by acdsholarSAw3B06o6UN | Apr 11, 2023 | Philosophy
Read the section in Chapter 12 before beginning this assignment. Students need to understand the concepts in order to complete this assignment. If you are confused about the Chapter 12 concepts, watch the videos on the Chapter 12 Module page. Define the terms in your...
by Belinder | Apr 11, 2023 | Philosophy
As reported in Plato’s account The Apology, Socrates famously claimed at his trial that “The unexamined life is not worth living.” In this course, you have had the opportunity to examine your own life and reality through the thoughts of the Ancient Greek...
by Brian Leakey | Apr 10, 2023 | Philosophy
Among the dead of September 11, 2001 were over 300 firefighters and police officers who had gone into the burning Twin Towers to rescue people. At first glance, running into a burning skyscraper in order to help others get out certainly seems like an altruistic...
by Belinder | Apr 9, 2023 | Philosophy
Sometimes, Hume seems to have meant to suggest that we revise our beliefs about causal relations: instead of thinking there is a necessary connection between cause and effect we should just think in terms of constant conjunctions. In other places in the...
by Belinder | Apr 9, 2023 | Philosophy
Suppose you encountered someone who maintained: much of what Socrates went through at the end of his life could have been easily avoided if he had only taken his own advice and lived a private life (Apology, 32a). He would not have offended the rich and...
by Belinder | Apr 9, 2023 | Philosophy
Suppose Meletus overheard the discussion in the Crito and went to Plato’s Socrates saying “In your discussion with Crito you indicated you were able to propose and defend substantive theses–you claimed to know whether escape would be just,...
