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Category: philosophy

Philosophy Conundrums

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on April 16, 2020 Posted in philosophy

Philosophy Conundrums  1.  There are people on the streets without shelter; the government owns many vacant houses no one wants to buy. Should the government let these people live in these houses?  2. There is a book in the library …

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Can Machines Think?

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on April 15, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Can machines think?

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Pollution Solution

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 29, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Write a letter to an MP or MLA to urge better pollution control.

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Giving Up Personal Freedoms

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 29, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Name some examples of people giving up personal freedoms in a time of war. Can you think of an instance when this can become problematic?

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Human Nature

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 29, 2011 Posted in philosophy

What is your view of human nature? Do you think that there is such a thing as human nature? Explain.

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State of Nature in LOTF

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 29, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Read Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Do you think Golding is suggesting that the state of nature is more like Hobbes’ than it is Locke’s? How would you organize society if you were one of the stranded boys?

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Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 29, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Watch the movie Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985), directed by George Miller. How does this movie envision the state of nature?

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Bad Things, Good People

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 29, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Describe something bad that happened to a good person you know. Do you think it happened for a reason? Is life supposed to be fair or unfair? Explain.

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Livestrong Lance Armstrong

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 29, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Investigate the Lance Armstrong Livestrong Foundation. Write a post promoting their mission.

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Suffering Around the World

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 29, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Watch/read the world news and make a list of the suffering around the world. Create a post in your blog detailing issues of suffering around the world.

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Solutions to Suffering

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 28, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Interview a local priest or minister about the problem of suffering. Write a speech providing solutions to the problem.

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Dear God

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 28, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Listen to the song Dear God by XTC. What do you think it is trying to say? Dear God, XTC

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Time Bandits

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 28, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Watch the movie Time Bandits (1981) by Terry Gilliam. Do you think humor is a good way to deal with the problem of suffering?

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Suffering Makes You Stronger

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 28, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Write a short story to test the claim that suffering makes you stronger.

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Change Is Within You

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 28, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Describe a change you have noticed in yourself lately. Do you think you discovered it buried deep in you all along or do you think you invented it? How could you prove it?

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Who Are You?

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 28, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Write a letter to a friend explaining who you think they really are?

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Autobiographical Story

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 24, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Write an autobiographical story that reveals who you really are.

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Does Essence Precede Existence?

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 24, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Watch three different biography programs on TV or video and write an essay, discussing whether they prove that essence precedes existence or the other way around.

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Who Are You?

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 24, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Write a letter to yourself describing who you want to be in one year and arrange for someone to mail it to you in one year.

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Record Your Dreams

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 24, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Start a record of your dreams. What do they tell you about who you are or who you want to be?

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The Meaning of Life

By Mr. D. Sader Posted on March 24, 2011 Posted in philosophy

Watch the movie, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life(1983), directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. Is there an argument in the humor?

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