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The object is an In her book Upheavals of Thought, Martha Nussbaum gives five reasons why emotions should be understood as having a rational basis.  The five reasons are the following (fill in the blanks:) The emotion has an [which1] The object is an [which2] The emotion involves [which3] about what happened The beliefs include [which4] The emotions see that [which5] from the point of view of my own life

Fill in the blanks:  The mind-body problem is a branch in the philosophical subdiscipline called [term1].  Here, we looked at several positions.  Rene Descartes endorsed the position called [term2].  On the other hand, Gilbert Ryle argued for a position known as [term3].  Thomas Nagel added a complexity to materialism by introducing us to the subjective character of [term4].  David Chalmers was a philosophy you did not read, but in lecture we covered him.  Chalmers addressed the very important distinction between the easy problem vs. the hard problem of [term5]

Identify whether the following is true of the Plain Deep Self View or the Sane Deep Self View:  Can see and appreciate the world for what it is [which1] Can explain why JoJo is not responsible for his actions, without throwing our own responsibilities into doubt [which2] May not be able to see that what is wrong is what is wrong, even upon reflection [which3] Is all that is needed for responsible agency [which4] Requires the capacity for self-correction, or self-improvement [which5]

Note that your written responses MUST INTEGRATE COURSE CONTENT (it must come from something covered in the readings and lecture powerpoints), and MUST CITE SOURCES if you directly quote from the readings or powerpoints. If the response you provide is irrelevant to the way these terms were covered in class, you are liable to receive zero credit for it. Do keep in mind that all responses are manually submitted into Turnitin.Com for plagiarism detection, and may be scanned on Originality.Ai for AI-use detection. – – – – – -Please answer the following question, in at least 100 words.   Explain the Argument for Determinism, and what each of the three positions on Determinism have to say about this Argument.

Which of the following are criteria for the sane deep self view?  (note: there may be more than one answer.  Select ALL that apply)

Which of the following is a reason given by Timmons to reject moral relativism? 

Which if the following is true of a deep self, as articulated by Susan Wolf?  (note: there may be more than one answer.  Please select ALL that apply)

Who was Robert Harris? 

Note that your written responses MUST INTEGRATE COURSE CONTENT (it must come from something covered in the readings and lecture powerpoints), and MUST CITE SOURCES if you directly quote from the readings or powerpoints. If the response you provide is irrelevant to the way these terms were covered in class, you are liable to receive zero credit for it. Do keep in mind that all responses are manually submitted into Turnitin.Com for plagiarism detection, and may be scanned on Originality.Ai for AI-use detection. – – – – – -Please answer the following question, in at least 100 words.   What is the difference Saul makes between Traditional Skepticism vs. Bias-Related Doubt?  In your discussion, be sure to explain how these concepts were connected to the video clip by Keisha Ray discussing medical racism.

Note that your written responses MUST INTEGRATE COURSE CONTENT (it must come from something covered in the readings and lecture powerpoints), and MUST CITE SOURCES if you directly quote from the readings or powerpoints. If the response you provide is irrelevant to the way these terms were covered in class, you are liable to receive zero credit for it. Do keep in mind that all responses are manually submitted into Turnitin.Com for plagiarism detection, and may be scanned on Originality.Ai for AI-use detection. – – – – – -Please answer the following question, in at least 100 words.   Explain the Subjective Character of Experience, and how Nagel discusses it in order to show its challenge to materialism.