Pick a passage from Chapter 30 reading from Introduction to Philosophy Reader, an open educational resource, collected and edited by Noah Levin, PhD that you think communicates an important idea, argument, or concept. Copy and paste it at the start of your response and then answer the following questions about it: 1) What is the …
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What do you think of the following phrase “Work is health”?
What do you think of the following phrase “Work is health”?
. Summarize conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, and structural functionalism. Present one tangible example of each theory. (USLO 1.2) 2.Discuss the social institution of marriage and family using any two of the three theoretical perspectives – functionalism, conflict, and symbolic interactionism. Which perspective fits your idea of what marriage and family are, and their place in …
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Considering the utilitarian perspective of the contemporary philosopher Peter Singer and approaching it also from a moral perspective, to what extent would eugenic infanticide be justifiable in today’s society?
Develop your personal philosophy of teaching in a statement, articulating your beliefs about important educational theories and practices. Your teaching philosophy should be based on what is meaningful to you in your approach to teaching.
In Aeschylus’ Oresteia Trilogy, how do some of the female characters challenge the gender stereotype portraying women as driven by emotions and irrationality? What are the plays suggesting by showing women as driven by reason and forethought as much, or even more, than the male characters? Focus only on one or two characters such as …
What is Nietzsche’s criticism of traditional ethics? Are his criticisms valid? Explain and discuss whether you agree with Nietzsche’s criticisms and solutions.
Iris Young’s essay “The Five Faces of Oppression” outlines five ways in which different groups can be oppressed. Outline and explain how Young defines oppression, and then find one example of oppression taking place within our current society, and then find one example where our society is taking steps to remove oppression. Based on your …
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From Clear and Present Thinking Chapter 9 pg. 187 “I think virtue ethics offers another possible resolution to the paradox [of intolerance]: A model of discourse ethics which includes the possibility, however small, that an excluded person could someday be welcomed back. In such a model, intolerant people would remain outside the conversation for as …
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