Discipline: Social Science - Philosophy

 After reading all of Chapter 6 of book Doing Ethics, please write a short, objective summary of 250 which summarizes the main ideas being put forward by the author in this selection of the document “Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals” by Immanuel Kant (starting on page 146)

canno figure out the venn diagram so I need help with the following syllogism is invalid using a Venn diagram: All T-Rexes are carnivores. John is a carnivore. Therefore, John is a T-Rex 

 After reading “What is the Socratic Method?” by Christopher Phillips,  Write a short, objective summary of 250-500 words that summarizes the main ideas being put forward by the author in this selection. 

   Make a Venn diagram conveying the following: All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal. And: All people are animals. Some people are rational. Therefore, Some animals are rational. Explain the meaning and provide examples of each of the following, from a logic perspective: ‘argument’, ‘valid’, ‘invalid’, ‘sentence’, ‘premise’, and […]

FOR THE ARTICLE YOU CHOOSE TO WRITE ON, you will type a 1000-1500 word response in which you address EACH of the following points IN YOUR OWN WORDS: 1) What is the author’s main argument? 2) How does he support his main argument (evidence, ancillary arguments, etc.)? 3) Do you agree or disagree with him? 4) Why […]

 Option 2: Assuming we need more than Justified True Beliefs (JTB) for propositions to be considered knowledge, argue that either foundationalism or coherentism is better in addressing the insufficiency of JTB. Alternatively, do some research and present a reasonable alternative (Pragmatism, Reliabilism, etc.) 

 Instructions Course Objectives: CO4: Evaluate and analyze various forms of argument for rhetorical devices, fallacies, and possible pseudo-reasoning. (Evaluate) CO5: Create an argument free from logical errors. (Create) Description:  For this assignment, you will use MS PowerPoint to present your final argument utilizing one of the three forms covered in the class (Classic/Aristotelian, Toulmin, or […]

 Good Morning Class, A recent argument that comes to mind that contains fallacies I used happened last week riday when I was talking to my students. Each Friday, I like to remind my students to be smart on the weekends, and not to get themselves hurt or hurt anyone else. I often find myself talking […]

 Hello Class, An argument I experienced last week falls under the category of the perfectionist fallacy. I went to the store with my roommate. I consistently bring my reusable bags to avoid wasting more plastic than I already do. One only needs so many extra plastic bags for bathroom garbage cans. My roommate told me […]

 Directions: Think about any argument you have experienced in the last week or two that you believe contains a fallacy. Please keep in mind there are differences between fallacies and the rhetorical devices you learned about earlier in the course.  Present the gist of the argument as well as the named fallacy you believe was […]