Laurence Blum argues that the special evil of racism lies in its historical tie to the “social and systematic horrors” of slavery, apartheid, Nazism, etc., in 2 ways: 1. The fact of that connection 2. Because present racism reminds us of that connection. Do you agree? Why or why not? And if not, what […]

                                                      Philosophy Film   Assignment Objectives One of the goals of studying philosophy is to sharpen your critical thinking skills and learn to identify philosophical arguments, both in the world around you and in your own worldview. For this assignment, you’ll select and watch one of the films from the list below and write a work discussing […]

  There will be a Zoom Call held at the beginning of Week 5 (7/1) for discussion of the Final work Please compose an APA academically formatted and composed work with a minimum of four peer reviewed academic references (scholarly journal articles and academic books only). The work must be a minimum of 1500 words […]

  Make and defend an argument about whether or not metaethical cultural relativism (or moral relativism) is true or false.  To do so you'll need not only to explain reasoning from course content but also identify objections to the argument you make.  (minimum 400 words). If your only two options for a moral theory are […]

  Paul Taylor, via Jorge Garcia, frames racism in the term disregard. Do you find this term satisfactory? Why or Why not? If not, what would you add to fully capture what racism is and does?  In your response, remember these three pillars in critical conversations: Be charitable to the readings, videos, and to your […]

  Second: After reviewing your readings and the videos, answer all of the following questions. 1) What are some common criticisms you've heard about Critical Race Theory? How might a clearer understanding of CRT and/or Critical Pedagogy contribute to the discussions about education, race, and (in)equality? 2) What potential benefits may arise when incorporating these philosophies […]

  Here again is the Basic Problem of Evil: 1. If God is omnipotent, then God is able to prevent evil 2. If God is omnibenevolent, then God wants to prevent evil 3. If God is omniscient, then God knows how to prevent evil. 4. If a 3 "O" God exists, there is no evil. 5. There […]

To be or not to be…a determinist. Now that you’ve had a chance to think about determinism, what do you think? Is it a persuasive theory – why or why not? In this discussion board, please answer this question by arguing why the mind IS reducible to the physical brain, or IS NOT so reducible?

  a) Kant's Categorical Imperative b) Mill's Principle of Utility You must first explain the author's argument then give a step by step argument explaining why you think the argument is plausible or implausible. If you defend the argument you must explain a possible objection (problem) and explain why the author would be able to […]

 Help interpret Kant's “dealer” (i.e. shop-keeper) example at 397. If you are one of the first people participating in this board, feel free to get credit by simply describing the example. Everyone else: what is the point of the example? What is meant to show or illustrate? What part of Kant's argument is it supporting? […]