Monday, August 26, 2019
homework 1,
explaining questions need at least 40 words each.
please, don't answer definitions by copy and paste: it will disqualify your homework. you must rephrase the definitions.
send your assignments to: atriff@mdc.edu
1. think of a word expressing a value you use very often. imagine for a second that you would not be able to use it and what would be amiss? express this in 40 words.
2. what is critical thinking?
3. what is it based on?
4. explain point 4. all the way down the post (underlined in blue).
5. Suppose that in a fit of anger Al wraps his hands around Bo's throat as if to throttle him. As a result Bo suffers a heart attack (think of cause and effect and nothing else). To answer this question keep in mind what we studied about cause and effect.
Is Al responsible for Bo's death, if the cause of Bo's death is a heart attack? Explain (keep in mind that for Al to be responsible he must have intended to kill Bo).
Monday, July 29, 2019
phi 2604 final exam, open book, summer a, 2020
Please, ATTACH THESE QUESTIONS TO YOUR EXAM. Send the exam in the same manner you sent the previous exams, 4888, NAME, FINAL EXAM.
SEND YOUR FINAL PAPER & YOUR FINAL EXAM IN THE SAME EMAIL! (it reduces the amounts of emails in my mailbox!)
Deadline for sending both final paper and final exam is Thursday, July 9, 2pm.
________________________
Based on Aristotle's idea of virtue morality, how can you become a virtuous person?
Explain your answer with about 75 words. Bring the following concepts: virtue, acting/feeling, habit and Aristotle's Golden Mean table (provide one example of the list in the table and mention the balance between excess and defect).
SEND YOUR FINAL PAPER & YOUR FINAL EXAM IN THE SAME EMAIL! (it reduces the amounts of emails in my mailbox!)
Deadline for sending both final paper and final exam is Thursday, July 9, 2pm.
________________________
FINAL EXAM
Based on Aristotle's idea of virtue morality, how can you become a virtuous person?
Explain your answer with about 75 words. Bring the following concepts: virtue, acting/feeling, habit and Aristotle's Golden Mean table (provide one example of the list in the table and mention the balance between excess and defect).
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
chapter 3 religion (divine commandment)
DIVINE COMMAND THEORY
An action is right if God commands it. God has infinite wisdom and goodness and knows what's good for humans.
The anthropological argument for moral norms accepts that the divine command theory makes perfect sense as a didactic tool to instill compliance in ancient groups. Early humans learned moral norms through fear and reward. The fear was the punishment, the reward was the recognition of moral fortitude.
Augustine's heteronomous moral system: (heteronomy means that refers to action that is influenced by a force outside the individual). The divine command theory is the pursuit of the supreme good, which delivers human happiness. Being moral is the result of our love for God. For Augustine we do what's good not for good's sake, but for God's sake.
Note: Augustine, without knowing it, is justifying the moral argument of selection This is undoubtedly the way moral norms happened throughout social selection. It's much more effective to justify the good with God's command than with the good itself. Moral norms had to be instilled and compelled by social habit.
Don Scotus's natural law: Scotus argues that natural law contains only what is evidently true. God could not, would not, make what's moral not moral. This means that the commands of natural law do not depend on God's will. Scotus is saying that God first creates the moral order and then everything else follows, even God's own commands.
Thomas Aquinas's natural law: This is a development towards self-agency. Aquinas natural law agrees with Scotus'. Something is moral if it helps the purpose of human existence, and so human nature can determine what is moral.
An action is right if God commands it. God has infinite wisdom and goodness and knows what's good for humans.
The anthropological argument for moral norms accepts that the divine command theory makes perfect sense as a didactic tool to instill compliance in ancient groups. Early humans learned moral norms through fear and reward. The fear was the punishment, the reward was the recognition of moral fortitude.
Augustine's heteronomous moral system: (heteronomy means that refers to action that is influenced by a force outside the individual). The divine command theory is the pursuit of the supreme good, which delivers human happiness. Being moral is the result of our love for God. For Augustine we do what's good not for good's sake, but for God's sake.
Note: Augustine, without knowing it, is justifying the moral argument of selection This is undoubtedly the way moral norms happened throughout social selection. It's much more effective to justify the good with God's command than with the good itself. Moral norms had to be instilled and compelled by social habit.
Don Scotus's natural law: Scotus argues that natural law contains only what is evidently true. God could not, would not, make what's moral not moral. This means that the commands of natural law do not depend on God's will. Scotus is saying that God first creates the moral order and then everything else follows, even God's own commands.
Thomas Aquinas's natural law: This is a development towards self-agency. Aquinas natural law agrees with Scotus'. Something is moral if it helps the purpose of human existence, and so human nature can determine what is moral.
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
criteria for (personal narrative style) final paper
FORM
1- Times New Roman p.12, two and a half pages, double space (or a min. 500 words)
2. indented paragraphs,
3. heading: name, class title, Final Paper, paper title: centered, bold,
______________________
Lisa Clair
Phi 2604, #class sequence number, Spring 2021
Final Paper
TITLE HERE
1- Times New Roman p.12, two and a half pages, double space (or a min. 500 words)
2. indented paragraphs,
3. heading: name, class title, Final Paper, paper title: centered, bold,
______________________
Lisa Clair
Phi 2604, #class sequence number, Spring 2021
Final Paper
TITLE HERE
________________________
CONTENT
4. make this assignment a personal narrative ABOUT YOU based on any of the topics studied in class,
5. tell the reader why this theory you defend APPLIES TO YOU, WHAT HAVE YOU DISCOVERED, HOW MAY THIS CHANGE YOU
6. to defend your point, you should bring specific life examples (whether it's family or a friend or culture),
7. though you're talking about a topic studied in class, I want you to have fun and speak with your voice.
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
phi 2604 exam #2 (open book) summer a 2020
Remember to write down the questions along with your answers. Send this exam in the same manner you sent the previous one.
1. In your own words explain Kant's Categorical Imperative (in your explanation bring forth both Kant's universality and reversibility points).
2. Bring an example from your life when you felt you were treated merely as a means to an end by somebody. What did you learn? (minimum 50 words)
3. The idea of RESPECT is fundamental in Kantian ethics. Explain is SELF-RESPECT connected to respecting others. Again, bring an example from your personal experience (minimum 50 words)
1. In your own words explain Kant's Categorical Imperative (in your explanation bring forth both Kant's universality and reversibility points).
2. Bring an example from your life when you felt you were treated merely as a means to an end by somebody. What did you learn? (minimum 50 words)
3. The idea of RESPECT is fundamental in Kantian ethics. Explain is SELF-RESPECT connected to respecting others. Again, bring an example from your personal experience (minimum 50 words)
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Monday, June 10, 2019
Sunday, June 9, 2019
Friday, June 7, 2019
homework 1 summer a 2020
1- as a philosopher, briefly explain how you would argue your point.
2- as per values, which secondary value do you find more important? as per religious and spiritual values, do you find a lack of some of these values today? why do you think?
2- as per values, which secondary value do you find more important? as per religious and spiritual values, do you find a lack of some of these values today? why do you think?
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Thursday, May 23, 2019
as per our conversation (the sequel of divorce for the next generation)
click here for more information,
1. theft shoots from 13 in intact married family to 22% with step-family and 18% with single-parent family. children of divorced parents are likely to commit more crimes.
2. school problems, increase from 20% intact married family to 40% in step-family homes and 52% in single-parent family homes. children from divorced families are more likely to be expelled or suspended.
3. fights spikes from 28% intact married family to 42% with step-family, 39% single-parent family. children of divorced parents are more violent.
4. alcohol consumption increases from 25% intact married family to 39% in step-family settings.
5. drug habits spike 10 intact married family to 18% in step-family households.
6. there's more suicide among children of divorced parents.
on the other hand, there's a different causation: 1. the decrease in married couples drives up the percentage of unmarried parents; 2. majority of single parents are likely to be female and black,
click here for more information,
1. theft shoots from 13 in intact married family to 22% with step-family and 18% with single-parent family. children of divorced parents are likely to commit more crimes.
2. school problems, increase from 20% intact married family to 40% in step-family homes and 52% in single-parent family homes. children from divorced families are more likely to be expelled or suspended.
3. fights spikes from 28% intact married family to 42% with step-family, 39% single-parent family. children of divorced parents are more violent.
4. alcohol consumption increases from 25% intact married family to 39% in step-family settings.
5. drug habits spike 10 intact married family to 18% in step-family households.
6. there's more suicide among children of divorced parents.
on the other hand, there's a different causation: 1. the decrease in married couples drives up the percentage of unmarried parents; 2. majority of single parents are likely to be female and black,
click here for more information,
Monday, May 20, 2019
Friday, May 17, 2019
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