Category: Philosophy

 

You have to read two articles before you write the essay, . please pick either yes or no in the tittle (Is affirmative action morally justifiable?) and support the thesis you pick using references in those two articles

here is the reuirement i copy from our prof:

Is affirmative action morally justifiable?
You will be evaluated on clarity of exposition, on your ability to argue in support of a position, and on your ability to argue against rival positions. And remember: the point is not to discuss all of the arguments made by the authors you are examining. Rather you should critically engage the essays from the class syllabus with a view to making the case for a thesis.

The paper should be double spaced, 7 pages long, and it is due on December 1.

Here are some questions you should keep in mind in writing your paper:

Does your paper have a clearly articulated thesis?
Is the thesis supported by arguments?
Are these arguments logically structured?
Do you make use of the primary texts in defending your thesis?
Have you anticipated potential criticisms of your position and demonstrated why your position is superior to rival interpretations?
Is your writing clear and to the point?
Is your writing technically flawless, free of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors?
Do you have proper documentation in a consistent style?

 
Analyze the following with contextual evidence and support. Must have a clear thesis and a smooth transition between body paragraphs.Use the outside sources that I will have listed on the paper.
A Kantian Criticism of Humean Moral Philosophy
In A Treatise of Human Nature, David Hume argues that moral sentiments are created by human passions, rather than logic or reason. To prove this point, he argues that morality is based on our experiences, which are motivated by pleasure and pain. Therefore, because passions naturally occur by nature, “Reason is, and ought to be, only the slave of the passions” (Hume, 1738). However, this essay will challenge Hume’s theory of moral philosophy by drawing upon Kantian notions of apriori ethics, which suggest instead that reason, and not passions, form the “categorical imperative,” or Kant’s moral imperative for action.

 
CASE STUDY INFORMATION
Will email 3 files 30minutes later.
2) Format Issues: Please answer each question below the individual question (don’t combine the entire section into one large paragraph – it makes it harder for your grader to find the answers or what you planned to be your answer). It does not have to be in APA format, but your references should be typed in APA format.
c. Patho of the Disorder (10pts): What happens that causes the disorder to occur? In the development? Or the external factors? What causes it (in your own words, so I know that you understand it). If you read about the patho in the couple articles you find – like in Neonatal Network or Journal of Perinatology or Pediatrics – having read about it a couple times, then you should start having an idea of how it occurs and why this baby has it if it’s a baby’s case. If adult do the same. So describe the pathophysiology or cause of the disorder. Explain it step by step – even if we don’t know the exact cause, but we know that “there has to be gut ischemia first, then bacteria have to show up and feedings exacerbate it. For example “The bacteria enter the bowel via the area damaged by ischemia…the bacteria enter the lining of the gut and multiply and release gas, which can accumulate within the bowel wall. If the necrosis from the ischemia is severe or the damage by bacteria is severe, then it can perforate the muscular layer of the bowel wall and cause a perforation.” That is the kind of explanation I want. You do not have to describe the cytokines or leukotrienes like PAF, TNF, interleukins, growth factors, etc. Just state there is inflammation and the inflammatory mediators show up. I really want to know that you understand it. AND YOU MUST WRITE IN YOUR OWN WORDS!! NO QUOTES AND NO PLAGIARISM!!
d. Physiology of the Symptoms (10 pts): What causes the symptoms that were discusses as important with this disorder? So for NEC, you explain that aspirates and distension occur due to a paralytic ileus that occurs with any damage to the gut. Fever, lethargy, and apnea/bradys occur because of the overwhelming septicemia that develops. I hope that is making sense. (no symptom physiology/patho = Minus 10 pts each section)

4) Differential & Definitive Diagnosis: This is usually just a list of some possible diagnoses that could have some of these same symptoms. Your favorite should be on the list. Then state why you picked the one from the list that is the most logical and just explain why you picked it….

5) Laboratory Findings: If you order something, it should be something that helps you with your specific diagnosis. If you order it, you must explain what the result would be if the patient did have that diagnosis…what would you find? Important that you know this, not just ordering a bunch of studies, but you need to know what the normal and abnormals are for each study you order.

6) ADULT CASES: (see sample in the case study module)

7) APA & CITATIONS/REFERENCES: You do not need to use APA format, or double spacing, but leave room between your questions and answers for us to place comments in the grading system

You DO NEED citations throughout the paper for anything that has statistics, numbers, or things you didn’t know before you looked it up. If the information is in every resource you look at – the same information – and pretty much all nurses know this inforamtion, then you do not need to cite it. If it is your own head knowledge, written in your own words, you do not need to cite it. If you use a couple resources for their ideas, then cite them both for those ideas within the paper. Citations should be at the point where the ideas are referred to (not just at the end of the paragraphs). REFERENCES: The minimal amount required is 2 articles and your textbook! Also, use of the eMedicine website (which is really good) but this can’t be your article to summarize, or the UpToDate website for adult references. These will help you (like an encyclopedia) with all the basic information. But find 2 ARTICLES that help explain the pathophysiology for your summaries for the extra credit points. Also, websites that are NOT peer-reviewed should NEVER be used for scholarly work, therefore, no Wikipedia PLEASE!!! No citations = Minus 5pts & Minus 5 pts for no references = TOTAL 10 points off if no references used!! DON’t forget the references!!

8) ARTICLE SUMMARIES X 2 for EXTRA CREDIT(+ 5pts): Use the articles in your case studies if you want the extra points. Then write up the summaries into a 2 paragraphs about what you learned from the article –
if it wasn’t very good, say so. If you learned a lot that helped you with the case, say that. Explain what you learned….not just that you did learn. If these 2 summaries are written and you upload a copy of the article in PDF format (not scanned copies please and no links please….), then you’ll get the 5 points. If you do NOT upload the article, you will lose 1 point for each of the extra credit points.
If you do not include the article, then you get only 3 pts extra….because then the faculty have to spend our time trying to find the article online. Also, don’t give us just the link either. Links may not always work depending on where you are…so for the full credit points, you upload 2 articles.
Only upload the 2 articles that you write summaries on

 
*Essay Question: Describe and discuss the forms of belief and worship in Arabia at the time just before Muhammad’s religious reform. What other religions were practiced there, as well?

*All essays must include an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement, followed by supporting arguments, and a summary conclusion.

*Class text is Experiencing World Religions by Michael Molloy, if you have access to it.

 
the assignment is: An art paper: a thoughtful reaction to a twentieth-century artwork found on this campus.
so my class is a philosophy based class he wants our paper 2 have 2 main parts first part we describe the art work briefly second part we make a reaction on it: if we like it or not and maybe relate it to a philosophical theme we’re studying in class. the themes we’re studying are existentialism or cynicism Marxism i guess.
this is the link to find the art work that the essay should be on: https://collection.blantonmuseum.org/Obj14543?sid=46884&x=1804785
please use easy language. my English level is really moderate so it has to be something that at least i could understand :p
PS: my word limit is 500 words so please keep it above 500 words. thank you 🙂

 
Read required text: Women Philosophers of the Early Modern Period. “Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia” (pgs 9-21)

What is Elisabeth asking Descartes to clarify? Does Descartes give an adequate answer? Explain, in your opinion, why or why not?

DO NOT PLAGIARIZE.
EVERY SEMESTER THE PLAGIARISM SOFTWARE IDENTIFIES MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO
PLAGIARIZED. UGH!!!
THE CONSEQUENCES ARE SERIOUS, UP TO EXPULSION FROM THE UNIVERSITY.
From the UA page on plagiarism:
Plagiarism is using others’ ideas and words without 7clearly acknowledging the source of that
information.
To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you use:
another person’s idea, opinion, or theory;
any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings–any pieces of information–that are not common knowledge;
quotations of another person’s actual spoken or written words; or
paraphrase of another person’s spoken or written words
For more information, see the website cited.
Software will automatically compare your paper with content from the web and with papers from other
University of Arizona students. Every semester the software finds several cases of plagiarism.
1. The assignment
In his article, “The argument from evil”, (pp. 29-36 in textbook) Peter van Inwagen responds to the problem
from evil. He explains the free will defense as a response to the problem and the apparent limitations of that
defense. He then goes on to develop his own version of the free will defense.
Two standard objections to the free will defense are that (i) the positive value of free will is not worth the
negative value of the evil in the world and (ii) much evil doesn’t come from free will at all, but rather from
natural events like hurricanes and disease.
Write an essay in which you (1) explain van Inwagen’s version of the free will defense, (2) explain how it is
supposed to address the two standard objections, and (3) critically evaluate whether he succeeds in offering
an adequate defense. In critically evaluating his account, you are addressing the question: Is his free will
defense a satisfactory reply to the objections to the standard objections? Why or why not?
Here is an outline to follow.
1. An introductory paragraph in which you tell your readers what your paper is about. This should be short—
1-3 sentences recommended.
2. A brief explanation of the Problem of Evil.
3. A presentation of the distinction between theodicy and defense, and an explanation of the free will defense.
4. A description of the two standard problems (described above).
5. A more detailed explanation of van Inwagen’s version of the free will defense, focused on the features of the
defense that are supposed to address the standard objections.
6. Your evaluation of van Inwagen’s defense. Is his free will defense a satisfactory? Why or why not? Note
that it is very important that you give reasons for your view. It isn’t enough just to say whether you agree or
disagree. You need to give reasons or arguments to support your view.
2. Comments
Your essay will be graded on a scale from 1-10 and will based on: (1) grammar, (2) clarity and organization,
(3) accuracy with respect to items 2-5, and (4) quality of response to item 6.
3. Details
Length: 2000 words.
Due Date: [NOTE that these dates are slightly later than the dates posted in the original syllabus]
If you want to revise your paper before final submission, the draft paper must be submitted on October 21st
.
Whether or not you provide a draft, the final paper is due November 18th.
All papers are to be submitted electronically through D2L. A folder will be available under the “Dropbox”
tab, where you can upload your paper.

 

Course Title: Ludwig Wittgenstein’s philosophy
Topic: Comparative analysis of earlier and later philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein

 
Hume is philosopher, write one page about:

“The most lively thought is inferior to the dullest sensation.”
Explain what Hume meant by this statement. How does it reflect his views on reason, understanding, perception, sensations and ideas? (Use the reading and give specific citations from Sections I and II.

The vitalist philosophy was used to explain the difference between living and inert matter. With the rise of the scientific revolution and biomedicine the vitalist philosophy was cast aside. What is vitalism and the vitalist philosophy and how is it relevant to CAM practitioners. Discuss in relation to na