my peers that they are very uncomfortable with the Peter Singers ideas on donating all money beyond what they need to charity. Although they did think that it was a good idea‚ they didn’t necessarily believe that it was a moral decision. Of the arguments that I heard against Singer‚ and I did hear many‚ I don’t think that they are created equal. I’ll mention three in detail and some justifications that I heard that aren’t as relevant. First‚ Zach takes a view of freedom‚ that’s to say that he believes
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Moore−Parker: Critical Thinking‚ Eighth Edition 7. The Anatomy and Varieties of Arguments Exercises © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2007 EXERCISES 231 When a premise is unstated‚ try to supply a reasonable assumption that would make the argument valid or strong. I If you have trouble tracking the parts of an argument that appears in a written passage‚ try diagramming the passage. I Exercise 7-1 Indicate which blanks would ordinarily contain premises and which would ordinarily
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“Wax Argument”: Rene Descartes was an extraordinary philosopher who introduced a new‚ obscure‚ way to understanding the difference between the mind and the body. Descartes’ argument seems to be directed to Aristotle‚ in order to counter Aristotle’s “sensory argument;” in which everything is a conclusion of the senses. Descartes uses the “wax argument” to distinguish between the mind and body‚ separating the mind into its own form. The use of wax allows Descartes to prove and make his point because
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Opposing Arguments: Abortion Introduction: Why abortion is immoral by Don Marquis is the start of two discussions pertaining to whether abortion should be acceptable in our modern society. The argument‚ Marquis makes‚ is that abortion actually deprives the fetus’s “future-like-ours.” Many philosophers support Marquis’ belief by arguing that fetuses have their own possibilities; thus‚ killing fetuses is absolutely wrong (Marquis‚ 105). Nevertheless‚ there are also other philosophers who criticize
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The argument for design has evolved over time as both theologians and philosophers have needed to adjust their arguments supporting this theory to address an ever changing landscape of scientific‚ biological and cosmological discovery. Despite this the essence of the argument remains intact those in support of the theory would argue that our existence on this earth and in this universe is far too complex a chain of events to have happened by chance. That in fact the existence of the universe is itself
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In response to Aristotle’s argument‚ the first that will be addressed will be his concept that virtue is the relative intermediary between the two extreme conditions of deficiency and excess‚ which is well thought out‚ logical‚ and practical. One example would be relatable to my prospective future occupation of teaching. When creating curriculum and instruction‚ the teacher must consider differentiation for all students. In short‚ this means taking into account all of the diverse learning styles
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biotechnical process of cloning. Among the arguments presented‚ some were persuasive‚ and some were not. With anything in life‚ there are flaws‚ and that is the case with cloning. The topic of cloning presents many issues against cloning‚ for one to think about to form an opinion on the subject. The first argument that is presented revolves around the safety of cloning. Many people are concerned with how safe cloning is for the environment. The next argument deals with the morality of cloning. People
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I do not think the argument presented by Berkeley is a valid one. For an argument to be valid‚ it must be true that if all the premises are true then the conclusion is true. If all the premises are not true then the conclusion will be false‚ making the argument invalid. The first premise we are presented with states that we perceive ordinary objects. This premise is true because people have
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I can safely say your arguments are flawed and you resort to name-calling and insults instead of providing evidence for claims‚ Yes you can safely say there is a little green man called Jeff who rules your life too‚ that’s because you are a new atheist isn’t it. Now what you must understand is when debating with me I do not take atheistic statements as statements of fact‚ but as statements of an ideology. I have given the evidence it’s just an attempt was made to refute it with talk of aliens
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De La Salle University Arguments on Artificial Intelligence Niccolo Marcus T. Defiesta INTFILO V24 Dr. Noelle Leslie Submitted on August 27‚ 2014 What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? By definition‚ AI is the intelligence exhibited or exercise of though by a machine or software. Philosophically‚ the most important question is “Can a machine really think”? This question goes beyond the realms of science because there are religious‚ legal‚ and ethical implications with the concept of AI.
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