Only two arguments of Mill must be used An early outline was attached if you want to use it, as well as an example essay and an essay checklist. Define your project in terms of arguments and views that you basically agree with. In your analysis, consider ways in which the authors you might reasonably […]
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Ethics Essay Questions
February 7th, 2022 
Write a short essay about each question and use the lectures: Question 1:In a famous passage Kant states that: “the will stands as it were at a crossroads.” What is the moral significance of the ‘will’ for Kant? What kind of a ‘crossroads’ does he see the will facing? Why does Kant see a ‘good […]
patient confidentiality
February 6th, 2022 Here’s a question: why is patient autonomy so important? It might seem “obvious,” but you might want to make that explicit (something about rights to possession of self) as the source of confidentiality (maintaining the right to self). Here’s my other big question as the opposing point of view: where is it? Does any respected […]
In the Company of the Poor
February 5th, 2022 Write an essay based off the book In the Company of the Poor. It is a creative essay so the thesis can be whatever you like (within the course themes) but it has to be arguable. (see outline prompt for structure of the essay. Grammar is important!) PHI Outline Prompt attachment has more information.
Fifty Shades of Gray
February 5th, 2022 In relation to the film, please answer these following questions: How are race, sex and empire understood by the different characters in the film? How do you think they are understood by the filmmaker? How does brownness, blackness, whiteness operate in the film (even if they are unnamed)? How about Americanness, democracy, empire? Through whose […]
Describing a shaping experience
February 2nd, 2022 Think of an experience that has shaped your life. Write an essay describing the experience and the ways it changed your life and how you perceive the world.After writing, analyze your experience by answering the following questions separately with number on it. NO REFERENCE. 1. What were your initial perceptions of the situation? As you […]
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February 2nd, 2022 Imagine what it would be like to live in a world in which we were protected from human evil in this way. Would such a world be worse in any way? If not, does this show that the free will defense fails on its own terms?
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January 31st, 2022 It is strongly encouraged that this paper is a revision of Paper 1 or Paper 2. The goal of this paper is to put forth an convicing argument. This is not just a research paper or an opinion paper. The goal is to sucessfully put forth a convincing argument. There should be an element of […]
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January 30th, 2022 Provide a piece of media (can be a commercial, excerpt from a speech or debate, political cartoon, etc.) that contains a logical fallacy. What is the conclusion being made (explicit or implicit), or that conclusions are the audience being persuaded to make? What is the fallacy being used? Discuss what you believe to be the […]
DESCARTES AND PHENOMENOLOGY
January 28th, 2022 NYU Professor Thomas Nagel (1974) asked a rather unusual question. Read his article “What Is it Like to Be a Bat?” After reading Professor Nagel’s article, tell me: Do animals think?SLP Assignment ExpectationsPlease write a paper answering this rather general question. Use Nagel’s article,to help make out your answer. Do not refer to personal experience, […]
