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On Frank Jackson’s argument against Physicalism Length: 4-5 pages double-spaced. Jackson, in his essay “What Mary Didn’t Know”, argues that Physicalism, the view that only physical things exist and that all facts are physical facts. This view is important because if everything is physical, then, the mental is also physical. That means our minds are physical, our thoughts are physical, our feelings are physical.The philosopher David Armstrong is a Physicalist. He accepts that everything that exists is physical and that all facts are physical facts. So he accepts that the mind is physical, our thoughts are physical and that our feelings are physical.Jackson rejects Physicalism. For him, certain things are non-physical. His case involving Mary is supposed to show that certain things are nonphysical. They are distinctly mental, e.g., what coldness feels like and what the color red looks like.Your assignment here is to raise an objection to Jackson’s argument. The paper should have 5 sections.Part I: Introduction For this section, introduce what your paper will be about. It is about Physicalism—the view that the only things that exist are physical things and that all facts are physical facts—and Jackson’s argument that Physicalism is false. State: A: What Physicalism is B: That Jackson, in his paper “What Mary Didn’t Know”, argues that Physicalism must be false C: You will be raising an objection to his argumentPart II: Thesis In this section, state exactly what you will be arguing for. You will be arguing that Jackson’s argument is unsound.Part III: Exposition In this section, provide a complete and accurate presentation of Jackson’s argument. Write out each premise of the argument. Then, provide detailed discussion of each of the premises. Keep in mind, Jackson’s argument is supposed to show that Physicalism is false. So, in order to appreciate his argument, you must have full grasp of what Physicalism is.State the case concerning Mary. How is this case supposed to show that Physicalism is false?Be sure to do this section well. If you hope to raise a serious objection to Jackson’s argument, you must first fully and accurately understand and represent it.Part IV: Criticism In this section, you should: Raise an objection to Jackson’s argument. Then, provide a response to your objection on Jackson’s behalf. If Jackson were made aware of your objection to his argument, what would he say in response? Then, provide a response to his response.Part V: Conclusion Tell us one thing the reader is supposed to have learned from having read your paper.

The argument has been made that the increase in sexual assault in the military should have been expected as more women entered the military. Some pundits (including some women) have said that this is evidence we should decrease the roles of women in the military, and others have said that the presence of women can compromise a mission because men will “naturally” want to protect the women, perhaps at the cost of the mission. What do you make of this seeming contradiction? Should we expect assault or caretaking of women by men in the military? What other explanations could there be? Is this an example of victim-blaming?

In HBR’s 10 Must Reads chapter, Why Should Anyone be Led by You, the authors argue that inspirational leaders share four unexpected qualities. What are they and what connection do you see between each of them and some of the leadership topics we have studies so far?CHOOSE ONE OF THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS FROM THE BOOK. FOR EXAMPLE, AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP AND EXPLAIN WHY IN ABOUT 450 WORDS.IMPORTANT: MUST BE HIGHLY CONNECTED TO THE CHAPTER YOU CHOOSE FOR THE LEADERSHIP SKILL.

theoriesWhat are the 5 components of culture in sociology?What is cultural theory in sociologyWhat are cultural particularities

Requirements: From the many topics we will cover in class, choose two (one per paper) that were especially meaningful to you. Write profusely about your personal experience with the musical practices you chose, explaining why you chose them, why and how you feel connected to them, and what do you think they mean to the people who practice them. Enrich your narrative with relevant quotes, sources, and information, but really focus on describing and analyzing your personal experience, striving to make a convincing, strong argument. If you consider it relevant, compare the practices you chose with other musical practices you know and/or participate in. Discuss how and why those practices are important to you and how do you think they compare to the ones we studied in class. The final paper is expected to be about a topic from Weeks 6 to 10. The essays should be at least 7 pages long, doubled spaced, but longer texts are encouraged.

Choose a situation you consider to be an ethical dilemma, either in your personal life or in public discourse. For example, a personal dilemma could be “should I go to this party during covid?” or a public dilemma could look like “should vaccines be required?” Pick a topic you find interesting so that you enjoy writing this paper! The topic is up to you. Set up your “dilemma” clearly and concisely so that the bulk of your paper can be about the philosopher’s response and your response.Once you have decided on your topic, pick ONE ethical approach (Kant, Caso, or Care ethics) and tell us what they would do in your chosen situation.Next, tell us how you would personally respond. Do you agree with the philosopher you chose? What will you do in this situation? Is it easy to follow the ethical approach you chose?Here are the sections in your paper:Ethical Dilemma. You pick the topic.One philosopher’s response.Your response to the ethical dilemma and to the philosopher.If you use an outside source, please cite it and include it at the end of your paper. It does not have to be MLA, but consistent citing, like MLA or Chicago, is good practic

Cost Effectivess Analysis] In this question, you will be checking the math of a published paper:Mittman, N. et al. (2018). Cost-effectiveness of mammography from a publicly funded health care system perspective. CMAJ Open, 6(1), E77 – E86. Retrieved from http://cmajopen.ca/content/6/1/E77.fullI find this to be an excellent paper, and some of you may find it a very interesting and worthwhile read, but it’s not necessary to read the paper for this question. We’ll only be looking at Table 4 on p. E82:Table Description automatically generatedI’ve rewritten the table in a more convenient format for calculations, and provided it as an Excel spreadsheet for those of you who’d prefer to perform the necessary calculations right in Excel.You’ll be doing three things: checking for dominance and extended/weak dominance, using those results to determine which of these mutually-exclusive scenarios are on the cost-effectiveness frontier, and then using incremental cost-effectiveness analysis to select the preferred treatment under two possible cost-effectiveness thresholds.The rewritten table is below. You may use the shorter ‘Treatment’ (A,B, etc.) names instead of my longer scenario labels (No Screening, TRI5069, etc.).2.aa. In the table below, write whether each treatment is dominated or extended/weakly dominated. In the case of extended/weak dominance, list the pair of treatments by which the treatment is dominated. (e.g. ‘F and H’ for Treatment G, if it is weakly dominated by F and H.)If a treatment is NOT dominated or weakly dominated, leave the relevant cells blank. In the extreme case where no treatments are either dominated or weakly/extended dominated, this means the correct answer would be leaving all the cells blank.

What is the strongest argument in favor of using the categorical imperative (CI) for ethical decision-making in today’s pluralist society? What is the greatest weakness of CI in this regard? Cite your responses from the textbooks and other course materials

The purpose of this assessment exercise is twofold: firstly, it aims to get you to thinkcritically about several key issues raised in your readings and the accompanying lectures;secondly, it aims to get you to begin using the critical terminology you will haveencountered in your readings and the accompanying lectures. Thinking critically meansthinking in a way that demands and seeks clarity of ideas, precision with definitions, and anunderstanding of key presuppositions.Presuppositions are in many ways the most important focus of what critical thinking entailsbecause it essentially demands that we interrogate what we take for granted, i.e. that whichwe don’t think about but nonetheless think with. Critiques of ‘white privilege’, ‘gender bias’,‘homophobia’ and so on are all critiques of presuppositions, assumptions that are madeabout the world that aren’t factored into thought. When we think or say, ‘that’s no job for awoman’ (as people have said in the past about a range of professions) we are presupposinga set intrinsic limits and restrictions relating to our understanding of what being a womanentails. Overturning those assumptions has been a century long labour of critical thinkingand activism.Taking that same critical mindset of refusing to accept assumptions at face value, your taskwith the following questions is to write short critical responses (250 words per question)that address the critical issues they raise. I have added a brief outline of the issues that Ithink these questions raise, but you should feel free to add your own, and to respondselectively (ie I don’t expect you to respond to all the issues).Please note the word limit: 250 words per topic (max of 1000 words in total for all 4 topicscombined).Week 2 Australia Day What social and cultural purpose does Australia Day serve?Issues to consider:• According to Stuart Hall culture is a binding agent.• What does Hobsbawm say about the purpose of invented traditions?• According to Anderson, what is required to sustain imagined communities?• Can Australia be considered cosmopolitan?Week 3 The BeachThe beach is a space where Australian identity is performed?Issues to consider:• According to Goffman, all social roles and identities are performed.• Moreton-Robinson argues that Australian culture celebrates the beach as a ‘white’space, thus ignoring and obscuring Indigenous Peoples’ use of the beach.• The beach is a gendered space.• The beach is both a cultural and natural space.Week 4 AquariumsDoes the aquarium commodify nature?Issues to consider:• The aquarium is a business.• Even that which appears nature, such as the clarity of the water, isn’t.• Aquariums offer edutainment.• The species on display reflect cultural choices (e.g., Nemo)Week 5 MobilityThe various ‘lockdowns’ put in place in response to Covid-19 reveal the degree to whichmobility is a central fact of contemporary life.• In the intimate sphere, mobility challenges our understanding of what it means to bein a relationship.• We depend on the movement of objects for our lifestyle.• We enjoy the mobility of tastes – we enjoy Japanese food, for example, without everhaving to go to Japan.• Mobility is an issue of justice.

write 2 pages answering these questionsGUIDELINES:For your paper, you will answer the authors’ question on page 398 of “Leadership for a Better World”: “How can I apply the social change model as a guide for initiating and sustaining positive social change?”To answer this well, you will need to draw upon your discussions, readings, and community experience over the course of the term.To get started, think about the readings and experiences that were most challenging for you. Write down what was challenging and how you overcame those challenges. Those places are often where we have the most to learn.All of the readings address the importance of developing self-awareness to be effective leaders. This essay is an opportunity to establish a practice of introspection and critical self-awareness. Use both your personal story telling voice as well as your academic voicEvery observation should be connected to one of the seven “C”s. (change, citizenship, collaboration, common purpose, congruence, commitment and controversy with civility).Remember when using quotes it is not enough to place them into the middle or at the end of a paragraph. You must explain to the reader why you think the quote supports your idea (i.e., what does the quote mean to you?).Finally, be sure to end with why what you are saying matters. What do you want the reader to take away from your paper?