Ethical Traditions
700-word essay on a nontraditional or nonwestern system of ethics. identifying any distinctive features.
philosophy
Life is not determined by consciousness, but consciousness by life
“What does Marx mean when he says that ‘life is not determined by consciousness, but consciousness by life?’” Your answer should show how Marx thinks he has corrected the problems he finds in Hegel. In order to illustrate Marx’s idea, use an example from our daily lives that illustrates how a person’s …
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Brand yourself
You are going to brand yourself. The brand should reveal your mission, your values, your dreams, and an essential spirit of yourself. To aid in this, you will use the SWOT Model found in Chapter 10 (p. 330-331). Your project, which will be ONE document, will have 5 components: Page 1. A worksheet evaluating …
Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind
What does Kant mean by “Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind?” Do you agree that at least some of your perceptions are conceptualized?
Plato’s Utopian vision for a just society.
Explain Plato’s Utopian vision for a just society. In your view, what would be some of the beneficial or harmful effects of a society based solely on merit, as Plato proposed?
Media, technology, and the corporate world influence your life
In this forum, tell us about how media, technology, and the corporate world influence your life. What types of media/technology are in your life every day, which do you rely on, spend the most time with, wish you could do without, etc.? How does it feel to be part of a consumer world? Review …
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The analysis of myths
What is the analysis of myths help us to understand the psychological factors that lie behind myths of violent offenders
How Feuerbach and Marx express optimism about the progress and future possibilities of human beings
Discuss the different ways in which Feuerbach and Marx express optimism about the progress and future possibilities of human beings. What views do they share about religion, humanism, and progress? Consider that Feuerbach sees religion as an early stage of development, “the childlike condition of humanity.” What is involved in the philosophical “growing up” and …
Arendt’s description of the ideas of Plato as “invisible spiritual yardsticks”
Discuss Arendt’s description of the ideas of Plato as “invisible spiritual yardsticks” that support ethics and public authority. What role does Arendt assign to Plato’s “tales of the hereafter” (his account of an afterlife, or “Hades”)? Arendt argues that moral and political authority founded on religion, especially where this relies on a model of rewards …
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Heidegger’s Philosophy of Mind
Provide a description of one aspect, issue, or argument within Heidegger’s philosophy of mind.For example, one of the key themes. Clearly and fully explain the position of the Heidigger on the mind and what led him to that position. (This could be the result of the philosopher’s metaphysics, epistemology, view of human nature, trying to …
