Category: Philosophy : Philosophy

My topic for this essay is ” Epicurus claims: “It is impossible to live pleasantly without living wisely and honorably and justly.” In other words, one cannot be (fully) happy without also being a morally good person. Argue for or against this claim, drawing upon the ideas of at least two authors from the course”…

 (1) relate it course materials and (2) do some outside research. You will need to create connections between what we’ve learned in class together and what you as a group have learned that you are sharing with everyone else. This will be easier if you frame your presentation as an answer to a question, such…

The direction of this Philosophical Position Paper Prompt is in that PDF file. I explain it here in summary, but please look at the attached file when you are writing my essay. Also, please DO NOT use any AI writing website for my essay. And DO NOT pick up this topic “Equal play, equal pay’:…

Here is your second paper topic. Please read all instructions carefully. “’The entanglement of religion and politics is inescapable ….’ Using this statement as a point of departure, compare and contrast Hobbes and Tocqueville over their respective treatments of the relationship between ‘political society’ and ‘the holy city’”. The essay is to be 2,200 words…

I have attached below the instructions for this discussion post (in the pdf named Guidelines). I have also attached the pdf of the primary sources to use (and cite using the citation style in the instructions) in the discussion post. The discussion post will focus on these two primary sources.

In Plato’s dialogue Euthyphro, Socrates asks Euthyphro what piety is. What is Euthyphro’s strongest response? Why does it fail to satisfy Socrates? Attempt to alter Euthyphro’s response or propose your own – can you give a definition of piety that satisfies Socrates’ requirements?

I have chosen essay prompt number 3 (“On pages 21 – 23, Shaw argues that it is possible to objectively assess the merits of competing moral systems/principles by reference to their ability to fulfil the function of moral systems/principles, i.e., the promotion of human flourishing. Write an essay in which you articulate at least one…

I have chosen essay prompt number 3 (“On pages 21 – 23, Shaw argues that it is possible to objectively assess the merits of competing moral systems/principles by reference to their ability to fulfil the function of moral systems/principles, i.e., the promotion of human flourishing. Write an essay in which you articulate at least one…