Due Date: May 9th @ 10a (submit electronically, either via Angel dropbox or by email to the instructor)
In this 3-4 page, typed paper reflect on any of the following questions (i.e. you should choose only one to answer). You can provide a narrative paper (in which you clearly talk about your experience), a critical approach (in which you critique and suggest), a persuasive strategy or another style of delivery. What matters in this paper is that in your answer you provide a comprehensive, thoughtful, and detailed response:
1. Socrates argues that justice is health to the soul and provides a full basis for living the good life. Descartes argues that we can be perfect by aligning our wills with our intellectual levels of understanding. What is your conception of "the good life"?
2. To what extent does modern science and technology take into account the epistemological considerations raised by Descartes and Hume? That is, aren't we coming to a greater understanding of the universe and will one day have a relatively complete knowledge of it or are we hopelessly unable to reach such a standpoint? Is there a third alternative here?
3. How have our philosophers shown you either adequate ways to answer this question or insufficient bases for answering it: Does God/gods exist?
4. Address your own question that has been raised for you in this course and provide in this paper some kind of an answer to that question. For this option, submit your question to the instructor no later than Tuesday, May 3, at 930a.
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