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Epicureanism Teachings vs Stoicism Philosophy

Epicureanism Teachings vs Stoicism Philosophy What is the Stoic philosophy of life? How do the teachings of Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, exemplify it? What is the Epicurean philosophy of life? What are the main disagreements, or points of contention, between the Epicureans and Stoics about how best to live?

How do you think we should explain the role of pleasure, emotion, and desire in human well-being? What do the Stoics and Epicureans say about this? Assess their positions and explain why you agree or disagree with what they say. Consider how someone might object to your position, and explain why you are not persuaded to change your mind. That is, fill out a debate on these issues and defend a position in the debate

Adam Smith and Karl Marx Research Assignment

Adam Smith and Karl Marx

Adam Smith and Karl Marx describe opposing views of industrial capitalism. These scholars which we study in this class represent 18th and 19th Century viewpoints of Western capitalism. It has of course evolved much since then. We now live in an age of globalization where the capitalists, or owners, as Marx described them can be millions of different people. Many of us are self-employed and in such a way perhaps our own exploiters. We now live in a gig economy where employment is becoming all too loose a relationship, and the exploiters and the exploited are changing rapidly.

How did we get to this 21st Century economy? Which events covered by this class were the most influential and why did they have an impact. Describe to what extent and why the Reformation and the Enlightenment are still relevant today or if you take the position that they are not why? How are we still affected by events that happened several hundred years ago?

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Aristotle’s Ethics Essay Assignment Paper

Aristotle’s Ethics

The essay is to be 5 pages in length (not including the title page or the works cited pages). It should be type-written, double spaced, with one inch margins and 12 point font. It should include in-text citation (unless otherwise cleared with the professor, following the MLA style). You need at least 6 sources. As a rule you will benefit from following a standard short research paper template something in the order of what follows:

1) Thesis statement (for a short paper like this, 1 paragraph)

2) Body of the paper where you flesh out the ideas, perhaps broken into a couple main sections (which can be titled)

3) Summary (1 paragraph at the end repeating the main points of the paper)

For this assignment, you must clear the topic with your professor. One key to writing a good research paper is to have a clearly formulated objective that is not too broad for the number of pages required. Please consult the writing rubric for this course, on your syllabus.

Possible topics include summary papers of the main philosophical perspectives of key figures in the history of philosophy:

Aristotle’s Ethics
Aquinas on the common good
Kant on the rationalist and empiricist traditions of early modern philosophy
Hegel on freedom (the master-slave dialectic)
Marx on freedom
Kierkegaard on the leap of faith
William James on the Varieties of Religious Experience
John Paul Sartre on living authentically

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Philosophy Right and Wrong to Defend Consequentialism

Philosophy Right and Wrong to Defend Consequentialism Defend consequentialism against one of Williams’s objections.

Objection 1: Utilitarianism asks us to be a way that we should not be. Objection 2: you cannot make sense of the value of integrity, and if we followed it we would be alienated from our feelings and actions.

Meta: Influenced by a cool blog post by Kaj, which was influenced by a cool Michael Vassar (like pretty much everything else; the man sure has a lot of ideas). The name of this post is intended to be taken slightly more literally than the similarly titled Deontology for Consequentialists.

Picasso and Philosophy on the Human Condition

THE PAPER on “Picasso and Philosophy on the Human Condition” (500-700 words) is required. The word count should include the main body of the paper. Use the Microsoft “word count” feature to count words. Students are asked to count words in order to be precise and avoid redundant parts in the paper.

The work is designed as an Essay (Term Paper) which demonstrates the analytic/synthetic and interpretative approach to Philosophy. It is a research paper. Students need to familiarize themselves with art by Pablo Picasso by visiting a museum of fine arts, by using art books, and by conducting online research. Course participants will be asked to view art exhibits, analyze paintings, and read articles on Picasso. Also, students are encouraged to select and name Picasso’s works and aesthetical styles which they like. Have fun while learning. Enjoy art and philosophy!

Using critical thinking, research, and the class material, the paper should propose answers to the following questions: 1) What can philosophy and Picasso’s art say about the human condition? 2) What is the human condition? Provide a short (researched) definition of this term.

Also, definitions of philosophy and art must be provided in the paper. Students should describe the realm of art and philosophy using observations, logical arguments, research, and the class material. Stress the class material. The purpose of the project is to enhance critical thinking and to develop art appreciation. Please follow the general format of MLA research papers.

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Free will or fate Essay Assignment Paper

Free will or fate

Topic:

Select either free will or fate and argue for what you’ve selected. As you do so use at least two of the philosophical positions from Aristotle, Frankana, Kant, Rand,or Mill.

Paper structure:

I) Provide an opening paragraph which briefly sketches the topic you selected and your position concerning it.
II) Explain the main arguments concerning the topic. As you do so take care to provide key definitions and use examples when helpful.

III) Develop your position by providing the reasons supporting your position.

IV) Provide a closing paragraph which briefly explains why someone should accept your position.

Moral Philosophy fourth edition is the book for the class.

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Assessment Teaching Philosophy Assignment

Assessment Teaching Philosophy

Analyze the purpose, goals, and objectives of assessment in relation to the learning process.

Analyze teachers’ and learners’ goals in assessment. How can you as an ELL specialist help achieve goals of each?

Describe the various forms of assessment, including formative, summative, tests, and alternatives in assessment, and analyze them within the framework of their purpose, goals, and specific objectives (placement, language proficiency development, and content learning).

Provide your perspective for how a teacher should form final grades. Support your perspective with your professional experience, course readings, and resources, as well as your own research.

Provide your perspective for how teachers should communicate learning outcomes, including classroom performance, tests, and final grades to the students, students’ family (if appropriate), and school administration. Support your perspective with your professional experience, course readings, and resources, as well as your own research.

Describe your strategies for improving and mastering assessment approaches now and in the future. What is your plan for your professional development in regard to assessment approaches for ELLs?

Your paper should be about 3,000 words and include citations and references in APA format and examples to support your positions.

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Philosophy Critical Writing Assignment

Philosophy Critical Writing

THE ASSIGNMENT

Your goal is to construct a critical response to something that we’ve read so far this semester.
To do that, I’d like you to find a claim/theory or argument from one of the texts we’ve read and give reasons for thinking that either the claim/theory is false or that the argument doesn’t work.
The reasons you give should be your own. You should not rely on others’ criticisms.
Relatively, you should not do outside research for this paper.
You may respond to texts that we haven’t read in class provided that they pertain to phenomenal consciousness and you get them approved by me.

Your paper should consist of several elements, in roughly the following order:

a.Briefly introduce your topic (no more than 100 words)

Say which claim/theory/argument you are going to criticize,
concisely state your main criticism, and iii.give some sense of what your reasoning will be.

b.Explain the target (~250-500 words)

A thorough explanation of the claim/theory/argument you intend to criticize.
Make sure to use concrete examples if you can. iii.Make sure to explain how key terms are being used.

Explain your reasoning (~250-500 words)
A thorough explanation of you reasons for thinking the claim/theory is false or that the argument doesn’t work.

Consider and respond to one or two objections to your reasoning (~250-500 words)
Thoroughly explainone or two ways in which the proponent of the claim/theory/argument that you’re criticizing will respond to your criticisms.
Try to give some reasons for thinking their criticisms won’t succeed.

e.Summarize your results (~150 words)

Remind your reader of your main claim and your argument for it.

4.You’re aiming for somewhere around 1500 words. a.This is mean as a rough guideline. You can go under or over.

b.But, if you’re going significantly under, there’s a decent chance that your paper won’t be detailed enough.

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Living Philosophy and Spirituality Science

Choose one of the main topics with readings in our text from chapters seven through eleven and write an essay of at least 1200 words in length in which you compare and contrast at least two philosophical concepts found In the author’s writings on the topics found in chapter 7 to 10. This assignment will be due on Thursday, January 17. It will include a written essay and at least three sources such as the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and our textbooks for the class, Living Philosophy and Spirituality Science.

Use at least three (3) quality references Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources.

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Philosophy Terminology Short Essay

Identify and describe these terms associated with their philosophers/thinkers. Do not forget to specify their connections to a particular text, thinker or character AND remember to show their significance and/or relevance to political practice today in the United States of America. Each term has to be at least one paragraph or 4 sentences.

1. Positive law by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

2. Civil religion by Robert Bellah.

3. Pure democracy (any philospher).

4. Injustice by David Thoreau.

5. Federalism by James Madison.

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