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 topics both for the theory of knowledge and the philosophy of mind. Are […]

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 biological responses to the world around us. Our sensory of the […]

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 question.) NicomacheanEthics.pdf

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: Utilitarianism (focuses on the consequences of an action, concerned with doing the most […]

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 they seem'? If the answer is 'no' what […]

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 minds of others?   This journal entry should be at least 250 words 

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 virtues, and give a specific example of how a particular virtue, bravery, could be acquired this way. […]

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 predict the future based on what we know.  Strawson contends that […]

PLEASE RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING IN 50 WORDS OR MORE: After reading what Strawson had to say about inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning, in my opinion and what I think about it is that in the life we live I say we justify inductive reasoning way more. The reason why I say this because we […]