Assignment:
Philosophy questions:
1. Know the major philosophical objections to relying on Divine Command Theory.
2. How might one respond to the claim we are all hardwired to be egoists? Use examples in your explanation.
3. What are some of the main problems for utilitarianism in general?
4. Give a detailed explanation of Rawl's "veil of ignorance" thought experiment, and what it was designed to show.
5. What was the argument made in the reading that the Bible does not appear to promote Cartesian dualism, despite it being the most popular view among Christians today? What view of the mind and body do the authors of your textbook claim the Bible actually promotes?
6. Use Gilbert Ryle's notion of a "category mistake" to critique the idea that the "mind" is anything more than just the sum total of the various mental properties we already talk about, such as thoughts and feelings and sensations.
7. Explain the idea that technology may not give you more choices, just different choices, using two examples not given in the lecture.
8. What did Max mean by making the claim that this could also be characterized as the age of missing information? Illustrate with two of your own examples.