“Republic‚” and analyze his position. The article was aimed at proving that Plato’s Republic is grounded within the ideals that justice is welcomed for its own sake‚ indicating that the act of justice is done as an end in itself rather than to achieve some other purpose and that justice there unfolds the highest degree of happiness in one’s life. It draws attention to proving that the Republic should be studied as being thoroughly eudaimonistic. Since reading the article‚ I can confirm that I stand
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since the beginning of mankind. Currently‚ there are only thirteen states that do not enforce the death penalty; meaning over half of the nation agrees with it. To this day‚ this subject remains very controversial. The main opposing view in this argument is that the death penalty is immoral; claiming that it under values human life. Also‚ many people with religious view oppose capital punishment because their religion preaches against the killing of any human being. Is seems this is an issue in which
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paper Is it possible for machines to develop consciousness? If a computer was programmed in a certain way‚ could the computer acquire a mind? David Chalmers argued that if he can prove that the answers to these questions is “Yes‚” then strong artificial intelligence is an eventuality. Chalmers began his argument for strong AI‚ in his book The conscious mind (1996)‚ by classifying all objections to artificial intelligence to two types. The first type is functional objections‚ where all objections of this
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John Doe 11/25/12 Causal Argument “I can purchase that now and pay for it later?”- (The rising effects of credit cards causing more and more student debt) The cycle always seem to begin when you are least expecting it‚ I know that’s how it started for me. I was browsing in my favorite store H&M not planning on buying anything when I came across a pair of pants plus shoes that were on sale for 25% off‚ I could not leave the store without purchasing these items. Once I made my way to
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Descartes’ argument‚ that it is possible to gain knowledge‚ is flawed and incorrect. First‚ I will set out Descartes’ premise for believing knowledge is possible. Next‚ I will reintroduce his ideas in order to point out flaws and show the weakness of his position. Then‚ I will provide a counter to my assertions. Finally‚ I will give my reasons for supporting the notion that it is not possible to gain knowledge. Descartes’ Argument Descartes’ argument for knowledge is based on skepticism; he doubts everything
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from Dewey‚ the most persuasive part is when the article discusses faith in human nature as the foundation of democracy. This part of the argument is persuasive because Dewey acknowledges the opposing side to this view‚ and gives a realistic counter argument. He says‚ “It is not the belief that these things are complete but that if a given a show they will grow…” So‚ Dewey is well aware that faith in human nature is not currently a reality‚ but he does believe that faith in human nature can grow
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an art issue and describe different points of view. “The more frightening the world becomes...the more art becomes abstract.” Wassily Kandinsky believed that creativity is constantly changing and evolving according to political and social climate. He thought that the more obscure and complex reality becomes‚ so too does art - Art reflects the restlessness of the times. During Kandinsky’s lifetime‚ modernity everywhere was advancing constantly. Unresolved problems emerged as reality failed to exhaust
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Explain ethical arguments in favour of abortion Although the topic of abortion is very controversial‚ there are many ethical arguments in favour of it. These include viability‚ consciousness‚ and the view that the mother has the choice about whether or not to terminate the life of the foetus. Viability is the point at which the foetus is able to survive independent from the mother. This is around the 20 week mark of pregnancy and the foetus then has the status of personhood. Prior to this point
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Write a mediated argument paper on one of the following topics: Hate Crime Laws Toys for tots (Barbie‚ etc.) Smoking (Tobacco) Rudeness (modern manners) Make sure you have the following in your essay: -intro that defines and explains the issue -discussion of both positions on the issue; be impartial here -discussion of ideas shared by both sides; common ground -solution that considers the interests of both sides -conclusion Note: Please‚ refer to‚ at least‚ four sources in your paper: two
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Jane Doe ENG 112.0002 26 October 2011 How We Are Teaching Children to Think Inside the Box When children come home from school‚ parents usually sit down with them‚ go through their homework folders and ask their child‚ “so‚ what did you learn at school today?” Twenty years ago‚ the child may have commented on what they learned in art‚ music‚ social studies or geography. Now‚ a child will comment only on what they learned in their reading circle or in their math book. The fault for this lies
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