Philosophy Answers

(2) Describe Zeno's dichotomy paradox as clearly and as precisely as you can. You should list the various steps (premises) in Zeno's argument leading to the conclusion that motion is impossible.

(3) Do you think Zeno is wrong in claiming that motion is impossible?
If you think he is wrong, where do you think his reasoning goes wrong? Does he rely on premises that are false? If so, which ones?
If you think he is right, discuss why each premise in his reasoning is true.

(4) What is the "mathematical solution" to Zeno's paradox? (Hint: think of the sequence 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 ...). Does this mathematical solution make sense from a physical point of view?

(5) Describe Thomson's lamp paradox (Hint: this is discussed in the middle of the video on Supertasks). Do you have a solution to Thomson's lamp paradox? Explain.

(6) Are we wasting our time thinking about these paradoxes? Explain.

QUESTION 7
What does King think about the future?
a. It is merely an article of faith that the future will be better than the present.
b. It is important and reasonable to have faith for the future, but progress isn't inevitable.

Dialectical materialism ensures that a better state is inevitable.
d. He's generally pessimistic about change.

What is the most immediate) goal of nonviolent resistance?
a. Friendship
b. Humiliation
c.Victory
d. Peace
QUESTION 6
What does King think about love?
a. All love requires preferring one person over another.
b.All love must be reciprocal.
c.All love must be universal.
d. There is a kind of love that ought to be universal, but it's not the only kind of love.

What does Leibniz ultimately think justice is?
a. Following God's commands
b. The result of a social contract
c.The advantage of the stronger
d. The charity of the wise
QUESTION 4
What is King's attitude toward Marxism?
a. Generally in favor, though it has some flaws.
b. Unequivocally in favor.
c.Unequivocally opposed.
d. Generally opposed, but it containst
QUESTION 5

Allegory of the cave: Give an original example from our world of mistaking shadows for reality, making sure that the example parallels the allegory in at least some respects. The example can involve a single person, or a whole group of people.

Why is the ‘restrictive’ moral code of Catholicism internally inconsistent, according to Goldman?

The two most important questions we need answers to from Kant are these: (1) What does it look like when an act is inconsistent with Duty (i.e. an act which can't be a Universal law)? and (2) What does it look like when an act is inconsistent with treating a being as an End-in-Itself (i.e. an act which violates a being's Autonomy).

Should people be afraid of dying?

How does life’s meaning emerge from the concept of death

What is the essence of technology