Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 7, 8 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook – for historical/political influences) Initial Post Instructions Choose one of the literary...
Question: Discuss and evaluate the reasons Socrates gives for not escaping jail even though he had ample opportunity to do so. What is the nature of the "social contract" here that Socrates is following? Answer: Socrates, as we know in our previous...
Discuss John Rawls' idea of the "Veil of Ignorance" and evaluate how it is said to establish a fair distribution of wealth. What is the purpose of the "veil" and what is it supposed to accomplish?
Question: In Meditation V, Descartes proffers an ontological argument for God's existence. Assess that argument and determine if you find it convincing. Then discuss if this argument is enough for him to claim in the last paragraph of Meditation VI,...
Question: Why doesn't Descartes simply determine what's real by looking around him and using his sense experience? What is the reason he felt he needed to adopt radical skepticism, and do you feel he is successful? Be sure to use...
In Meditation V, Descartes proffers an ontological argument for God's existence. Assess that argument and determine if you find it convincing. Then discuss if this argument is enough for him to claim in the last paragraph of Meditation VI,...