Among the dead of September 11, 2001 were over 300 firefighters and police officers who had gone into the burning Twin Towers to rescue people. At first glance, running into a burning skyscraper in order to help others get out certainly seems like an altruistic...
Sometimes, Hume seems to have meant to suggest that we revise our beliefs about causal relations: instead of thinking there is a necessary connection between cause and effect we should just think in terms of constant conjunctions. In other places in the...
Suppose you encountered someone who maintained: much of what Socrates went through at the end of his life could have been easily avoided if he had only taken his own advice and lived a private life (Apology, 32a). He would not have offended the rich and...
Suppose Meletus overheard the discussion in the Crito and went to Plato’s Socrates saying “In your discussion with Crito you indicated you were able to propose and defend substantive theses–you claimed to know whether escape would be just,...
Discuss the particular philosopher, including the significance of the person, problem or theme, and investigate new insights, new solutions, and new appreciations relative to your topic. This is an argumentative paper.Gabrielle SuchonReaders have no doubts regarding...