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PHI 208 Week 1 DQ 1 What is Philosophy?  For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What is
Philosophy Most people have views that are
strongly influenced and informed by philosophy,
often without realizing it. Identify a view you
havewhether on politics, religion, science,
culture, or even the media and entertainmentthat
might be regarded as being related to philosophy.
What kind of reasons do you have for holding that
belief? What figure from the history of
philosophy section do you think might have some
views that are similar, or at least relevant, to
your own? Explain why you chose that particular
figure.
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PHI 208 Week 1 DQ 2 Justifying Beliefs  For more
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Beliefs Many philosophers insist that our most
strongly held beliefs should be examined and
critically evaluated. Using the required text and
outside sources, explain what philosophers mean
when they say that beliefs need justification?
What is the importance of subjecting our beliefs
to critical scrutiny? What are the advantages of
believing something without examining it? What
are the disadvantages? Identify a specific belief
you have that you think is worth defending, and
then explain your reasons for holding that
belief. Be sure to include logical reasoning as
well as factual evidence in all your arguments.
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PHI 208 Week 2 Assignment Famine, Affluence, and
Morality  For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com Peter Singer Famine, Affluence, and
Morality   Please read the article Famine,
Affluence, and Morality, by Peter Singer and
complete the following tasks Explain Singers
goal in this article, and then present his
argument in relation to this issue. Explain three
counter-arguments to Singers position that he
addresses in his article, and then indicate
Singers responses to those counter-arguments.
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PHI 208 Week 2 DQ 1 Ethics and Relativism  For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Ethics
and Relativism Our text discusses the challenge
relativism presents to various ethical and
religious viewpoints. Consider a specific moral
question which might make it difficult to accept
the relativist's response. State the moral issue
involved, and provide an explanation as to why
you think a relativist might have a problem
giving a justified response to it. In addition,
use one of the positive ethical theories from the
text to interpret the issue and how one should
respond to this issue.
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PHI 208 Week 2 DQ 2 Animal Rights  For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Animal
Rights Do human beings have any obligations to
animals in terms of their treatment? If it is
wrong to treat animals cruelly, why is it not
wrong to eat them? Explain if, and how, you think
humans can find a balance between treating
animals ethically while also raising them for
food and for other reasons, such as the testing
of pharmaceuticals.
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PHI 208 Week 3 Assignment The Euthyphro by
Plato  For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com
Euthyphro Plato   In the Euthyphro, Socrates
and Euthyphro discuss the concept of
piety/holiness. This essay will not only test
your ability to recognize and engage
philosophical concepts and analysis, but also
brings you into the dialogue as a participant,
asking you to create your own definition of
holiness.
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PHI 208 Week 3 DQ 1 The Limits of Skepticism  For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com The
Limits of Skepticism Can a person be skeptical
about everything, or are there limits? Is it
possible to doubt everything or almost
everything? Does a person have an obligation to
use ethical and moral reasoning when examining
ones beliefs. Are there beliefs you possess that
cannot be challenged or shown to be false? How
might the skeptic respond to your claim that such
a belief cannot be doubted? Identify one such
specific belief and present your response to the
skeptic. (If you don't have such a belief,
explain how one could live while not accepting
any claim as true.)
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PHI 208 Week 3 DQ 2 Truth and the Limits of
Knowledge  For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com Explain the epistemological perspective
from the text (or outside sources) that most
coincides with your view of truth and the way
that the human mind grasps reality. Explain why
you find it to be the best explanation of the way
that the human mind is able to understand its
world. Finally, present your views on whether
humans can actually know the truth about objects
or ideas in the world. If you believe they can,
explain why. If you do not think they can,
explain why not. Feel free to consult outside
academic sources in order to explain more of the
details of the theory that you describe here.
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PHI 208 Week 4 DQ 1 Proof of God's Existence  For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Proof of
Gods Existence After reading about the various
proofs of the existence of God, identify which of
these arguments seems to be the best, and explain
why you think so. If you find none of them
convincing, present your best argument against
one of these proofs and why it fails to
accomplish its task. Complete your response by
reflecting on why philosophers have sought for
thousands of years to provide such proofs, and
whether it is necessary to do so.
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PHI 208 Week 4 DQ 2 The Turing Test  For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com The Turing
Test Present three specific questions that you
would ask in the Turing Test to determine if
something is real or artificial intelligence.
Explain why you think these questions would be
the type to reveal the computer to be a computer?
Why would these responses have to be given by a
human being? (If you don't think there are such
questions, explain how the three questions you
chose would fail to determine which one of the
respondents was a computer and which was an
actual human.)
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PHI 208 Week 5 Assignment Final paper The
existence of God  For more classes
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Paper   Three important sub-disciplines of
philosophy are addressed in this course ethics,
epistemology, and religion. For this paper, you
will develop an argument that includes your own
view on one specific topic relating to one of
these sub-disciplines. Below is a list of topics
from which you must choose. Feel free to combine
topics that seem to fit with one another. It is
recommended that you choose a topic that
interests you or that you have thought about
previously.
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PHI 208 Week 5 DQ 1 The Meaning of Life  For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com The Meaning
of Life Chapter 5 is focused on the meaning of
human life. Present your view on the ultimate
meaning of life. Be sure to back up your view
with logical reasoning and as much evidence as
you can. What gives human life meaning? How do
you know? How should one act in the world once
one realizes this meaning? Connect your ideas on
the essential meaning of life to the views of at
least one philosopher. This philosopher can be
someone whom we studied or can come from an
outside source. You might connect your ideas in a
harmonious or contradictory way. Utilize the
academic resources aligned with this course to
find a philosopher that coincides with or
contradicts your own ideas.
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PHI 208 Week 5 DQ 2 Philosophy and Society  For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Philosoph
y and Society After watching Relationship of
Philosophy to Other Fields, reflect on the
relationship of philosophy to your life in terms
of your future education and career goals. What
value does philosophy have? How can people
benefit from thinking more philosophically? How
does philosophy affect ethical issues? What
significance does thinking and reasoning
critically play in society, and in human
flourishing?  
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