Explain what Marx sees as the end of history (true
Question Explain what Marx sees as the end of history (true communism)? Why does he believe communism to be the end of history? Marx states that in a communist society takes “from each according to his ability, (and gives) to each according to his need.” What does this mean?
I know that Stephen has a lot of money. His
Question I know that Stephen has a lot of money. His parents drive Mercedes. His dogs wear cashmere sweaters, and he paid cash for his Hummer. The conclusion of the argument is ____________.
What are the two situations where someone or a group
Question What are the two situations where someone or a group of people is treated as a means to an end only and, using Kantian concepts, show why such activity is immoral. You may find an application of the second categorical imperative is helpful, along with an emphasis on contradictions of the will or self-defeating patterns of behavior.
You are at a dinner party and someone says to
Question You are at a dinner party and someone says to you, “I believe that abortion is wrong and you believe that abortion is right,” but we don’t disagree because ethics are relative. Provide an argument against this position.
Consider the position of Socrates in Plato’s Apology, taking into
Question Consider the position of Socrates in Plato’s Apology, taking into account the historical circumstances surrounding Socrates’ trial. Provide an argument as to whether Socrates actions were appropriate; i.e., Should Socrates have pleaded with the jury to save himself? Or, was there a greater moral lesson Socrates was trying to impart on the citizens of Athens?
How can cultures change their paradigms? How can we measure
Question How can cultures change their paradigms? How can we measure the evolution of society?
Identify each statement with the correct metaphysical/epistemological label (can be
Question Identify each statement with the correct metaphysical/epistemological label (can be used twice)PlatoRationalistsEmpiricistsKant1)All knowledge ultimately derives from our snsory experience of people, objects, and events.2)At birth the human mind is like an empty blackboard, void of any knowledge or understanding.3)The highest forms of knowledge are beyond logic and reason; they are attained by immediate insight, pure thought, or by what might be called direct intellectual apprehension. 4)Whatever we know about the universe ultimately comes from our sensory based experiences of it.5)Complex and imaginary ideas ultimately find their source in sensory experience.
Using Aristotle, compare the position of Socrates to that of
Question Using Aristotle, compare the position of Socrates to that of Russell. Consider both historical circumstance and possible aims in each of the authors’ writings. Explain what each author thinks the place of philosophy in human life. Second, identify one area which the goals of morality and the goals of science might come into conflict. Finally, explain how you think Socrates’, or Russell’s, argument might provide a solution.
what is the difference between traditional square of opposition and
Question what is the difference between traditional square of opposition and modern square of opposition
Determinism and Moral ResponsibilityDo we have free will or are
Question Determinism and Moral ResponsibilityDo we have free will or are our choices determined by past events? How does the issue of moral responsibility impact your view on the problem of free will?.
- Describe the Square of Opposition
- a. What is categorical logic?
- b. What
Question
- Describe the Square of Opposition
- a. What is categorical logic?
- b. What is the purpose of the Square of Opposition?
- c. Identify key features of the Square of Opposition.
- d. Explain how the Square of Opposition is used to translate statements into standard-form claims and corresponding standard-form claims including description of the relationships that are depicted within the square.
- Identify the components of the A, E, I and O standard-form claims (or propositions).
- Using the diagram in your text as a guide, create one original example using an ordinary statement and translating it into standard-form claims (A, E, I and O statements) using the Square of Opposition. Identify the translation and claims in your example using the corresponding letter.
- a. For each corresponding standard-form claim, explain how you identified the translation and corresponding claims and their relationship to one another based on the relationships depicted on the square. In other words, explain why each choice of claim in your example is correct for that particular relationship.
- b. Example provided must be original and not taken from our lecture, textbook readings or online resources.
Rhythm, balance, and repetition are the main elements of painting.TrueFalse
Question Rhythm, balance, and repetition are the main elements of painting.TrueFalse
One of the concepts in this week’s reading is called
Question One of the concepts in this week’s reading is called availability error, which is the tendency to be persuaded by information not because it is strong, but because it is “psychologically available”: fresh or recent in our minds, or particularly striking or vivid as a mental image or memory. For instance, I know that the odds of being on a commercial jet plane when it crashes are very, very low; in fact, it is safer to be up in the air in a commercial jet plane than it is to be down here on the ground! I know that rationally, and yet, if I see a news story about a plane crash around the same time that I have a plane trip scheduled, I must admit to getting a little nervous about flying. The news story makes me feel that the chances of being in a plane crash are stronger than they really are. In the 1970s, two psychologists created a question designed to provide evidence for the concept of availability error. They asked this question to professional statisticians, people who should definitely not get the wrong answer. (We can be forgiven for getting the wrong answer, though, and I must confess that I chose the wrong answer the first time I answered this question.) Here is the question: “Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken, and very bright. She majored in philosophy. As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, and also participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations.Which statement is more probable:A) Linda is a bank teller.B) Linda is a bank teller and is active in the feminist movement.”Did you choose B? (I chose B the first time.) But, alas, the correct answer is A.Why does B seem like the right answer? How does the description of Linda lead us to answer B? And how do you think this an example of availability error? Does the idea of availability error seem correct to you? Can you think of any examples of availability error from your life or from your own observations?
Here is a description of a classic experiment in social
Question Here is a description of a classic experiment in social psychology that I am curious to know your thoughts about: “From 1951-1958, social psychologist Solomon Asch conducted experiments to explore individual conformity to group pressure. He told subjects that he was conducting a vision test. He showed subjects a single line, and then asked the subjects to compare the single line to a set of three lines and to identify which of the three lines was the same length as the single line. The correct answer was always obvious, and subjects had no trouble getting the right answer – when they were alone. Asch had actors pretending to be fellow subjects come into the room to “take the test” with a real subject, but he had the actors give the wrong answers.If there were only one or two actors giving the wrong answers, the subjects typically continued to give the obvious, correct answer. But when there were three or more actors in the room, all giving the wrong answers before it was the subjects’ turn to answer, the subjects began conforming to group opinion and gave the obviously wrong answer 33% of the time.However, when there was at least one actor giving the correct answer before the subjects’ turn to answer came up, the subjects reverted back to giving the correct answer.”What are your thoughts on this experiment? Why did those people give the wrong answer when it was obvious what the right answer was? Do you think this experiment says something more general about the way we think or act in group situations?
1From “A Defense of Abortion” (Thomson 686, 689): What is
Question 1From “A Defense of Abortion” (Thomson 686, 689): What is the main point of Thomson’s unconscious violinist example? Select the best option from the following list:Fetuses are humans with a right to lifeHumans don’t have a right to lifeThe right to life by itself doesn’t determine whether abortion is permissibleFetuses are not humans and don’t have right to life 2 From “A Defense of Abortion” (Thomson 687-88): What is the main point of Thomson’s Tiny House example?No doctors should be permitted to perform abortionsFetuses grow rapidlyA person has a right to do anything to save his/her lifeA woman can defend her life against a threat posed by an unborn child 3From “A Defense of Abortion” (Thomson 694): When does Thomson believe an abortion would be morally indecent? Select the best option from the following list: If performed without having used contraceptionIf performed for a trivial reason, like going on a vacationIf performed in the final trimesterIf performed when fetus could be considered a human 4From “Thomson’s Arguments” (Hursthouse 702): According to Hursthouse, what does Thomson wrongly focus too much attention on in her argument about abortion? How rights, like the right to self-defense, impact the permissibility of abortionHow character traits, like callousness, impact the permissibility of abortionHow thought experiments impact the permissibility of abortionHow the question of personhood impacts the permissibility of abortion 5From “Thomson’s Arguments” (Hursthouse 709): Why does Hursthouse think it is necessary to examine the reasons for wanting abortions?The reasons for action need to be universalizableThe reasons for action show whether general happiness is promotedThe reasons for action reveal the moral character of the agentsThe reasons for action show that an agent is aware of what they are doing 6From “Thomson’s Arguments” (Hursthouse 709-10): What is the key moral difference between children and adults that Hursthouse discusses?Self-absorption shows morally bad character in adults, but not in childrenChildren are incapable of giving reasons for their actionsChildren are usually tried in juvenile courtsChildren are unable to sexually reproduce
This question was created from Business Ethics Intersession 2018 d
Question This question was created from Business Ethics Intersession 2018 d Enron Film Assignment (2).docx https://www..com/file/27534018/Business-Ethics-Intersession-2018-d-Enron-Film-Assignment-2docx/ Essay question on the film; “Enron” ATTACHMENT PREVIEW Download attachment 27534018-326506.jpeg Does the Enron scandal demonstrate the disastrous consequences of the full implementation of the Friedman/libertarian classical model of corporate social responsibility? Or is the Enron scandal the kind of thing that could have been prevented if we were to adhere to the strict rules of free market economics a la Friedman? Your answer should (a) explain what you take to be the essential aspects of Freidman’s model of free market economics as they bear on the Enron scandal, and (b) develop in some detail the reasoning behind your answer concerning the downfall of Enron. The above question provides you with two possible positions to adopt on the film. If you have another position on the Enron scandal, you are welcome to develop it. Just be sure that your position addresses the question of the ultimate cause of the scandal. If your proposed analysis has nothing to do with either ethics or economics, contact me in advance.
Read the essay found below and do all of the
Question Read the essay found below and do all of the following: 1) give the overall premises and conclusion for this argument (remember these may not be explicitly stated in the essay); 2) state if the argument is inductive or deductive; 3) give 8 specific examples of fallacies found in the essay.What Did Jesus Say About Abortion, Homosexuality and Premarital Sex by Jack ClarkRight-wing pseudo-Christians engage in an amazingly selective and distorted view of the Bible. Let’s contrast their disparate treatment of two issues: economic justice, and abortion.Nowhere in either the Old or New Testaments is “abortion” forbidden. All sorts of horrible acts are explicitly condemned and/or proscribed, but not abortion. During the times when both the Old and New Testaments were written, the Jewish community did not forbid abortion. Anti-choice Christians simply make up an entire Biblical justification for their anti-choice position based on the inferences they read into a few Biblical passages. I don’t say here that they’re right, and I don’t say here they’re wrong about abortion. What I do say is, it is strange indeed that right-wing pseudo-Christians expend extraordinary amounts of time and energy to ensure the forbidding of an act not explicitly forbidden in the Bible, yet they spend comparably little time fostering the actions that again and again they are explicitly commanded to undertake: to save the hungry, naked, thirsty, and sick as Matthew 25:31-46 enjoins us, as well as to more generally ensure that the poor are not oppressed, economic justice is established, and immigrants are welcomed and treated well, as the Old Testament repeatedly commands us. This is so even though the Matthew 25 injunctions are matters of life and death to millions, if not tens of millions of already-born, unquestionably human beings every year. Right-wing pseudo-Christians don’t seem to apply to Matthew 25 the same absolutist black/white analysis that they employ in their broad interpretation of “Thou shalt not kill,” even though Matthew 25 is explicitly stated in black-and-white terms: the hungry, naked, sick, thirsty, etc – no exceptions — must be helped, with the gravest of all possible consequences if you do not do so.Compare the pseudo-Christian right’s lackadaisical, let’s partly accomplish these economic justice/feed the hungry type goals, not necessarily as our top priority, not necessarily right now, and let’s depend for our success on the voluntary efforts of private citizens who almost certainly don’t have the resources on their own to really accomplish all of what needs to be done – with their total, immediate, mobilize all resources of both private citizens and the government to 100% stop right now all abortions.What the Bible doesn’t explicitly speak about, they devote unlimited amounts of time and effort to. What the Bible does explicitly command, they relegate to a relative afterthought.In other words, what the Bible, and Jesus in an incredibly powerful oration tells them to do, they do not do – and indeed prevent others from accomplishing; but what Jesus never even asks them to do, that task they spend virtually all their time on!Right-wing pseudo-Christians apparently think Christianity is defined as opposition to abortion, homosexuality and pre-marital sex – interestingly enough, three things Jesus never mentioned even once, did he?On an even more absurd note, if possible, I saw this fundamentalist minister on a talk show who was foaming at the mouth about how the Bible mandates we spank our children, and that our not doing so is the cause of all our problems with them. The thought of spanking children obviously got him very excited. He obviously had severe psychological problems that should be treated immediately. After thinking about it for a while, I decided that while there is a difference in the kind of obsession, there’s not much of a difference in the degree of psycho-sexual dysfunctionality and attendant misreading of religion between this spanking-obsessed minister and the homosexuality-premarital sex-obsessed right-wing pseudo-Christians.Back on point: right-wing pseudo-Christians might do well to spend more time reading and trying to implement the words of the Biblical prophets, than on conjuring up and seeking to enforce by writ of law a Christianity that doesn’t exist.This article is from http://www.therationalradical.com/misc/jesusabortionhomosexuality.htm
What are clashes of values and which fallacy do they
Question What are clashes of values and which fallacy do they often lead to? Give an example. • Question 15 What is the difference between self-fulfilling prophecies and the pygmalion effect? • Question 16 Give an example of a disjunction in the guise of a conditional.
There are laws against stealing, lying in court, murder, etc….
Question There are laws against stealing, lying in court, murder, etc…. Are these examples of ethics being legislated? Why or why not?
Discuss Marx’s understanding of human nature and his critiques of
Question Discuss Marx’s understanding of human nature and his critiques of capitalism (economic and psychological/social critiques). How do these critiques show that capitalism does not allow humans to fulfill their nature?
Discuss Marx’s understanding of the “base” and “superstructure”. What role
Question Discuss Marx’s understanding of the “base” and “superstructure”. What role does ideology play? (Give examples from the movie)
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