Category: Philosophy

What does Benjamin mean by aura, and why and how do film and photography transform the character of the work of art?

Conciousness art & Technology

Choice of questions which focuses on the discussion of art in twentieth century philosophy.

1. What does Benjamin mean by aura, and why and how do film and photography transform the character of the work of art?

2. What is at stake in Barthes’ discussion of the death of the author?

3. To what extent do Benjamin, Barthes and Foucault share common ground in their conceptions of the work of art?

4. What does Heidegger accomplish in his discussion of earth and world in ‘The Origin of the Work of Art’?

Sources and material from professor to be uploaded

Should we side with Rawls or Nozick when it comes to understanding how we ought to achieve justice and fairness within our society? Answer this question by briefly explaining Rawls’ and Nozick’s positions on this issue, and offer a critical analysis of both views.

Rawls and Nozick

ONLY USE THE READING MATERIAL PROVIDED!!! Nothing ELSE

Should we side with Rawls or Nozick when it comes to understanding how we ought to achieve justice and fairness within our society? Answer this question by briefly explaining Rawls’ and Nozick’s positions on this issue, and offer a critical analysis of both views.

Guidelines for Writing Assignments:

1.Your essay must be a minimum of 500 words.

2. You must reference specific page numbers and quotes from our text anytime you’re using a quote or referring to something in our reading.

3. Outside sources are not allowed for this assignment.

4. Your writing assignment must be uploaded as a .doc or .docx file.

Philosophy Writing Assignment

Philosophy Writing Assignment

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Grammar / Style

These points cover the grammatical correctness, sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation found in your essay.

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Interpretation
These points cover how accurately you interpret and explain our assigned reading.

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Critical Analysis
These points cover how strong and convincing of a critical analysis you offer in your essay.

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Assignment Parameters

These points concern whether you’ve meet the assignment parameters (e.g. word count, address the correct topic, post in the right area, meet the deadline)

What would you do differently from what you are already doing ? Would your acting differently in this way be an improvement ?

Philosophy 15 HW

Aristotle : Answer the following questions :

2. What reasons does Aristotle give for thinking that happiness is the highest good?

3. How does Aristotle think one should proceed in order to properly define happiness?

6. What does Aristotle mean by calling virtue ” a mean between extremes”? What extremes?
and How does one tell what ought to be regarded as an extreme?

7.What advice does Aristotle give a person for discovering the mean in a given activity.

8. if you were to adopt Aristotle’s ethics as your guide to life, how much help would it be?

What would you do differently from what you are already doing ? Would your acting differently in this way be an improvement ?

Distinguish between and explain Nietzsche's notions of slave morality . How might you apply these concepts to present society?

Philosophy HW

FriedRich Nietzsche
Answer the following questions:

2. Why does Nietzsche hope that the study of morals, which he considers "tedious," never becomes interesting.

3. He says, "Is moralising not -immoral? why? Do you agree?

6.What does he say is the "will to the denial of life" under disguise?

7.Why does he think that only by denying God can people save the world.

8. Distinguish between and explain Nietzsche's notions of slave morality . How might you apply these concepts to present society?

Explain how their actions and character demonstrate an overarching quality of goodness and excellence.Why does Aristotle equate psychological well-being or inner harmony with happiness? Explain using an example.

Discussion PHI 15

Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics Discussion

View: Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics

Answer 6 of the 7 questions, answer all 7 for extra credit. , thoughtfully and thoroughly answer the questions.

Make sure your answers are detailed and well-supported.

If a question has more than 1 part, make sure you answer every part.

Explain using your own words and own examples.

Comment on 2 of your peers posts.

Your first post is due Saturday 7/31 (answer at least 3-4 questions) and the full discussion is due on Sunday, 8/1

Come up with an example of someone who you would consider to be virtuous and explain why you think they are a virtuous person.

Your example could be of someone you know personally (friend, family member, etc.) or a public figure (alive or from history).

Explain how their actions and character demonstrate an overarching quality of goodness and excellence.

Why does Aristotle equate psychological well-being or inner harmony with happiness? Explain using an example.

Can someone be truly happy if they do not have psychological well-being or inner harmony? Explain using an example.

Explain in your own words why Aristotle thought that a happy life was best achieved by living a life of reason and virtue. Why are both parts necessary?

Come up with your own example of a moral virtue and identify its corresponding vices (deficit and excess).

Identify a couple moral virtues you already have and explain how you cultivated them.

Identify a couple moral virtues you lack and explain if you think Aristotle’s 3 ways to hit the mean would help you cultivate them.

Discuss why the mind-body problem is a problem. A problem for whom? Make sure to discuss the nature of consciousness, intentionality, subjectivity, and mental causation.

The Mind-Body Problem

This assignment tests the student’s understanding of the mind-body problem and its various implications.

Write a thorough explanation of the following: address the mind-body problem. Discuss why the mind-body problem is a problem. A problem for whom? Make sure to discuss the nature of consciousness, intentionality, subjectivity, and mental causation.

Finally, you should dedicate at least a paragraph to indicate the mind-body problem’s social, legal, and moral implications.

Write a minimum of 1000 words (approximately 4-5 double-spaced pages). Upload as word document. Use any style that you prefer, i.e., MLA, APA, Chicago.

Can robots have minds? (Or another way you might want to consider thinking about this questions—what mental abilities can robots have?

Do robots have minds?

Can robots have minds? (Or another way you might want to consider thinking about this questions—what mental abilities can robots have?)

3.10 and Lycan, “Robots and Minds” (uploaded reading) are the relevant readings. If you choose this, you might want to search for information on Searle’s Chinese Room thought experiment for the view that robots cannot have minds.

There is a section of my textbook that covers this subject.cannot download the textbook so will have to give access to my kindle account.

The title of the book will be the Philosopher’s Way and it is section 3.10 in the textbook.

What, in your judgment, is the most philosophically defensible position on the issues at stake in the case? Which philosophical theory/theories or principle(s) help to best support the position you are defending?

Philosophy of Law -Hate Speech – R. v. Keegstra- Philosophy paper.

Focus:

The goal is to develop, articulate, and set out a position on the philosophical issues at stake in one of the Canadian legal cases and support that position with a philosophical theory/theories or principle(s) that provide the most compelling and persuasive account with respect to the position being argued for.

Note that you may find that a combination of theories and principles will be most conducive to your arguments.

Make connections between your position, the reasoning of the judges, and/or arguments of the litigants in the case (as reflected in the reported decision and related commentary).

Provide a clear, cogent, and coherent account of the issues at stake in the case, your arguments for your position, and the interpretation and application of the philosophical theory/theories or principle(s) you relied upon to support your position.

Provide a persuasive and compelling articulation and justification for your position, your interpretations, and your arguments.

Be sure to address the potential objections and criticisms to your position from the perspective of a competing philosophical theory or principle, and respond to these in order to bolster your position.

questions: What, in your judgment, is the most philosophically defensible position on the issues at stake in the case? Which philosophical theory/theories or principle(s) help to best support the position you are defending?

(Note that you may find that a combination of theories and principles will be most conducive to your argument.)

Which philosophical theories or principles can illuminate why and how the judges reasoned in the ways that they did and the litigants argued in the ways that they did? What are the philosophical implications of the ruling in the case?

In the context of addressing these questions, give consideration to the approaches and perspectives being used by the judges to determine which “law” is being applied to the case. Consider the relevance of the theories of legal interpretation.

The paper should constitute an argument for a clearly stated, though that  might itself be nuanced or qualified. Note that a thesis statement may, and often will, consist of several sentences or even a full paragraph.

1. Choose a Canadian legal case (Hate Speech – R. v. Keegstra

2. Identify the philosophical issues at stake and determine the position you will defend with respect to those issues.

3. Review the theories and principles (see options listed below), and choose a theory/theories or principle(s) to support your position.

4. Identify which parts of the reasoning of the judges (i.e., either the majority, dissent, or the whole court if a consensus decision was reached) or the arguments of the litigants you will be analyzing and connecting to your arguments.

Theories/Principles Options

• Autonomy

• Canadian Critical Race Theory

• Feminist Legal Theory

• Freedom of Conscience

• Freedom of Expression

• Freedom of Religion

• Harm Principle

• Interpretivism

• Kantian Deontology

• Legal Moralism

• The Offense Principle

• Paternalism

• Quality of Life Perspective

• Sanctity of Life Perspective

• Utilitarian Consequentialism

Identify the fallacy and why you think that this particular type of advertisement represents the fallacy that you have chosen. you the book in the file when referencing fallacy

Philosophy discussion

 References the textbook in files for definitions.

Find an example of a fallacy used in popular advertising or any persuasive text. Upload the image/words or provide a link.

Identify the fallacy and why you think that this particular type of advertisement represents the fallacy that you have chosen. you the book in the file when referencing fallacy

Clearly highlights which of the three (the golden mean, Aristotelian friendship, and eudemonia) is being presented. Clearly define the characters and the actions that are representative of the selected topic.

Ethics

Competency

Utilize virtue and character-based ethical theories in case studies.

Instructions

For this assessment, you will get the chance to highlight your creative writing skills and your knowledge surrounding Aristotle.

Be the Best You, is a career coaching and mentorship agency that works with employees to not only achieve their professional goals, but their personal goals as well.

By using a virtue and character-based approach. As a coach for Be the Best You, you are part of the training committee that creates new training material for the clientele.

The agency is seeking 3 new training sessions related to the golden mean, Aristotelian friendship, and eudemonia.

Part of these trainings include scenarios that the clientele read and then answer applicable questions. You will be creating three, fully developed scenarios for the golden mean, Aristotelian friendship, and eudemonia.

Your submission, in its final state will include 3 scenarios including 1 for the golden mean, 1 Aristotelian friendship, and 1 for eudemonia. For each scenario, include 3 questions, 9 in total.

Each scenario must include:

A fully developed fictional scenario that clearly highlights which of the three (the golden mean, Aristotelian friendship, and eudemonia) is being presented.

Clearly define the characters and the actions that are representative of the selected topic.

Three, open-ended questions pertaining to the scenario that the clientele would answer in relation to the facts and the topic of the scenario.