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Your response should be a minimum of 175 words total (approx. 50 words per question). Based on this week’s reading and activities, how would you define critical thinking? What are some characteristics of a critical thinker? What do you see as common barriers to critical thinking, and how might people overcome or avoid those barriers? Reflect on the learning activities, concepts, ideas, and topics covered this week. What is the most interesting activity or concept you learned this week? Mention any concepts that are still a bit confusing to you or that you have questions about.

There are 6 (specific) requirements that must be fulfilled. However, you are ultimately responsible for choosing the topic and direction of your essay. There are obviously general requirements of any argumentative paper but I will add a rubric outline for argumentative papers below. If you muck up one of these, then expect big points off of your paper: 1. Find a movie, short story, documentary, or complex news item (not a one-page article but only investigative or in-depth pieces, check with me if you are unsure) to base your analysis around and focus your thesis. I have given you a few suggestions: the movie “Her” for Philo of mind or personal identity and “Minority Report” for free will. 2. You must present a philosophy of mind, personal identity, philosophy of religion, or free will topic. The purpose is to argue/explain, for example, a theory in the philosophy of mind or personal identity in terms of the movie “Her”. Examples: Functionalism, Substance Dualism, Memory Theory, etc… In this case, you would be arguing that the character Sam is a mind or how to interpret Sam as a person over time as a way to make the case that the theory you are advancing/arguing for is the best answer to the mind-body problem. 3. Include an objection to your view. Some possibilities: Could there be another theory that best explains our intuitions about thought experiments in the movie/show? Does your theory lead to some absurd consequences whether in real life or via the movie’s world? Is there a possible way to develop a contrasting view of the OSes from the behavior of one of the characters? 4. Include discussions of the thought experiments, ideas, philosophers found in the textbook and links given to you by the prof. 5. You must include one secondary source and provide a full works-cited page. (This means citing the articles we used IN CLASS, from the research, the textbook, and EC work). This also means you SHOULD be using the course material to help make your case in addition to the secondary source from the textbook. 6. Word Minimum: Roughly 1500 -1800 words (MINIMUM). It is permissible to go over the 1800 words if needed (no excuses about not knowing you could write more to fulfill the tasks). For more information on read this: 

Socrates and Buddha had some similar ideas and traits.  Write an essay defending this idea.  Give a few of Buddha’s basic ideas Socrates would probably agree with (focus here on the ideas Rahula presents in his first chapter) and then discuss whether it would be difficult for Socrates to follow the Eightfold Path.  Be sure to address all the aspects of the Path and to give support for your claims.  Are there any ways in which the two men are significantly different? Evaluation of the essays:  Essays are evaluated on a number of criteria including Evidence of a good understanding of the views under consideration Quality of the explanation of the views and their application to the new situation/question given Quality of arguments involved (this involves not only the giving of reasons and objection and response but also the quality of the writing as that affects how good an argument is) For more information on Socrates and Buddha read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Socrates+and+Buddha&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go&ns0=1

What is mythic? For more information read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythic

Complete the  A “Great” Composer A “Great” Composer – Alternative Formats table by doing and answering the following Compare any two (2) different historical periods that you have read about in this course: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary. Who are all the most influential composers of the two periods? Why were they so influential? What are the hallmarks (unique characteristics) of the “styles” of each period and/or composer? Listen to work by each composer. Name the title of the piece and the composer you selected for each period. Do their works share any similarities? How are they different from one another? Think of a modern composer you think may have been influenced by the composers you chose composers. Write in complete sentences, to complete the  A “Great” Composer A “Great” Composer – Alternative Formats table. Use Microsoft Word and run a spell check/grammar check (under the “Review” menu in Word). Correct grammar and spelling will be part of your grade. Copy and paste your proof-read assignment into the Assignment DropBox (not the “Comments” Box.)

This course has three written assignments that build upon one another and are designed to take you step-by-step through a process of writing a paper that identifies an ethical question, examines the context, issues, and arguments surrounding the question, and attempts to defend an answer to that question using strong moral reasoning. In the Week 1 assignment, “Ethical Question,” you chose an ethical question, provided an introduction, a position statement and supporting reason, and an opposing position statement and supporting reason. In the Week 3 assignment, “Applying an Ethical Theory,” you explained utilitarianism, deontology, or virtue ethics, including its core moral principle or ideal, and applied that theory to the topic by demonstrating how its principles would support a particular position on your ethical question. In this final written assignment, you will combine what you have done in these two exercises by examining an ethical issue and defending your own position on an ethical question regarding that issue. This final written assignment should be written in essay form with the following clearly labeled sections: Introduction Ethical Argument Explanation and Defense Objection and Response Conclusion The paper should be between 1,300 and 1,500 words, utilize three scholarly resources, and include a title page and reference page.

Learning objective: You will practice and learn how to summarize the argument of an article. The goal is to provide a clear and cohesive summary of an argument, identifying the main ideas and any counter-arguments, along with the author’s responses. Length: approximately 300 words Evaluation: students will be assess based on the following criteria Writing clarity (4.5 marks) Accuracy of summary (7.5 marks) Appropriate citations (3 marks) List of possible articles to choose from: Alistair Norcross “Puppies, Pigs and People: Eating Meat and Marginal Cases” Peter Caruthers “Against the Moral Standing of Animals” Monica Aufrecht “Climate Change and Structural Emissions: Moral Obligations at the Individual Level” Tom Regan “The Case for Animal Rights” Peter Singer “Equality for Animals” Written part 2 Learning objective: You will practice and learn how to form your own judgments about the arguments and claims of authors in the articles you are reading. You will select an article from a list supplied and construct an analysis of the argument, providing reasons for your agreement and disagreement with claims in the article. Due: Length: 400 words. Evaluation: Students will be assessed on the following criteria Writing clarity (1.5 marks) Evidence for claims (6 marks) Critical thought in the analysis (6 marks) Appropriate Citation (1.5 marks) List of Possible articles: Arne Naess “Platform Principles of the Deep Ecology Movement” Naomi Klein “This Changes Everything” Pierre Trudeau “Justice in our Time.” The Royal Commission on Aboriginal People “Partners in Confederation: Aboriginal Peoples, Self Government and the Constitution” John Arthur “Famine Relief and Ideal Moral Code” Susan Moller Okin “Is Multicultural Bad for Women?” Michael McDonald “Aboriginal Rights.” Written part 3 Learning objective: You will practice and learn how to apply a concept or an approach that is used in an article to a topic that is not directly addressed in the article. You will take an argument or concept and use it to examine an issue from a list of possible topics that are supplied. Length: 600 words Evaluation: students will be assessed on the following criteria Writing clarity (2 marks) Evidence for claims (8 marks) Critical thought in application (8 marks) Appropriate citation (2 marks) List of possible articles Celia Wolf-Devine “Abortion and the ‘Feminine Voice’” Don Marquis “An Argument that Abortion is Wrong” L.W. Sumner ‘In Harm’s Way” Mary Ellen Turpel “Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Charter” Richard Norman “The Case for Pacifism” Joseph Kunkel “Challenging the Domestic Analogy: A Critique of Killing in Self-Defence” Francois Baylis “Human Cloning: Three Mistakes and an Alternative”

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? Instructions Read the assigned reading from the chapter. Then choose ONE of the questions below to answer. Answer the question you chose in a response that is a minimum of 1-2 paragraphs. Be sure to explain your answers and give reasons for your views. You should cite the textbook and use brief quotations and summaries from the textbook in your response. Do NOT use any other sources besides the textbook. 1. What is the philosophical method? Have you used it? How? 2. What are some fundamental beliefs that are part of your philosophy of life? How do these beliefs influence your life? 3. Which of the four main divisions of philosophy interests you the most? What philosophical questions listed in this section (p. 6) would you most want to have answers to and why?Note: All journal entries must be submitted from a computer (not a mobile device) as attachments (in Microsoft Word format) in order to generate an originality report. Book Title: Philosophy Here and Now: Powerful Ideas in Everyday LifeEdition: Third (3rd)Author: Lewis Vaughn Publisher: Oxford University PressCopyright: 2018ISBN: 978-0-19-085234-4If you need something from the textbook let me know.

Read the assigned reading from the chapter. Then choose ONE of the questions below to answer. Answer the question you chose in a response that is a minimum of 1-2 paragraphs. Be sure to explain your answers and give reasons for your views. You should cite the textbook and use brief quotations and summaries from the textbook in your response. Do NOT use any other sources besides the textbook. 1. Socrates said to his jurors, “Are you not ashamed that, while you take care to acquire as much wealth as possible, with honor and glory as well, yet you take no care or thought for understanding truth, or for the best possible state of your soul?”  Do you agree with this attitude?   Why or why not? 2. Choose one of your fundamental beliefs that you have not thought much about and write an argument defending it or rejecting it.  Be careful not to use any logical fallacies. Book Title: Philosophy Here and Now: Powerful Ideas in Everyday Life Edition: Third (3rd)Author: Lewis VaughnPublisher: Oxford University PressCopyright: 2018ISBN: 978-0-19-085234-if you need something from the textbook let me know.