Watch the following video, how is this relevant to existentialism? Give specific reasons from class discussions. How would you feel if this spirit appeared to you? Why would you feel this way?

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Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. Most, but not all, questions will require you to write answers more than ONE page single-spaced on a Word doc.

Write you answers in a separate doc then upload it here.

Do your best, this is your chance to display the arete of your character! Thanks for taking this course, I hope to see you all in future courses.

1. From a Utilitarian perspective, judge the moral value of the actors of this situation:

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2. Watch the following video, how is this relevant to existentialism? Give specific reasons from class discussions. How would you feel if this spirit appeared to you? Why would you feel this way?

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3. How is postmodernism different from modernism?

4. How is the video exemplary of pragmatism?

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5. Compare and contrast Kierkegaard’s three stages of authenticity with Nietzsche’s three transformations of the soul. Do you agree with these portrayals? Why or why not?

6. Provide an interpretation of these two images in relationship to James’s and Wittgenstein’s philosophy of language.

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7. How do you think philosophy will change your life, if at all? Explain in detail.

8. Define feminism.

 

Briefly summarize the findings of each article. Raise three points where the findings of these articles suggest points of nexus or conflict with one or more religious traditions.

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Analyze Happiness Studies

For this Assignment you will be reading two articles of your choosing from the Journal of Happiness Studies. As you read, think about how each article approaches the topic of happiness and which aspect it focuses on. Ask yourself what the findings of each article are, and how these findings might impact or influence our modern understanding of happiness. When you have finished reading the article, think about different ways in which followers of some of the spiritual traditions you have studied in this course might view these findings. Do you think they could agree with some of the ideas raised by the articles, or would those ideas prove fundamentally contrary to their beliefs?

To prepare for this Assignment:
Select and read two articles that interest you from the Journal of Happiness Studies.
Consider how each article approaches the topic of happiness.
Reflect on ways in which points raised by each article might conflict with the doctrines of different spiritual traditions.
Consider some questions you still have about love and happiness that have not yet been answered in your reading.

The assignment:
Compose a 2- to 3-page paper in which you do the following:
Briefly summarize the findings of each article.
Raise three points where the findings of these articles suggest points of nexus or conflict with one or more religious traditions.
Conclude with a question you would like to see answered that has not been addressed by your research thus far.

LINKS FOR ASSIGNMENT
Society for Neuroscience. (2005, December). Brain briefings: Love and the brain. Society for Neuroscience.

This article offers further information on how chemicals in the brain such as oxytocin and vasopressin contribute to feelings of social attachment, bonding, and love.

Slater, L. (2006, February). Love, the thing called love. National Geographic. (2).32.

Journal of Happiness Studies

Explain what Huemer means by “critical thinking;”. Utilize some example of a “publicly discussed issue” in explaining his position. Fully explain Huemer’s main argument for his thesis, trying to make it seem as plausible as you can.

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Is Critical Thinking Epistemically Responsible?

Main Question: Is Michael Huemer’s argument for his main thesis successful? [Your thesis statement should make clear your main position on this question.]

Huemer argues that we should never rely on what he terms “critical thinking” when it comes to forming beliefs about “publicly discussed issues.” Instead, we should either suspend judgment on the issue or just follow the lead of the experts and believe whatever it is that they believe. Explain and evaluate Huemer’s argument for this thesis.

In the explanation portion of your paper, you should:

(i) Explain what Huemer means by “critical thinking;”

(ii) Utilize some example of a “publicly discussed issue” in explaining his position.

(iii) Fully explain Huemer’s main argument for his thesis, trying to make it seem as plausible as you can.

In the evaluation portion of the paper, you should:

(i) Develop an objection to Huemer’s argument (be sure to state explicitly what aspect of his argument the objection targets);

(ii) Evaluate your objection to Huemer’s argument (does it succeed? If so, consider what Huemer might say in response. If not, fully explain why not);

(iii) Restate your overall position on Huemer’s argument.

How should Canada have prioritized its own vaccine needs against those of other countries? Is its current proposal to distribute 200 vaccine doses sufficient and timely, too little too late, or a failure to protect the interests of Canadians? What values are related to distributive justice are relevant to answering this question?

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Health Ethics

Write a paper nine pages in length, double spaced, with a twelve point, times new roman font, and one inch margins. In the paper, consider ONE of the following cases:

1) Canada recently pledged a total of 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to a program distributing them to low and middle income countries. At the same time, Canada has been criticized for not following through or acting fast enough on its promises to distribute vaccines abroad.

How should Canada have prioritized its own vaccine needs against those of other countries? Is its current proposal to distribute 200 vaccine doses sufficient and timely, too little too late, or a failure to protect the interests of Canadians? What values are related to distributive justice are relevant to answering this question?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-promises-covid-vaccine-doses-1.6231465 (Links to an external site.)

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-thursday-edition-1.6219522/rich-countries-only-shared-14-of-covid-19-vaccine-doses-promised-to-poorer-nations-report-1.6219969

In what ways can cinema be said to present new ways of representing thought that offer an alternative to a linguistic paradigm?

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Cinema

In what ways can cinema be said to present new ways of representing thought that offer an alternative to a linguistic paradigm?

Answer with reference to at least two films discussed on the module. Next films can be used: Hamlet (Lawrence Olivier, UK, 1948), Persona (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden, 1966), Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren, USA, 1943), Tout la mémoire du monde (Alain Resnais/Chris Marker, France, 1956), Maya Deren, Dances for Camera (Maya Deren, USA, 1946-1955), Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, France, 1959), The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, USA, 1998)

Discuss how an individual who has negative social capital may be more prone to extremism. How did COVID add to the issue of negative social capital? Examples will make your argument stronger.

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Social capital

Discuss how an individual who has negative social capital may be more prone to extremism. How did COVID add to the issue of negative social capital? Examples will make your argument stronger.

Analyze the movie from Fromm’s perspective. Choose at least two characters who represent true disobedience and false disobedience and two characters who represent different types of obedience in the movie. Explain and justify your choice by using Fromm’s arguments and episodes from the movie.

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Movie: Natural Born Killers

1.Nietzsche offers two models for understanding morality: Good versus Bad; and Evil versus Good. Choose two characters from the movie whose actions and the explanation of their actions could be interpreted according to the first model (Good versus Bad), and two characters whose actions and the explanation of their actions could be interpreted according to the second model (Evil versus Good). In each case, explain your choice. Support your choice with episodes from the movie.

2.Reading Fromm, we learned to distinguish authentic, true disobedience from false disobedience and to distinguish heteronomous obedience from autonomous obedience. Analyze the movie from Fromm’s perspective. Choose at least two characters who represent true disobedience and false disobedience and two characters who represent different types of obedience in the movie. Explain and justify your choice by using Fromm’s arguments and episodes from the movie.

Briefly explain Descartes’s causal argument for the existence of God. Explain Pascal’s reasons for thinking that we cannot opt-out of wagering about God’s existence.

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Course work

1. Briefly explain Descartes’s causal argument for the existence of God.

WORK CITED FROM THIS SOURCE:

Descartes, Rene

Title: Rene Descartes (1596-1650); Author: Dr. Justing Skirry; Source: http://www.iep.utm.edu/descarte/

2. Explain Pascal’s reasons for thinking that we cannot opt-out of wagering about God’s existence.

WORK CITED FROM THIS SOURCE:
Title: The Argument from Pascal’s Wager; Author: Dr. Peter Kreeft; Source:http://www.peterkreeft.com/topics/pascals-wager.htm
Or
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/

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

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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

Write an essay of approximately 1,500 words addressed to incoming first year students; advance an argument for the importance of cultivating empathy to enhance the experience of higher education.

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Importance of cultivating empathy to enhance the experience of higher education.

Write an essay of approximately 1,500 words addressed to incoming first year students; advance an argument for the importance of cultivating empathy to enhance the experience of higher education. You must use AT LEAST one quotation from our course reading. You may choose to focus on a single philosophical figure/position or instead offer insights from multiple figures/systems of thought. In either case make sure that your explication of the course content offers enough depth and detail to clearly evidence your understanding of it.