Evaluate the quality of scientific and anecdotal evidence using the standards of inductive and deductive reasoning described in the course. Consider the quality of causal relationship, analogies, generalizations, and moral reasoning.

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Evaluation of Critical Thinking: Assess the strength of the arguments and the quality of thinking surrounding this issue.
Identify weaknesses in critical thinking such as fallacies, rhetorical devices, vague language, and cognitive biases. Provide specific examples of how these weaknesses appear in arguments, using terminology and definitions from the course
Evaluate the quality of scientific and anecdotal evidence using the standards of inductive and deductive reasoning described in the course. Consider the quality of causal relationship, analogies, generalizations, and/or moral reasoning.
Analyze the totality of research and offer a critical thinker’s response to the issue. Identify your own position and experience with the issue and explain how your thinking of the subject has evolved as a result of your analysis.

Is there moral justification for a human right to democracy?

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Is there moral justification for a human right to democracy?

Do you think determinism is incompatible with the possibility of human freedom? Why or why not?

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1. Briefly explain Taylor’s argument in the article entitled Determinism. What is the strongest point in his argument? What is the weakest point in his argument?
2 What is Stace’s view of punishment? Do you agree with him? Why or why not? Please give reasons to support your position.
3. What is the compatibilist perspective on the relationship between free will and determinism? Do you agree with the compatibilist perspective? Why or why not?
4. Do you think determinism is incompatible with the possibility of human freedom? Why or why not?
5. For Chisholm, what is the difference between event causation and agent causation? Why is this difference important for his argument about free will?

What is the difference between a Deontological and a Teleological Moral System?

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What is the difference between a Deontological and a Teleological Moral System? What are the Arguments For and Against Each, and Which do you find Mor

Describe the theory of knowledge called skepticism.

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Describe the theory of knowledge called skepticism.

Explain Schopenhauer’s view of human nature and existence.

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Explain Schopenhauer’s view of human nature and existence. Explain one’s motivation to follow laws under H.L.A. Hart’s positivist legal theories.

Compare and contrast the views of Popper, Kuhn, and Lakatos on the issue of demarcation.

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Compare and contrast the views of Popper, Kuhn, and Lakatos on the issue of demarcation. What is the demarcation problem, as Popper describes it, and what is Popper’s criterion for science? Why does he reject inductive confirmation as a mark of science? Why does he think his new criterion is better? What is Kuhn’s criterion for science, and what is his distinction between “normal” and “revolutionary” science? What is Kuhn’s criticism of Popper’s criterion? What is Lakatos’s criterion, and why does he reject both Popper and Kuhn? What features of Popper’s and Kuhn’s views does Lakatos preserve and why? What do you think is the proper criterion for science? Can there really be such a criterion? Explain.

What is Creon’s conception of justice, in your view? Think of his speech justifying his decree that Polyneices should remain unburied.

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This paper should be 1-2 full pages long, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, double-spaced in Word, Google Docs, or text format. Answer all the questions in the following prompt:

What is Creon’s conception of justice, in your view? Think of his speech justifying his decree that Polyneices should remain unburied. What is Antigone’s view? See especially her speech defending her decision to bury her brother. What is Plato’s view (specifically of justice in the state)? Which view are you most sympathetic with and why? What elements of justice can you see in the other two conceptions?

Discuss the feminist movement from Mary Wollstronecraft’s initial call to action for women’s vindication of rights to Susan B.

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Discuss the feminist movement from Mary Wollstronecraft’s initial call to action for women’s vindication of rights to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for the vote. Furthermore, how do you see feminism evolving today? Can you find any case examples from the headlines or recent events?