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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, at least 100 words   What is Philosophy, and how is it different from Science?  In your answer, be sure to refer to Bertrand Russell’s discussion of the distinction between these two.

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, at least 100 words   One of Mackie’s Fallacious Solutions to the Problem of Evil is that “the universe is better with some evil in it than it could be if there were no evil.”  How does Mackie respond to this?  In your answer, be sure to discuss the various orders of good and evil. 

Which of the following is a subsection of the Divided Line, according to Plato?  (Note: there may be more than one answer. Please select all of the correct answers)

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, at least 100 words   Marilyn McCord Adams observes that Horrendous Evils seem to threaten to engulf the positive value in a person’s life.  How does she respond to this particular dilemma? 

In the following, select whether the following describes just laws, unjust laws, positive peace, or negative peace.  Minority not given the opportunity to vote [term1] Uplifts the human personality [term2] Deals with sameness [term3] Contributes to social stagnation [term4] Brings hidden tension to the surface [term5]

When evaluating an analogical argument, which of the following do we have to pay attention to, to try to test the strength of the analogy?  NOTE: there may be more than one answer.  Select all that apply. 

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, at least 100 words   What is the Context Sensitivity Thesis, according to Mark Timmons?  In your answer, be sure to explain how he uses this to show the difference between what is morally circumstantial and what is morally relative.

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, at least 100 words   Why does Rene Descartes believe we should use Clear and Distinct Ideas as the good basis for determining what is real?  In your response, be sure to define what “clear” means, and what “distinct” means, according to Descartes. 

WK Clifford is a philosopher who is critical of those who believe in God.  In the following, match the quotes with their corresponding missing words: 

Which of the following is a claim of cultural relativism?  (there may be more than one answer.  Please select ALL that apply)