What does the “overman” represent ? What way of life does this figure signal and try to teach us about today? How would the overman’s point of view represent a difference from Platonism and Christianity?

Response to this thread does absolutely not need to answer all of my questions!
Remember to post a contribution of at least 200 words.
Questions on Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra:
1. Nietzsche, we could say, even though he represents an atheistic point of view, agrees with Plato and Augustine in the basic characterization of a two-world metaphysics. In what way does Nietzsche follow their characterization of this form of thought? How does he also represent a critique of two-world metaphysics?
2. Explain the metaphorical meaning of the three main symbols in section 1 of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, especially as these symbols relate to metaphysics, Plato, and Christianity: The cave, going under, and the sun.
3. Zarathustra encounters an “old saint” in section 2. What point of view does the old saint represent, and how does Zarathustra depart from or dispute that point of view? And, most importantly, what does Zarathustra mean when he says, with reference to his conversation with the old saint, “God is dead!”?
4. What does the “overman” represent ? What way of life does this figure signal and try to teach us about today? How would the overman’s point of view represent a difference from Platonism and Christianity? Why can we call the point of view of the overman, his adherence to “the meaning of the earth” , something like what is sometimes referred to as existentialism?
5. Do you agree with Nietzsche’s basic characterization of Christianity as implying hatred of life ? Why or why not?

What do you take to be the strongest objection to property dualism from either Churchland or Bennett, and does it work?

Moral philosophy and Philosophy of Mind

Moral Philosophy -Answer one of the following:

1. Critically assess the theory of emotivism.

2. Is quasi-realism able to explain and justify “realist-sounding” language?

3. What is Mackie’s argument from queerness? Is it persuasive?

4. Should we accept an error theory about morality?

Philosophy of mind – Essay question: DUALISM: Address ONE of the following two questions:

(a) Can the Knowledge Argument and/or the Zombie Argument withstand the Phenomenal Concept Strategy response?

(b) What do you take to be the strongest objection to property dualism from either Churchland or Bennett, and does it work?

Identify the main ideas or claims in the article and why they are reasons to believe the conclusion or thesis . Then explain these things in your own words, as if to someone thinking about these ideas for the first time.

First Draft for essay (O’Connor Misinformation)

In the first draft, you’ll analyze and explain an argument of your choice (the Introduction paper and article are attached. the first draft should:

Explain the argument of a text

This is similar to summarizing the article, but you aren’t just describing or paraphrasing every piece of the article step by step. Instead, you should identify the main ideas or claims in the article and why they are reasons to believe the conclusion or thesis . Then explain these things in your own words, as if to someone thinking about these ideas for the first time.

There are multiple good ways to explain an argument. Students may focus their explanations on different parts of the same argument and both have good papers.

In Philosophical writing, we discuss what a claim means, whether it is true, and what reasons/evidence we have to think it is true or false. We typically do not evaluate or explain an argument based on its style, tone, or rhetoric.

Discuss what you think about the text’s argument .

riefly explain what utilitarian ethics is and the process one would go through to make a decision based on utilitarian principles.

Utilitarian Ethics and Decision Making

1. Briefly explain what utilitarian ethics is and the process one would go through to make a decision based on utilitarian principles.
2. Looking at decision–making in the public safety realm, in what type of decision might utilitarian principles yield the best results or, at very least, be necessitated by the situation?
3. Finally, how broadly are people assigned stakeholder status in a public safety utilitarian decision?
4. Could you and your family be stakeholders or would you, and by extension them, be excluded from stakeholder status because you “signed up for the job?”
5. In other words, as a public servant, should what is “good” for you be part of the calculation?

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bentham–project/about–jeremy–bentham/auto–icon
https://www.equip.org/article/ethics–theories–utilitarianism–vs–deontological–
ethics/
https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics–resources/ethical–decision–making/calculating–
consequences–the–utilitarian–approach/
https://www.utilitarianism.net/types–of–utilitarianism#the–definition–of–
utilitarianism

 Is killing animals, or making them suffer, for human ends morally defensible?

You will be asked to do one term research paper of a length between 8 to 10 double-spaced, word-processed pages — during the course. A title page is NOT required. With the exception of Abortion, you can choose any Essay Title in the Syllabus as the topic for your paper. The paper must show evidence of individual thought and must both be properly documented and have a complete bibliography.

As this is a research paper, it must demonstrate your ability to find and employ an appropriate range of sources critically and effectively. As for the number of sources, a rule of thumb is to include at least five professional, bona fide , philosophic sources.  You can use sources from the extensive bibliography in my Syllabus, class texts, and readings.

Is killing animals, or making them suffer, for human ends morally defensible?

Compare and contrast Divine Command Theory and Natural Law ethics. Which is more suited to universal moral laws in contemporary American society? Explain.

Use video and material provided only answer one question Using the text and online resources in this module, summarize any video, and respond to one of the following focused questions in at least 500 words.
Focused Questions:

1. Summarize the pros and cons for Ethical Relativism and Ethical Absolutism. What distinctions can be made between descriptive and normative ethics in the arguments for relativism?
2. Summarize the pros and cons for Ethical Egoism and Ethical Altruism. What distinctions can be made between descriptive and normative ethics in the arguments for egoism?
3. Compare and contrast Divine Command Theory and Natural Law ethics. Which is more suited to universal moral laws in contemporary American society? Explain.
3.Using the online resources, describe either the Metaethics of Nietzsche or Civil Disobedience exemplified through Gandhi and King.
hthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5vxabBmyywtps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOoffXFpAlU

What will the captain do if he chooses Utilitarianism and if he chooses Deontology? what would you do in his place? Why?

Utilitarianism or deontology

The captain of a boat is smuggling a family of refugees from Nazi Germany. A German naval boat comes alongside the captain’s boat and an officer asks if there are any refugees aboard. If the captain says “yes,” the Nazi officer may come aboard and shoot them. If the captain says “no” he will, in all likelihood, continue on his way and leave the captain and refugees alone. What will the captain do if he chooses Utilitarianism and if he chooses Deontology? what would you do in his place? Why?