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PHI 2010 Ch 4 The Nature of Reality essay assignment PHI 2010 Ch 4 The Nature of Reality essay assignment Question one Philosophers use the word “real” in a special, technical sense. Explain in your own words what this special sense is. Draw on the information in your textbook and handout, but be sure to…

Divine Command Theory Discussion essay assignment Divine Command Theory Discussion essay assignment In 500 words or more (no less), explain how one might apply the meta-ethics of Divine Command Theory to an egoist theory, a consequentialist theory, and a deontological theory. You may use examples, but you will still need to include a full scholarly…

PHI 2604 Immigration What is Right essay assignment PHI 2604 Immigration What is Right essay assignment Suppose you have an opportunity to either: (1) send $800 to Africa to save a dozen people from starvation or (2) give the money to your little sister to buy books for college. Which would you do? Why? Explain…

Religion Does Not Determine Your Morality Discussion essay assignment Religion Does Not Determine Your Morality Discussion essay assignment Post #1: Find a short argumentative clip (about 5 minutes) or article that you can share with us here. (Try to post by Saturday, 2/20) Post #2: (a) Select someone else’s post, and state the argument contained…

PHIL 325 UCF Engineering Ethics essay assignment PHIL 325 UCF Engineering Ethics essay assignment 1. Offer a brief linear narrative of the case. [1 paragraph] 2. Analyze the values at work in the decision-making of the engineers in the case. In this section of the paper, be sure to address each of the following questions: (a) Which…

PHIL 1001 Students Conceptualization of Philosophy essay assignment PHIL 1001 Students Conceptualization of Philosophy essay assignment Discuss your conceptualization of the concept ‘philosophy,’ and its implications in the teaching and studying of philosophy in your university. This essay is expected to articulate, expose, and critically discuss your meaning-making process in understanding the concept ‘philosophy.’ It…

PHI 2010 Introduction to Philosophy Skepticism essay assignment PHI 2010 Introduction to Philosophy Skepticism essay assignment Describe the theory of knowledge called skepticism. Consider the skeptic’s charge that we can never be  confident about the reliability of our normal sources of knowledge  (perceptions, memory, introspection, and reasoning.) Describe why and  how, for each of the 4 sources…

PHI 2010 Justice in the Afterlife essay assignment PHI 2010 Justice in the Afterlife essay assignment One of the solutions to the “problem of evil” is “Justice in the Afterlife” (page 84). The solution is that the good are to be rewarded and the wicked will be punished in the “afterlife”. This type of recompense…

PHIL 311 Kants View on Acquiring Knowledge Argumentative essay assignment PHIL 311 Kants View on Acquiring Knowledge Argumentative essay assignment This is a 6-12 page paper on a selected passage from Kant. Below I have attached the requirements, the passage being used, and different steps of the paper that I have written so far. I…

Issues of Overpopulation Consumption and Resource Depletion essay assignment Issues of Overpopulation Consumption and Resource Depletion essay assignment Write a 5 page paper on one of the following questions: 1.   Does nature have intrinsic value in itself, value only in relation to human beings, or no value at all?  What are two of the most…

Themes Explored in Platos Cave essay assignment Themes Explored in Platos Cave essay assignment Three Major Writing Assignments: Introduction to Philosophy Essay One: Beginning to Philosophize Write an  essay of 3-6 pages. Your essay should have a formal introduction, body, and conclusion. Before writing the paper you should read Plato’s Cave, The Apology, The Symposium, and view our…

Ethics of Self Driving Cars essay assignment Ethics of Self Driving Cars essay assignment Module 4: Respond to one viewing/reading source (200 words minimum) and then to at least two other student posts (15 points/5 pts/5 pts). At least 300 words total are expected (add word count). Write directly in the typing field. Always title…