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Which of the following is a consequence of taking cultural relativism seriously?  (note: there may be more than one answer.  Select all that apply).

Fill in the blanks: Rene Descartes was a philosopher whose epistemological position is called [term1].  He believed that the strong foundation involved using clear and distinct ideas.  In lecture we determined what is clear and distinct by using the “[term2] [term3] Test.”  This is opposed to the philosopher John Locke, who believed in an epistemology known as [term4]. John Locke believed that all knowledge comes from two kinds of experiences.  The first experience is when we have a [term5] of something; the second is when we reflect on that thing. 

Jaggar argues that this myth she spoke about will work to bolster the epistemic authority of dominant groups and discredit the observations of subordinate groups.  What does she call this? 

Our discussion of the Trolley Problem led us to examine that there are several stages of philosophical investigation that can occur when we examine a case study.  In the following, select the correct order of each of the stages, beginning with the first one.  Stage ONE: [term1] Stage TWO: [term2] Stage THREE: [term3] Stage FOUR: [term4] Stage FIVE: [term5]

Alison Jaggar begins her essay by talking about the respective associations typically given to reason and emotion.  Which of the following characteristics did she say are typically associated with emotion?

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 are the reasons why WK Clifford thinks we should not believe anything upon insufficient evidence?  Note that your answer should explain these reasons, and not just explain the analogies he uses.

Jaggar concludes by saying that emotions are important for what? 

Fill in the blanks:     Plato was the philosopher who came up with the Divided Line, or hierarchy of knowledge.  Accordingly, the first (most bottom part) of this line was called [term1], while the second was called believing.  The third is called [term2], and the fourth is called knowing.      Plato’s position of what makes a good basis is known as [term3].  This is opposed to Rene Descartes, who believed in rationalism.  In order to access truth and reality, we need to contemplate the [term4].  We need to do this, because Plato believed that the [term5] realm was more real than the material or physical realm. 

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   Consider the following form of the analogy WK Clifford uses to compare the island inhabitants with the religious believers.  Identify each of the four parts of the Analogical Argument, and evaluate the strength of this particular analogy.  1. The society of agitators have the attributes of sincerely and conscientiously believing certain things, acting upon these beliefs without evidence, doing everything in their power to carry out their beliefs, neglecting to engage in a fair inquiry, and thereby damaging others in their false beliefs. 2. The religious believers have the attributes of sincerely and conscientiously believing certain things, acting upon these beliefs without evidence, doing everything in their power to carry out their beliefs, neglecting to engage in a fair inquiry, and thereby damaging others in their false beliefs. 3. The society of agitators had no right to believe and act upon what they did. ———————————————– Therefore, the religious believers have no right to believe and act upon what they do.

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.