Category: Philosophy homework help

 Identify a specific social ideal common to the human experience examined in this week’s materials. 

Considering what Bowell and Kemp write about Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices, first discuss the difference between such devices and Fallacies (to be covered in-depth later). Then pick out a form of advertising and discuss the named rhetorical device used and how you believe it was intended to mislead you toward a faulty conclusion. Keep in mind Rhetoric is not the same as logical Arguments. 

discussion Length tip: To answer these topics completely, it takes about 2 pages—8-10 paragraphs. Use the topic questions and the scoring rubric to see if your draft responds fully to all parts of the question. A complete, thoughtful answer is more important than word count.
Topic A
In this discussion, you will address the controversy between free will and determinism. You will go deeper into the problem of determinism by choosing whether it is the predictability or the unpredictability of our actions that pose a bigger threat to free will. Using passages from the textbook, explain in detail what determinism is and why determinism threatens the idea of free will.
Now consider these two opposite points of view about our ability to predict behavior:
Everything you do is predictable to those who know you well. This predictability means your life is determined by choices beyond your control—Paraphrase from Vaughn, p.268
“He sat a long time and he thought about his life and how little of it he could have foreseen and he wondered for all his will and all his intent how much of it was his doing.”—Cormac McCarthy (reprinted in Vaughn, p.265)
Explain what these two points of view mean and then give your own reasoned opinion about which point of view is correct. Defend your answer.

You’ve tested your critical thinking skills here in PHI 2010…  for your final please read Richard Taylor’s  “The Meaning of Life” (page 976 in our class textbook).  After reading please consider the following argument from Taylor’s work:
Look at the busy street any day, and observe the throng going hither and 
thither. To what? Some office or shop, where the same things will be done 
today as were done yesterday, and are done now so they may be repeated 
tomorrow. And if we think that unlike Sisyphus, these labors do have a 
point, that they culminate in something lasting and, independently of our 
own deep interests in them, very worthwhile, then we simply have not 
considered the thing closely enough. (p. 980)
For your final, I’d like you to explain and assess this argument.  Use all your critical thinking skills and evaluate Taylor’s point.  Do you agree with his conclusion? Why or why not?  
This submission should be between 500-750 words (going over is okay, if necessary).  Grammar counts here so please make sure to submit your best, edited, clear, and concise work. 

  
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Please review the following video clip based on John Rawls’ veil of ignorance:
Veil of ignorance
(Additional reading on this topic can be found in Chapter 22 with Rawls’ “Two Principles of Justice” page 1126).
What does a just society look like? What do we need in order to have justice? Do the biases/experiences discussed in the video really impact us (i.e. someone born into a very wealthy family vs. someone born into a family with little to no financial security, someone born ‘healthy’ vs. someone born with many health issues, etc.)?  Will we ever have a society built around Rawlsian justice? Why or why not?
Your initial post should be between 250-300 words

In the spirit of our discussion about the social contract and our readings from Chapter 20 please review this video:
What Would You Do?Links to an external site.
What’s going on in the video in relation to ‘the social contract’? Are we – generally speaking – upholding the social contract?  Do we actually owe one another any specific behavior in line with this so-called contract?  What do you think? Why?
Please be sure to submit here.  Write at least 250 words (with focus on grammar and any citations as needed).

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING POST AND RESPOND IN 50 WORDS:
Can people be motivated to act for the common good and not simply pursue their own good? 
Yes, people can be motivated to act for the common good and not only for their own good. To explain this I am going to describe what a common Good is, A common good is something that Everyone aims and it helps society. People can work together for a common good like security or peace. People are willing to work for a common good if they see they will also benefit from it. Normally working together would create a safer and better community. Rosseau talks about the social contract which is an agreement to follow the general will he believes that in this contract people aim to protect their person and goods. Based on the reading he mainly believes people are more willing to follow their good and while this is true people are also willing to follow a common good when the benefit and when it would generally help society if we all were to work for the common good society would become a better place to live in.
What happens when some members put their good above the common good?
When someone puts their own good above the common good they cause inequality and conflicts. This is because they are thinking only of themselves. An example of this is when there is a natural disaster we all want to get prepared and go to the store to buy what we need if we think for the common good we will get what we need or if we can we would donate to people who are not able to purchase them. Someone thinks only in their own good would buy everything without thinking about the rest this would cause conflict because now there is not enough for everyone that´s why we should work for the common good and not the personal good.

Identify which of the three major environmental worldviews best aligns with your eating habits that you recorded in the Week 3 Food Habits Worksheet Assignment. 

Please review the following video clip based on John Rawls’ veil of ignorance:
Veil of ignorance
(Additional reading on this topic can be found in Chapter 22 with Rawls’ “Two Principles of Justice” page 1126).
What does a just society look like? What do we need in order to have justice? Do the biases/experiences discussed in the video really impact us (i.e. someone born into a very wealthy family vs. someone born into a family with little to no financial security, someone born ‘healthy’ vs. someone born with many health issues, etc.)?  Will we ever have a society built around Rawlsian justice? Why or why not?
Your initial post should be between 250-300 words