Unit 2/3 Assignment: Explain and Evaluate a View

Unit 2/3 Assignment: Explain and Evaluate a View

You will explain the view in detail and evaluate it. Why do you think it is a good or bad view to hold?

Instructions:
• Reflect on the topics covered in the Metaphysics and Ethics units so far. Identify a view covered in class that answers a philosophical question. Here are some examples:
o The existence of God:
 In favor of the argument by design
 In favor of the first cause argument
o Free will:
 Hard Determinism
 Libertarianism
 Compatibilism
o Personal identity:
 Same Soul view
 Spatiotemporal continuity theory
 Psychological continuity theory
 Reject that persons are the same over time
o Relativism and Realism:
 Moral Relativism
 Moral Subjectivism
 Moral Realism
o Utilitarianism
 Act utilitarianism
 Rule utilitarianism
• Write a 500 word mini essay in which you do the following:
o Explain the relevant philosophical question
o Define and explain the view you have chosen. Give an example that illustrates the view.
o Provide your perspective. Is this a good view? A bad one? Does it have its merits, but ultimately must face a strong objection?
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