Category: Writing

Please begin by reading Bertrand Russell’s “The Value of Philosophy.” (https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~drkelly/RussellValuePhilosophy1912.pdf Links to an external site.)  What does Russell contend is the value of philosophy?  Is he correct in his assertion?  Do Russell’s views reflect the views of Socrates and Plato?  Specifically, how does Russell’s ‘practical man’ compare to the prisoners in Plato’s Cave?  How do Russell’s ideas compare to Socrates’ argument that the unexamined life is not worth living?  Please use examples to illustrate the philosophers’ arguments.  It is strongly suggested that students use at least two quotes/examples from the lecture notes on the value of philosophy Download value of philosophy to illustrate/reinforce what Russell, Socrates, and Plato are saying.

Consider two sets of data: The average difference between the numbers in Set 1 is ‘X’ and the average difference between the numbers in Set 2 is ‘X times three.’ The difference just described between both sets pertains to each set’s ______

2. a) What is the significance of the quote “It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied…It is better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied…” Who said it and in what ways does this quote play a role in his philosophy (there are various).
b) What are some reasons people might resort to pursuing the nearer, more easily attained pleasures (especially the person who knows both sides)?
c) What does this quote mean to how you see yourself and to your life?

According to the Mind/Brain Identity Theory, do mentalistic terms like “belief” or “pain” compete with physical terms like “neuronal impulse” or “synaptic cleft”? Should we aim to preserve the use of both mental terms and physical terms? Why or why not?
Source: Elliott Sober,
Core Questions in Philosophy
, 7th Edition (Routledge, 2020)

BUSINESS ETHICS:
Can a morally upright person be successful in business? Explain extensively
Should ads directed at children be banned by the government? Support your answer
For you, what is the best way to handle office politics? Elaborate your answer
Cite a situation where you had a conflict of interest with someone. (something a student can relate to/ does not need to be related in business). How did you handle it?
If you were the head of a company, would you encourage the practice of whistleblowing among your employees? Explain extensively

Review each of these court cases.  How did each case contribute to the creation of special education in today’s school?
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Brown v. Board of Education
, 347 U.S. 483 (1954). URL: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/347/483
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Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens (PARC) v. Pennsylvania
, (1972),343 F. Supp., 279 (E.D. PA 1972).
URL: http://www.pilcop.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/PARC-Consent-Decree.pdf
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Mills v. Board of Education
, 348 F. Supp. 866 (D.D.C. 1972). URL: http://www.clearinghouse.net/chDocs/public/ED-DC-0002-0005.pdf

B. First put each of the following syllogisms into standard form, and identify its mood and figure Then use the rules to determine whether it is valid or invalid. If it is invalid, state the rule that it violates.
1. It’s obvious that Tom has something to hide. He pled the Fifth Amendment in court last week; people with things to hide always plead the Fifth.
2. Protestant churches do not accept the authority of the pope. Since the United Church of Christ does not accept the pope’s authority, it must be a Protestant Church.
3. Some of the students in this class are freshmen, and of course no freshman will graduate this year. So, none of the students in this class will graduate this year.

In what way is Meno’s first definition of virtue is self-serving? Meno’s definition comes from thinking for himself. O Meno gives a
definition that makes himself look good and Socrates look bad Meno desires the truth and the virtue of a nobleman is to have knowledge. Meno
desires power and the virtue of a man is to manage public affairs.

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Medical ethics
1. You are a male doctor and a female patient comes to your clinic wearing revealing clothes.
She comes up very close to the doctor and starts asking personal questions in a seductive
tone.
What would be the appropriate response?
2. You are a female doctor sitting in your clinic and a male patient entered your clinic in not
suitable clothes and became very close to you and starts asking personal questions in a
seductive tone.
What should you do?
3. 41. An adult patient in a medical ward may started to insist to be examined by one particular
doctor, feels that the same doctor comes to his bed first and wants to spend longer time in the
company of the same doctor. The doctor, on account of his physical appearance, mannerism,
or personality qualities, reminds the patient of his or her father. This is can be explained by
the phenomenon of:
4. Patient is going for serious surgery and he was informed about the mortality rate. He was
conscious but not fully oriented GCS is 13. Patient came out of the surgery in vegetative
stage. Patient’ son tells the treating team that his father told him before surgery; that he
would never want to be “kept alive like a vegetable”. The term “vegetable” should be
understood by the doctor to mean:
5. A 62-year-old man who just had tumor biopsy of the thalamus showing Glioblastoma. As you
went out of the OR you saw his brother in the hall, and he begs you not to tell his father
because the knowledge would kill him even faster. A family conference to discuss the
prognosis is already scheduled for later that afternoon.
What is the best way for the doctor to handle this situation?
6. You operated 46 years old patient for removal of large ICH, patient remained in coma, three
days later patient arrested any died in ICU, you were there. As you are going out of the ICU,
Patient’s wife rushed to you in the hospital corridor, asking about her husband. What should
you do?
7. You were on call and received a family involved in RTA, husband was in Coma, GCS 5, suffers
large right fronto parietal epidural hematoma, the sun 18 years old suffers moderate head
injury, GCS is 12, no neurological deficit but confused, the wife has pneumothorax, in agony
and short breath, fully conscious and neurologically intact. You decided to send the patient to
the Operating room, who should sign the consent?
8. The classification of patients as, intellectually subnormal, or confused, may put ethical
consideration on:
9. In cases of triage or emergency prioritization situation certain roles, codes and policies are
based on clinical, scientific and ethical merits. One of the following answers is not relevant to
a physician’s decision of prioritization (who should go first in)?
10. An Adult, fully conscious and oriented patient with advanced renal cancer, expressed clearly
his wish verbally to his treating doctor, not to receive any neither chemotherapy nor
resuscitation and prefer to die in peace. Few days later that patient became unconscious. The
patient’s family requested to give the patient chemotherapy.
What should you do if you recognize a conflict between the known verbal wishes of a patient
and the decision of his family?

In Plato’s ideal city, the class that has the job of making the laws is the ________________________________..
In Plato’s ideal city, the class that enforces the laws and defends the city is the _______________________________.
In Plato’s ideal city, the largest class is the ________________________________.
In the ideal city of the
Republic
, the rulers govern based on their knowledge of ______________________________________.
In the ideal city, justice is ____________________________________.
Before he is able to say that justice as discovered in the city is relevant to individuals, Socrates must argue that the person consists of ___________________________________.
Plato tells the story of Leontius, in which Leontius yells at his eyes, to show that a person has to _________________________________ the rule of reason over desire.
In Plato’s view, a just soul is one that possesses _________________________________________.
The distinction of parts within a thing resolves the ________________________ of a contradiction by showing what is required for opposing claims to be true of the same thing.
Use Word bank in fill in banks
psychic harmony—
wisdom—
the  Forms—
parts—
citizens—
specialization—
self-contradictory—
rulers—
auxiliaries—
producers—
perfect—
enforce—
wealthy–
appearance