1. Read Affirmative Action Pojman Reading Guide2. Read The Case Against Affirmative Action3. Read the example of how your page should look like Example4. Read all instructions attached.5. Write a RAOR commentary which includes the four parts discussed above. 200-300 words
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Assignment Objective: Develop an audio-narrated PowerPoint presentation based on the research you have conducted about your chosen topic. All APUS students have access to PowerPoint and the rest of Microsoft Office (for Windows or MacOS) through the Resource Center link on the left. Assignment Instructions: Using the course project steps completed to date, you will […]
Existentialism
1) Read the article by Jean Paul Sartre, Existentialism is a Humanism (2) Watch the video Paper: (1) after reading Existentialism is a Humanism formulate a thesis about the text that addresses one of the major philosophical themes, such as the idea that human beings are entirely free, existence precedes essence, and bad faith. For […]
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Read the Primary reading: Paul Taylor, Respect for Nature, Chapter 3: The Biocentric Outlook on Nature (69p). Our textbook Sustainability does not refer to Paul Taylor or biocentrism explicitly. If you would like to apply a biocentrism to a particular case study or topic that you find, feel free to do that. Or, you may […]
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Read the Primary reading: Paul Taylor, Respect for Nature, Chapter 3: The Biocentric Outlook on Nature (69p). Our textbook Sustainability does not refer to Paul Taylor or biocentrism explicitly. If you would like to apply a biocentrism to a particular case study or topic that you find, feel free to do that. Or, you may […]
Philosophy of Law
Write a four-part essay to explain and argue whether the rule of law is valuable. The structure of this essay is the following: Part 1: They say that the rule of law is/is not valuable because Part 2: I say that the rule of law is not/is valuable becausePart 3: One might object thatPart 4: […]
The Case for Liberal Democracy
Explain why Popper considers liberal democracy to be the best political system. Does he have a favourite version? If yes, which? How is his opinion connected to the epistemology of critical rationalism? Text base: “Aestheticism, Perfectionism, Utopianism” [Popper, K. (2011): The Open Society and Its Enemies. London/New York: Routledge, pp. 147-157] “On the Theory of […]
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Read the article attached and answer the following questions.1. What is the central question/problem the author is addressing in the article.2. What is the authors answer to that question (located in the thesis)?3. What is one reason the author gives for this reason?4. What are (at least some of) the reasons that the author offers […]
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Explain the background tand give a full exposition of Descartes’ methodical doubt,. Discuss it as philosophy’s attempt to be ‘re-born’ out of the confines of religion and theology, and to place ‘knowledge’ on ‘certain’ and self-evident foundations. Explain how Descartes manages to prove the certainty of his exietence, that of God and that of the […]
Ethics
Summary: Write two short argument summaries (200-300 words). One for each opposing argument attached. Detailed directions and instructions are identified in the attached ‘Directions’ and the ‘How to Write a Philosophy Paper’. Sources for citations are attached.