identify which if the eight fallacies it is. Also no fallacy can be a response. Must choose between Hasty Generalization,appeal to ignorance, weak analogy, slippery slope, questionable cause, inconsistency, inappropriate appeal to authority, loaded question or no fallacy
Bertrand Russell The Value Of philosophy
November 5th, 2021 You must use course material for references. Do not cite outside references. Use another philosopher covered in class (Socrates, or Plato) either as an example to develop Russell’s point or using Russell as your starting point, use the view of another philosopher covered in class to argue the value of philosophy as you see it. […]
social credit system
November 3rd, 2021 please try and use all the sources below. The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) is currently implementing what is called a Social Credit System (SCS) that assigns each citizen a score based upon data collected concerning their social behavior namely, how individuals behave in public. This data includes such things as, for example, whether a […]
The debate over the morality of abortion
November 2nd, 2021 The debate over the morality of abortion has been waged between the proponents of a woman’s right to choose and those people who are against all abortion procedures. Each side can give reasons to justify or support their particular viewpoint. Now imagine the Kantian is engaged in this debate. Based on what was […]
hw#13
November 2nd, 2021 instructions in attachment label week 13 homework. *** Please label the with the question and answer to follow for each number. link needed for questions: https://learn-us-east-1-prod-fleet02-xythos.content.blackboardcdn.com/5ec72d7c8382c/5567896?X-Blackboard-Expiration=1618995600000&X-Blackboard-Signature=WqB9VHSbjgdNo8wE7fCk8NEmtwg02cdd3i5AWh0yrV4%3D&X-Blackboard-Client-Id=301820&response-cache-control=private%2C%20max-age%3D21600&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Ayn%2520Rand.mp4&response-content-type=video%2Fmp4&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20210421T030000Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAZH6WM4PL5SJBSTP6%2F20210421%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=b985a3c36bcb54c12bc739c0834be67fef0853e446c2e559d922d03c411d6d21
Philosophy
November 2nd, 2021 This assignment is based on two readings. The debate over the morality of abortion has been waged between the proponents of a woman’s right to choose and those people who are against all abortion procedures. Each side can give reasons to justify or support their particular viewpoint. Now imagine the Kantian is […]
Cost Benefit
November 1st, 2021 Read : https://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~koehl/Teaching/ECS188/PDF_files/CostBenefit.pdf then use one of his points of critique to evaluate a contemporary non-market thing. Is it a good idea to use a cost-benefit analysis on it or should Kelmans warning be heeded?
Phl course debate
October 31st, 2021 The task: to debate which approach to justice is most persuasive or appealing (I won’t use the word “right” since I think this will inevitably remain open -ended). virtue theory (Aristotle, Sandel), freedom based theory I (libertarianism), freedom based theory II (Kant, Rawls), or utilitarianism (cost-benefit analysis, Bentham, Mill).
Stoicism
October 28th, 2021 Philosophy teaches us to act, not to speak; it exacts of every man that he should live according to his own standards, that his life should not be out of harmony with his words, and that, further, his inner life should be of one hue and not out of harmony with all his activities. This, […]
