In Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV, Chapter 3, Aristotle discusses the qualities of a magnanimous (i.e. great-souled) person. A magnanimous person is someone who has genuine pride and authentic self-esteem due to possessing real virtues and accomplishments....
What is Consciousness? In your own words describe the 'problem of consciousness' as discussed in the following video: Susan Blackmore on 'the hard problem'Links to an external site. And reflect on the following: Can we ever truly know what it is...
PLEASE RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING IN 50 OR MORE WORDS: Susan Blackmore's video presentation on consciousness raises the fundamental and puzzling question of how our subjective experience arises from the underlying, presumably objective, physical processes operating...
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN 50 WORDS OR MORE: Sensory experiences are real-life experiences that we witness and partake in everyday life. Sensory experiences are the sorts of experiences we have when we see, hear, touch, smell, or taste something. They provide...
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN 50 WORDS OR MORE: Based on the reading of chapter 6, my sensory experience has valid reasons for believing in the external world. Biology and science have proven on a cellular level that we have incredible sensory abilities and...
In the "crito" , socrates argues that it is morally correct for him to stay in prison and be executed, even though he did nothing correct . Is he correct?
What, according to Aristotle in Book III (page 30- 49)of Nicomachean Ethics, are the roles of voluntary action and personal responsibility in regards to becoming a virtuous person? (Book III, Chapter 5 is particularly relevant to this...
The Meaning of Life Chapter 16 of our textbook focuses on several different ethical theories. Ethics is the branch of philosophy that seeks to determine the 'best life' for human beings. There are two popular theories that seem to be at odds:...
Other Minds & the External World Based on the readings from Chapter 6 in our textbook what can you say about your sensory experiences? Are they to be believed? Why or why not? Do we actually have any reason(s) to believe that our sensory experiences are 'as...
For this journal assignment please reflect on skepticism. What is it? Is it valuable? Can there be 'too much' skepticism? What are some things we should always be skeptical about? Should we be skeptical of our own minds? What about the...
In Nicomachean Ethics, Book II(page 18 – 30), Aristotle describes how virtue is acquired, gives a general definition of virtue, and gives examples of specific virtues. Explain the role of habituation in Aristotle’s view of how a person acquires...
Please respond to the following with 50 words or more: Deductive reasoning helps us explain things and events about our past, or events and situations that happened in the past. Inductive reasoning takes what we know about the past and present and helps us...