PHI 100 Introduction to Philosophy Badges
The Cave BadgeComplete the Plato's Allegory of the Cave assignment and report on your results. Be as detailed as you can.
The Certainty BadgeStand up for a moment and then sit back down. Did you check to see whether you had two feet before you stood up?
If yes, why? If no, why not? Explain with reference to Wittgenstein's insights on knowledge and certainty. The Deontology BadgePick an ethical issue that is important to your personal life or a major ethical issue (such as same sex marriage, euthanasia, capital punishment) and create a deontological policy for this issue. In your essay you should address the potential problems with this policy that may arise as a result of its being based on deontology.
The Do it Yourself Deity BadgeComplete the Do it Yourself Deity activity and report on your results.
The"I" BadgeComplete the "Look in Vain for the I" activity and report on your results.
The Knowledge BadgeList three things you know for certain. For each of them answer the following questions:
1. How do you know this is true? 2. How do you know that is true (referring to your answer to question 1)? 3. Have you verified that 1 and 2 are true? 4. If yes, how have you verified their truth? If no, proceed to verify the truth of them. Describe your results in detail. The Knowledge and Reality Survey BadgeComplete the knowledge and reality survey and report on your results.
The Logic BadgeComplete the What Does Mary Do? quiz and report on your results.
The Power of Ideas Badgecomplete the Laugh at an idea activity and report on your results. Be as detailed as you can.
The Problem of EvilAddress the article on the Darfur genocide with reference to the problem of evil. How should this example of evil be explained? Be as detailed in your response as possible.
The Synthetic a Priori BadgeAnswer the following with reference to Kant's philosophy:
Kant says that we know with certainty that "every event has a cause." But, we have no sense experience that could tell us this is true. So, how do we know that every event does have a cause? The Turing Test BadgeComplete the question on the Turing Test. Be as detailed in your response as possible.
The Utilitarianism BadgePick an ethical issue that is important to your personal life or a major ethical issue (such as same sex marriage, euthanasia, capital punishment) and create a utilitarian policy for this issue. In your essay you should address the potential problems with this policy that may arise as a result of its being based on utilitarianism.
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The Argument Clinic BadgeSubmit your argument to the Argument Clinic. Submit your argument and the reply you received. You MUST receive a reply in order to earn this badge.
The Feel Eternal BadgeComplete the Feel Eternal activity and report on your results.
The Justification BadgeThink about a philosophical belief that you hold. Write it down and then provide a thorough justification for your belief. You should also provide reasons for your justifications as well. Make this process as thorough and deep as possible. Your justification should demonstrate an awareness of the relevant philosophical theories we've discussed in the course.
The Knowledge and Reality Survey BadgeComplete the knowledge and reality survey and report on your results.
The Life Beyond Logic BadgePick a philosophical experiment from the Life Beyond Logic website. Do the experiment and report on your results
The Morality Play BadgeComplete the Morality Play activity and report on your results.
The Personhood BadgeAnswer the following question is as much detail as possible:
Imagine a space traveler who lands on an unknown planet and encounters a race of beings utterly unlike any he has ever seen or heard of. If he wants to be sure of behaving morally towards these beings, he has to somehow decide whether they are people, and hence have full moral rights, or whether they are the sort of things which he need not feel guilty about treating as, for example, a source of food. How should he go about making this decision? Include in your response reference to specific ethical theories that you are using to justify your answer. The Philosophical Health Check BadgeComplete the Philosophical Health Check and report on your results.
The Philosophical Perspective BadgePick a philosophical issue you feel strongly about (your perspective on knowledge and reality or your belief in God are good examples) and imagine that the belief you are currently holding about this issue is wrong. Then develop a scenario to explain how that could be true. This helps you to see the limitations of your own beliefs.
The Reality Scavenger Hunt BadgeComplete the reality scavenger hunt.
The Take a Picture BadgeComplete the Take a Picture activity and report on your results.
The "This I Believe" BadgeSubmit your essay to the "This I Believe" website. Be sure to follow their submission guidelines. Your essay MUST be published in order to earn this badge. Email me the link to your essay on their website when it is published.
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