Identify historical beginnings of philosophy and contemporary positions concerning the nature of knowledge and reality

Order InstructionsInstructionsGoal: A deeper understanding of the chosen topic.Course Objective(s):CO1: Identify historical beginnings of philosophy and contemporary positions concerning the nature of knowledge and realityCO3: Distinguish the basic concepts of moral...

Discuss how it factors into your belief system, or discuss something you feel is interesting about how the term fits into the study of metaphysics or epistemology.

Order Instructions Choose 10 terms from the provided list.   Constructive Empiricism (Science) Constructivism (Kant) Empirical Adequacy (Science) Empiricism Functionalism Idealism (Berkeley) Instrumentalism (Science) Materialism Mind-body dualism Nominalism...

In Meditation V, Descartes proffers an ontological argument for God’s existence. Assess that argument and determine if you find it convincing.

Order InstructionsIn Meditation V, Descartes proffers an ontological argument for God’s existence. Assess that argument and determine if you find it convincing. Then discuss if this argument is enough for him to claim in the last paragraph of Meditation VI,...

Evaluation, create an Infographic that communicates the information you want to convey about either Thales, Pre-Socratic philosopher, or Socrates.

Order Instructions Not all assignments need to be papers and PowerPoints. It can be beneficial to learn new systems and to explore your creativity.   Infographics are used to communicate complex ideas in a visually pleasing, yet simple to understand manner....

Why do you believe he would be sentenced to death, and (b) what moral principle does Socrates draw upon in defending his stand on never stopping what he was doing?

Order Instructions In the Apology, Socrates repeatedly claims that only execution will stop him from doing philosophy (see 29c-d, 30c, and 34e). However, he does offer to pay a fine, one that Plato and others greatly increased (38b). (a) Why do you believe he would be...

Pick any of the Pre-Socratic philosophers other than Thales and discuss what you feel are his more interesting theories.

Order Instructions Pick any of the Pre-Socratic philosophers other than Thales and discuss what you feel are his more interesting theories. Be sure to provide some history for this person as well. It would be wise to use Curd’s article for this choice.  ...

Reflect on how critical thinking is used in different professions

Order InstructionsW4: Blog Post: The Practical ThinkerGoal: Reflect on how critical thinking is used in different professions.Course Objectives: CO 1&2Description:All of us are in different professions, have different specialties, and use critical thinking to...