Briefly state the differences between relativism and the dialectical method. Who do you think is correct, the sophists or Socrates and Plato? Both? Neither? Explain

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1 REFLECTION: Briefly
state the differences between relativism and the dialectical method. Who do you
think is correct, the sophists or Socrates and Plato? Both? Neither? Explain
your answer.
2 REFLECTION:Assess
Plato’s theory of the Forms from Aristotle’s standpoint. Is Aristotle correct?
Give good reasons for your answer.
3 REFLECTION:Briefly
summarize Aquinas’ argument from change, the first of his five ways. Apply one
of d’Ailly’s objections to the argument. Do you agree with d’Ailly that human
reason is limited regarding proofs of the existence of God? Explain your
answer.
4 REFLECTION:Hobbes,
Locke, and Berkeley each write about the human will. After researching those
passages, briefly state whether each philosopher think the will is free or
determined. In your opinion, who is correct? Explain your answer.
5 REFLECTION: Describe
what Hume means when he says that reason is the slave of the passions. Do you
agree with Hume that passion- in other words, sentiment- motivates people to
act morally and that reason is enslaved to those passions? Explain your answer.
6 REFLECTION: Kant
thinks that everyone has a duty to act from respect for the moral law by
obeying the supreme principle of morality. Kant thinks therefore that there is
never a right to lie. If you agree with Kant, state why you think he is
correct. If Kant is incorrect, give an example that shows that Kant’s
possession is absurd, in other words, that, in at least one instance, telling
the truth would do more harm than good.
7 REFLECTION: Think
of present-day Western culture: films, movies, advertisement. Do you see
progress in the attempt to end what Wollstonecraft calls ‘sexual virtues’? Do
you think instead that things are as bad as or worse than what Wollstonecraft
is wrong to claim the existence of ‘sexual virtues’ to begin with? Give
examples to explain your answer.
8 REFLECTION: Decide
on and write down a plan for how to justify your life by undertaking a
meaningful project with others; support your plan by drawing from Simone de
Beauvoir’s though.

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