Philosophy

1400 word essay responding to ONE of the following: 1. Divine Command Theory: “Divine Command Theory is a religiously grounded moral philosophy that undermines some of the core tenets of religious belief.” Critically discuss and evaluate this statement with reference to the Euthyphro Dilemma. 2. Moral relativism: The paradox of tolerance is that we must […]

Discussion: Evaluating Research Questions and Qualitative Research Designs Just as in quantitative research, when researchers set out to design a qualitative research study, they are guided by its purpose, and their research questions align with their selected approach and the data that will be collected. As you learned in previous weeks, alignment means that a

Discussion: Designing Qualitative Research As you recall from earlier weeks, various philosophical orientations hold unique epistemological and ontological assumptions. These assumptions return to the forefront of attention when considering how to evaluate the rigor or quality of various qualitative research designs. Typically, when speaking of validity, qualitative researchers are referring to research that is credible

Assignment: Annotation of a Qualitative Research Article Submit: Annotation of a Qualitative Research Article This week, you will submit the annotation of a qualitative research article on a topic of your interest. Narrative, ethnographic, grounded theory, case study, and phenomenology are examples of types of research designs or approaches used in qualitative research. An annotation

Read Book II of The Republic by Plato. You can find an ebook version of this book on the SCC Library website. (Links to an external site.) The question that Socrates, Glaucon, and Adeimantus are interested in answering is that of the nature of Justice. In your initial Post, after reading Book II of The

rite a 3-4 page (approximately 700-1000 words) reflection essay about the impact of the philosophical mindset and Ancient Greek philosophy on your own views. In order to foster learning and growth, all essays you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any recycled work will be sent back with a 0, and you

In a four- to five-page paper, analyze the portrayal of worldviews by evaluating the dialogue and actions of the characters. Your paper will be evaluated based upon your ability to identify the worldview(s) depicted in the characters. Be sure to provide specific evidence from the film or the television show that supports your analysis and

hroughout this class, we have discussed the concept of worldview and analyzed Christian theism, secular materialism, Marxism, Postmodernism, and pantheism/New Spiritualism as live worldview options in today’s world. In this final paper, you will compare and contrast one of these worldviews with Christian theism, using the “Ten Ways of Looking at the World” you’ve read

In Chapter 1 of Mullen\’s Hard Thinking, the main theme involves how to distinguish hard thinking from soft thinking. In many ways throughout the chapter, but especially in the part of Chapter 1 which discusses hard thinking vs. soft thinking at the \’meta\’ level, Mullen clearly gives the message that being a hard thinker will

Dennett Questions Daniel Dennett’s piece, “Where Am I?”, presents us with an interesting thought experiment that is intended to make us think about what kind of beings we are, and to suggest that some answers to this question are more likely or more plausible. After reading and thinking about Dennett’s article, please answer the following