Queen Essays

What is Consciousness? In your own words describe the 'problem of consciousness' as discussed in the following video: Susan Blackmore on 'the hard problem'Links to an external site. And reflect

In the "crito" , socrates argues that it is morally correct for him to stay in prison and be executed, even though he did nothing correct . Is he correct? 

The Meaning of Life Chapter 16 of our textbook focuses on several different ethical theories.  Ethics is the branch of philosophy that seeks to determine the 'best life' for human

Other Minds & the External World Based on the readings from Chapter 6 in our textbook what can you say about your sensory experiences? Are they to be believed? Why

For this journal assignment please reflect on skepticism. What is it? Is it valuable?  Can there be 'too much' skepticism?  What are some things we should always be skeptical about? 

In Nicomachean Ethics, Book II(page 18 – 30), Aristotle describes how virtue is acquired, gives a general definition of virtue, and gives examples of specific virtues. Explain the role of habituation

Please respond to the following with 50 words or more: Deductive reasoning helps us explain things and events about our past, or events and situations that happened in the past. 

For Journal 4 please review Sarah K. Paul's "John Doe and Richard Roe" (page 241) from our textbook.  In this Paul writes that we often use 'internal promptings' as evidence

Please take this opportunity to start thinking about your final assignment for PHI 2010. For your final assignment get ready to delve deeper into applied philosophy.  Please choose a disciplinary area that you

Select one of the following options to research for this discussion: Option 1: Google <California Washington mural>. You will find numerous reports concerning a California school district that voted to