should focus,roughly,the first half of the paper on summarizingthe authors argumentthat you are going to be interacting with in your paper.The second half will be an evaluation of the content discussed in the first half. The paper should demonstrate a thorough understanding of the authors argument and include carefully reasoned arguments in defense of the students point of view. The paper should also make as many connections as possible to course materials, including quotes from the book(s), as well as from other essays and articles when relevant

In this module/week, we have been discussing arguments for the existence of God, as well as the chief argument against God the problem of evil. (It is assumed you have read ch. 13 in Dew & Gould before beginning this assignment.) In this essay, you will consider three additional articles related to the problem of evil in theism:

The Absurdity of Life without God, by Craig

Suffering: Richard Dawkins Contra Jesus, by Thomas

The Plight of the New Atheism: A Critique (only pages 822823), by Habermas



Your assignment is to read these three items and then write an essay of at least 600 words (in current MLA, APA, or Turabian format). While you are free to quote from sources, and you must cite at minimum the 3 above readings, quotations will not count towards the minimum word count. Your essay must address each of the questions below:



Compare and contrast the three readings: what are some philosophical similarities and differences?<

read all this and then write a thought about some topic thats addressed somewhere in that book.



                  The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus


                                                      Book II.

1. Say this to yourself in the morning: Today I shall have to do with meddlers, with the ungrateful, with the insolent, with the crafty, with the envious and the selfish. All these vices have beset them, because they know not what is good and what is evil. But I have considered the nature of the good, and found it beautiful: I have beheld the nature of the bad, and found it ugly. I also understand the nature of the evil-doer, and know that he is my brother, not because he shares with me the same blood or the same seed, but because he is a partak

Instructions
Return to the topic you chose in the week three assignment. Articulate a specific dilemma in a situation faced by a particular person based on that topic. The situation can be real or fictional.

Summarize the dilemma.
Define any needed key terms associated with the dilemma.
Analyze the conflicts or controversies involved in the dilemma.
Revise and rewrite based on any feedback you received in your previous draft (week three). Reference and discuss any professional code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for nurses, etc.  State whether and how your chosen topic involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties or conflicts between loyalty to self and loyalty to a community or nation.

What in your view is the most moral thing for that person to do in that dilemma? Why is that the most moral thing? Use moral values and logical reasoning to justify your answer

Next, apply the follo

Analyzing Reasoning on Both Sides



This final writing assignment allows you to present an analysis of the best reasoning on each side of your issue. In the process, you will get to demonstrate some of the key skills you have learned during this course. In particular, you will demonstrate the ability to create high-quality arguments on both sides of an issue, to support your reasoning with scholarly sources, and to provide a fair analysis of the strength of the reasoning on each side. Use the same topic as you did on your previous papers and make sure to incorporate any relevant feedback you got from the instructor on your previous writing assignments. For an example of how to complete this paper, take a look at the Week 5 Example paper (in the classroom).

Your paper must include the following sections, clearly labeled:

Introduction
Introduce readers to your topic; include a brief preview of what you will accomplish in this paper. (approximately 150 wo

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 11(the elements of moral philosophy)
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post Instructions
In week three, we were looking at rights ethics with regards to Locke. As a reminder, Locke said we have inalienable rights to life, liberty, and property. It is immoral to violate them. Many think we have more rights than those listed by Locke. Some even think we have a right to health care. That means it is the duty of the state to provide each citizen with their medical needs.

Rights theory says to respect the entitlements we have. If a right is inalienable, it cannot truly be violated ethically even with our consent. We have basic needs. Rights are something beyond needs. They are what we should be authorized to have. We are due what we have a right to. That is not always the case with need. For example, we need food, but people often

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 11(the elements of moral philosophy)
Lesson
Minimum of 2 scholarly sources

Instructions
Develop, in detail,  a situation in which a health care worker might be confronted with ethical problems related to patients and prescription drug use OR patients in a state of poverty.

Each scenario must be original to you and this assignment. It cannot be from the discussion boards in this class or any other previous forum.
Articulate (and then assess) the ethical solutions that can found using "care" (care-based ethics) and "rights" ethics to those problems.
Assessment must ask if the solutions are flawed, practicable, persuasive, etc.
What health care technology is involved in the situation? What moral guidelines for using that kind of healthcare technology should be used there? Explore such guidelines also using utilitarianism, Kantian deontology, ethical eg

I have a test that's going to be issued at 7pm and is due by 8:30. I would like to have the paper by like 8:20 so I can add my name and review it please. There are 6 philosophy questions, which I don't have yet, and each question just needs a decent paragraph-long answer. We are supposed to have 10 minutes per question, but I received some extra time. I need someone who knows about these people (the questions are about their views if I'm correct): Sartre, Socrates, Plato. Some of the topics we have covered are : Sartre on freedom, mind vs body, god and value, meaning and the afterlife, Socrates on the good life. It willed be turned in using a site that checks plagiarism, so I really need someone who can write about this in their own words.

Directions for Case Study Analysis


(1600 word minimum) in-depth analysis of a particular set of issues emerging from a specific case (provided by instructor).  This includes recognizing the specific moral questions and/or dilemma(s), identifying the relevant ethical principles/rules, and providing a set of concrete recommendations.  Thus, it should include these three components: 


(I)  Statement of the Problem(s):

What are the moral questions that this case presents? (e.g., What are the ethical issues at stake?  What are the moral dilemmas/tensions?) You do not need to provide the various details of the case - you can assume the reader is familiar with these. Once you have identified the range of possible moral questions, which one is central to the case?   

(II) Resolution(s) to the Problem(s):

First, provide answers to the central ethical question identified in (i) above.  Second, attempt to d

Respond to two of the following three options 800+ words total:

Do you prefer the experiential mode of the Gospel of Thomas, the mystical mode of the Eastern Church, or the more familiar Roman Catholic and/or Protestant versions of Christianity? Which do you think best represents the spirit of the Gospel reading (and perhaps also St. Paul's First Corinthians?)

Compare the Gospel of Thomas to the Tao Te Ching.

Do you think that there is a need for a personal God or Gods? You might compare some or all content to date to Christianity. We have seen a connection at a personal level (in varying degrees) in Christianity, in Greece, in Judaism, and in Shinto. Taoism and Confucianism are great contrasts -- perhaps Native American spirituality too (but perhaps not.)

SOURCES:

Christianity: The Early Church and the Eastern Orthodox. Reading: "Christianity" from Smith's text.

and

Audio: Interview with Elaine Pagles (good introduction to the Gospel