HUM1023 Week 8: Final Exam Paper: If you could have dinner with one philosopher from history, who would it be and why? 1. Describe one philosophical position you hold dear in life (could be ethical, political, spiritual….) or something about yourself that you view either differently or more firmly, in light of Read more…
HUM1023 Week 8 Discussion Question: There are four parts to this question Please provide one book recommendation for the class. Describe its philosophical component and why it is important. My personal book recommendation is Influencer, by VitalSmarts. This book is life-changing and a must read for anyone who is interested in Read more…
HUM1023 Week 7 DQ: Briefly summarize the tenets of existentialism and share whether or not your own philosophy of life is compatible with it 1. Briefly summarize the tenets of existentialism and share whether or not your own philosophy of life is compatible with it. Please use examples to clarify Read more…
HUM1023 Week 7 Mini Paper #4 Topic: Viktor Frankl professes to have been influenced by both existentialism and psychoanalysis, but not Marxism Topic: Viktor Frankl professes to have been influenced by both existentialism and psychoanalysis, but not Marxism. How does his work relate to mainstream figures in these fields, such Read more…
HUM1023 Week 6 Mini-Paper #3 Topic: What is work? Is work essential for human flourishing? Topic: What is work? Define work (A dictionary definition, while acceptable as a start, is not sufficient for a philosophical discussion.) Is work essential for human flourishing? Compare and contrast the views of Thoreau and Read more…
HUM1023 Week 6 DQ: Outline Pieper’s philosophy that cultivating virtues helps us to attain the truth Outline Pieper’s philosophy that cultivating virtues helps us to attain the truth. How does this fit with the Platonic/Aquinas philosophy that Truth is objective? What is your own perspective of the Protestant work ethic vs. Read more…
HUM1023 Week 5 Mini-Paper #2 Topic: What is the relationship between happiness and individuality? Define happiness and individuality Mini-Paper # 2: Topic: What is the relationship between happiness and individuality? Define “happiness” and “individuality.” (A dictionary definition, while acceptable as a start, is not sufficient for a philosophical discussion.) Describe Read more…
HUM1023 Week 5 DQ: Identify three key features of utopias., as outlined in Huxley’s Brave New World Identify three key features of utopias., as outlined in Huxley’s Brave New World. Describe your idea of a utopian world and why you think it would ultimately succeed or fail. What is your own Read more…
HUM1023 Week 4 DQ: Thoreau’s stated that he felt that the mass of [humans] lead lives of quiet desperation? 1. Thoreau’s stated that he felt that the “mass of [humans] lead lives of quiet desperation?” Please explain what you think he means by this statement and whether you agree or disagree. Read more…
HUM1023 Week 3 DQ: Identify at least three of the arguments Socrates makes to Crito for why he should not escape prison 1. Identify at least three of the arguments Socrates makes to Crito for why he should not escape prison. Choose the argument you find most compelling and explain Read more…
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