Category: Philosophy

What ethical issues are involved in this case? Who is responsible for the ethical integrity of such institutional practicesas the LIBOR? Is anyone at fault for this fraud other than the individualsinvolved in reporting false information?

What ethical issues are involved in this case?

Who are the stakeholders in this case? Who would be hurt by rate fixing?

What responsibilities did senior executives at Barclays have to pre-vent fraud in circumstances that, in Timothy Geithner’s words, “cre-ated not just the incentive to underreport, but also the opportunity to underreport”?

If the LIBOR scandal is as widespread as ongoing investigations suggest,are there ethical issues involved in this case that are different from those that would be involved if only Barclays was guilty? What are they?

Who is responsible for the ethical integrity of such institutional practicesas the LIBOR? Is anyone at fault for this fraud other than the individualsinvolved in reporting false information?

Critically evaluate Haslanger’s project of revising the concept of race, and/or her argument that race is something that is socially constructed (yet real).

Concept of Race

Prompt: Critically evaluate Haslanger’s project of revising the concept of race, and/or her argument that race is something that is socially constructed (yet real).

Base off of flow of ideas reading and make an argument as to whether this account of race falls under traditional ways of thinking about race (constructionists, eliminativists, etc.) or is it entirely new

What strategies are used to answer the research question you’re considering? In detail: How do they understand the issue? What kind of models do they use? What kinds of causal relationships are at issue? What kinds of data are used? Are the models idealized? How? Do different sides of the controversy take different strategies? Why?

Below is a breakdown of the assignment I’ve copied from the assignment description document:

1. Within your “home discipline,” find a scholarly controversy or debate about some issue. It could be from a previous class you’ve taken, or just something you’re just interested in.

2. Find at least two (2) papers within that debate. Obviously, these papers should represent at least two positions within the debate. They should disagree with one another. Remember, what’s important is that you lay out two positions, and not necessarily just write about two papers.

3. Articulate, in detail, the research question at issue. What are they disagreeing about? Why is it interesting?

4. Lay out, briefly, each position you’ll be considering.

5. What strategies are used to answer the research question you’re considering? In detail: How do they understand the issue? What kind of models do they use? What kinds of causal relationships are at issue? What kinds of data are used? Are the models idealized? How? Do different sides of the controversy take different strategies? Why?

What conception of freedom do you find the most persuasive? What does this conception of freedom entail us to do, and in your judgment, why is this a better theory than the alternatives?

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This is a critical essay here is the prompt– Of Kant, Hegel, and Marx, what conception of freedom do you find the most persuasive? What does this conception of freedom entail us to do, and in your judgment, why is this a better theory than the alternatives?

Explain Mill’s principle of utility. Give an example of this moral principle in practice.Explain why, according to Aristotle, courage and truthfulness are virtues.

Course work.

1.Explain Mill’s principle of utility. Give an example of this moral principle in practice.
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2016/entries/mill/

2. Explain why, according to Aristotle, courage and truthfulness are virtues.
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethics/

3. In the selection we read, Kant provides two different versions of the categorical imperative. What are they? Which one is closest to Confucius’s concept of the superior man?
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-moral/

Include work cited in the answer for 2 & 3.

Are people obligated to overcome social conventions in an attempt to create a life that is worth living, or is it possible for humans to find value in preexisting social conventions? Utilize at least one of the discussed

Are people obligated to overcome social conventions in an attempt to create a life that is worth living, or is it possible for humans to find value in preexisting social conventions? Utilize at least one of the discussed

 Explain the key aspects of the topic by referring to the philosopher’s primary text, and by quoting directly from this and the secondary material.

Concept from Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Kant, or Arendt

Philosophy Essay Guidelines

Must be formatted in Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS/CMS).

Cover page including title, course name and section, student name, semester (does not count toward overall pages).

Bibliography or works cited as separate page (does not count toward overall pages).

Three scholarly sources must be used including:

At least one primary text from the philosopher under discussion.

At least two secondary, scholarly books.

Journal articles may not be used as secondary sources—only scholarly books.

Online books may be used only if they are PDFs and only if they include original

Secondary sources must be written by a scholar affiliated with a university or

College.

Photocopies of pages of all referenced quotations must be included with your final essay, stapled together separately. (Only the page containing the specific quotation is required.)

Websites may not be used except for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP)–(both are peer-reviewed). These websites do not count toward your three scholarly sources.

If websites other that the above mentioned are used (i.e. Wikipedia, etc.) the essay will receive a failing grade.

Quotations must be referenced with footnotes. No in-text reference citations are permitted. No endnote reference citations permitted.

Essays must be submitted in hard copy format.

Content:

Pick one philosopher we have discussed this semester (i.e. Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Kant, Arendt) and one concept, argument, or theory related to the philosopher you have chosen.

Write a short essay explaining the philosopher’s understanding of the concept, argument, or theory as if you were writing a short encyclopedia article.

This is not an argumentative essay, it is explanatory, demonstrating knowledge of the topic and of primary and secondary sources.

There should be at least two short quotations (no more than two sentences) per page.

There should be at least three direct quotations from the primary text in the overall essay.

These primary quotations should relate directly to the topic at hand.

Essays should be written in the third person.

No personal opinion should be given about the topic under discussion.

Explain the key aspects of the topic by referring to the philosopher’s primary text, and by quoting directly from this and the secondary material.

If you decide to include counter arguments, use other well-known philosophers’
counter arguments, not your own counterarguments. For example, Bertrand Russell has numerous interesting counterarguments directed at many philosophers in his History of Western Philosophy. Counter Arguments should not take up more than one page of the overall essay.

 

What is the ultimate “no-self”, according to Bernadette Roberts? How is it different from mere ego-death?Religion gives us explanations of life’s mysteries. Why, according to Pascal Boyer, is this an inadequate explanation of religion? How can we criticize Boyer?

Philosophy of Religion

Each question should be 150 words

use the video lectures provided in this link:

No outside sources are needed or encouraged

Each answer should show a thorough understanding of the course material and should not sound “copy-paste”

Pick 5 out of the 6 questions:

1. “Eternity is a chamber built for one.” What does Kierkegaard mean? How is justice served, in his Eternity?

2. John Caputo writes: “In the Kingdom there is an odd predilection for reversals”. Explain.
3. How is omniscience reducible to omnipotence? How is omnipresence, then, reducible to omnipotence?

4. Consider Fallacious Solution #2, that ‘evil is causally necessary for good’. Give an example of a causally-related evil & good. Why, according to Mackie, is this solution fallacious?

5. Religion gives us explanations of life’s mysteries. Why, according to Pascal Boyer, is this an inadequate explanation of religion? How can we criticize Boyer?

6. What is the ultimate “no-self”, according to Bernadette Roberts? How is it different from mere ego-death?

Of Kant, Hegel, and Marx, what conception of freedom do you find the most persuasive? What does this conception of freedom entail us to do, and in your judgment, why is this a bet

Hegel History of Class struggles Alienation of the working class

Of Kant, Hegel, and Marx, what conception of freedom do you find the most persuasive? What does this conception of freedom entail us to do, and in your judgment, why is this a bet