they appear “invisible” in the online community (Beaudoin‚ 2002). The idea is that a less skilled student would “lurk” or watch other students more experienced and skilled and learn from them. Nagel on the other hand proposed that most “successful” students actively participated in the online environment (Nagel‚ 2009).
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Stephen Rosenbaum‚ a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas‚ writes the essay “How to Be Dead and Not care” where he introduces Epicurus’ argument‚ defends and explicates it while also incorporating an American philosopher Thomas Nagel‚ objections to the argument. Evidently Rosenbaum’s essay serves as an insight for readers to learn how to value and repurpose their lives to be better than they are. Personally I do believe that death is not always bad for one in that‚ if a person
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therefore‚ I exist; and‚ I have an idea of God; therefore‚ God exists. One might wish to resist the argument because‚ as Nagel points out‚ the way that Descartes goes about arguing‚ starting from the idea of God to the existence of God‚ implies that the idea of perfection cannot be caused by a less-than-perfect source (36). This is what is known as the causal principle‚ and as Nagel mentions‚ it is an appeal that many readers do not find completely convincing
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animal when it is hiding from poachers. The long legs of the wolf also help it catch it’s food faster. (Benson and Nagel 244)
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body shut down‚ or an “irreversible loss of functioning of the organism as a whole”‚ this means that somebody in a coma or permanent vegetative state can be considered alive. Is the death of this person inherently bad‚ when people who agree with Nagel would agree that they have already lost the potential goods of life‚ even though they are not dead? It is apparent that Nagel’s argument is flawed‚ both on the basis that he does not clarify what he believes death to be and the basis that ‘badness’
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"Read-Only Participants: A Case for Student Communication in Online Classes" by Nagel‚ Blignaut‚ and Cronje. Latasha Davenport Grand Canyon University: UNV501 October 31‚ 2012 "Read-Only Participants: A Case for Student Communication in Online Classes In order to take online classes you would have to like communicating with others and being able to change your schedule. You have to build a relationship and your classmates. One benefit to taking online classes is that you will be able to communicate
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prescriptions are not capable of being voided. Thomas Nagel defends the absolutist position‚ rejecting necessity as reasonable justification. Thomas Nagel’s holds a realist perspective. He argues that there is no solution to every moral problem. Christopher states that Nagels’ “commitment to the resort to arms in the first place has already shown that Nagel accepts some justifications for intentionally setting aside the principles of jus in bello.” (p. 162) Nagel stresses the importance that there is no morality
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Most Romans‚ men and women‚ received a primary education from the ages seven to eleven. The primary education was essentially basic rote memorization with the emphasis on learning how to write and read well (Nagel‚ p. 251). However‚ education differed based on class because the upper classes were more inclined to receive additional education than the lower classes. For example‚ a liberal arts education was generally only for the advanced upper classes. This
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The 1960s and early 1970s were the times of the Vietnam War‚ the African American Civil Rights Movement‚ the Latino movement‚ Feminism‚ and all sorts social unrest and turmoil (Johnson and Nagel 14). Inspired by this wave of activism‚ American Indians decided to take action and start their own fight for equality and basic civl rights (14). One of the most significant events during this Native American "civil rights movement‚" doubtlessly‚ was the occupation of an abandoned state penitentiary‚ commonly
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environment due to his pugnacious lifestyle and insensitive demeanor. “The stage directions say that sex is the center of Stanley’s life. Being sexually attractive assures Stanley’s delusional rapist mind that his sexual advances are being welcomed” (Nagel 10). Stanley’s delusional mind makes him believe that his sexual brutality is respected and is a naturally accepted thing. Throughout the play‚ Stanley’s character is followed by sexual connotations and innuendos. A very vivid illustration of this
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