There is some question about the relationship between education and happiness. You are all students at an advanced level, and you have experienced better and worse moments in life. Has education helped you to be happy, or might it even have gotten in the way? Was Woody Allen right to suggest that the most thoughtless …
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Can we not be happy in a world where others are miserable? Conversely, can happiness ever stem from the misery of others? How widely do our sympathies extend? Are conditions today such that, even if we ourselves are privileged, we cannot distance ourselves from the unhappiness of others? If so, what kinds of policies …
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, …
Judy is considering cheating on her husband and asks you, a Kantian ethicist, for advice. Offer advice to Judy using both formulations of the Categorical Imperative
In his soul-making theodicy, Philosopher John Hick argues that the compatibilist conception of free will can’t provide the kind of genuine moral agency needed for soul-making. Explain Hick’s reasoning on this point, and explain why Libertarian freedom is a vital component of his overall theodicy
It’s possible that the universe has always existed, with an infinite past. According to Philosopher Richard Taylor, why does this possibility not eliminate the need to provide an explanation for the existence of the universe?
Compare and contrast Singer’s theory of moral standing with Regan’s. Explain their respective criteria for moral standing. How do their different criteria lead to different implications? In what ways are their views similar? Which one do you think better captures our moral obligations to non-human animals? And why?
Describe a relationship that you have seen go through the coming apart stages. Identify which stage that relationship was in. How did the emotional intelligence of the people involved affect the status of the relationship? Which of the obstacles of effective listening played a role in the breakdown of the relationship? What advice would …
• Based in Descartes, Locke and Kant’s ideas about knowledge answer the following questions: 1. Do you believe in friendship? What makes you believe in it? 2. When can you say that you know a friend? 3. When you say you know a friend, what do you think you know about that person? 4. …
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Outline 3 major arguments for or against relativism. See my videos or pages 46-48. Defend your view. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dRgPzAHYGE
