Category: Philosophy

Directions
Please watch the video about Daniel Goleman Introduces Emotional Intelligence.
Daniel Goleman, who pioneered the field of emotional intelligence, applies EQ to workplace competency. When reviewing the video, think back to the parts of the assigned readings and lecture devoted to emotional intelligence.
As a result of watching the video and what you read in your assigned reading, in a 250-word essay, summarize in your own words what emotional intelligence is and how you believe this to be an asset in interactions with others, especially in the workplace.

This assignment is for an honors course known as Issues in Philosophy: self-interest, justice, and revolution.  please write an essay of 4 pages under this prompt:
TOPIC A: Tax Slaves and Wage Slaves 
Libertarians argue that taxing the rich to provide benefits (such as housing, health care, and higher education) for lower income Americans is an unjust appropriation of a person’s most human right — ownership of oneself and the fruits of one’s labor. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren orginally proposed a wealth tax of 2% on wealth between $50 million and $1 billion, and 3% tax on wealth above $1 billion. On November 1, 2019, Warren proposed an additional 3% surtax on wealth over $1 billion – bring the total annual rate to 6% on every dollar over $1 billion – which generates an additional $1 trillion in revenue. She argues that this tax would raise $3.75 trillion over the next 10 years. Senator Warren has claimed that even $2.75 trillion dollars could pay for the following: 
universal child care for every child age 0-5
universal pre-K for every 3 and 4 year old child 
raise wages for all child care workers and preschool teachers “to the professional levels that they deserve”
free tuition and fees for all public technical schools, 2-year colleges and 4-year colleges 
$50 billion for historically black colleges and universities
forgive student loan debt for 95% of those with such loan debt 
$100 billion over 10 years to combat opiod crisis 
down payments on a Green New Deal and Medicare for All 
Libertarians like Robert Nozick object that. atax of this kind is, in effect, a seizure of personal property. They also object to income taxes that are used to support programs, however commendable, that exceed the functions of a minimal state. The top U.S federal income tax bracket is now 37%, but even a tax rate of 33%, means that every third hour that a higher-earner works is appropriated by the state and may be spent on uses (like benefits for low-earners) to which the high-earner does not consent. From 1951-1963 the top income tax bracket in the U.S was over 90%. From the libertarian point of view, people who paid that rate were virtually economic slaves of the state. 
Critics of free market capitalism argue that it turns most people into “wage-slaves”. More and more people are driven by necessity to sell themselves daily and hourly to employers (if they can find them) who will purchase their labor cheaply and can fire them at will. As Marx’s collaborator, Friendrich Engels, explained it “The individual slave, property of one master, is assured an existence, however miserbale it may be, because of the master’s interest. The individual proleterian, property as it were of the entire bourgeois class which buys his labor only when someone has need of it, has no secure existence.” Today social safety net programs like Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, Public Housing, and Food Stamps (SNAP), provide a measure of protection for lower income Americans, but these programs exceed the functions of the minimal state. During economic recessions, some Americans have difficulty finding work and no appreciable savings to draw on. An illness in the family or economic challenges of old age can be devasting. 
What solution do you favor? Are you opposed to using taxes to redistribute wealth? Are you in favor of increasing taxes to ensure a decent standard of life for all members of society? Are you in favor of increasing taxes to ensure that everyone can afford benefits that Elizabeth Warren advocates? Are you in favor of more radical restrictions on the ownership of capital? Be sure to articulate and defend the principles on which your soluton is based. 
**please side with Elizabeth Warren for this paper**

I would like you to rewrite an essay (attached with this) so it isn’t the same but you can use the same ideas from it, writing it in a different way and adding some more words. Here is the prompt that was given to me by the professor to better assist you:
Writing Assignment 3: Philosophical Argument
Due: May 10, end of day
Assignment: In response to one of the prompts below develop an argumentative thesis and compose an argument to support your thesis, defending your thesis against at least one counterargument.
Requirements:
1500–2000 words
At the top of the page paste the prompt you have selected
An introduction to the problem being addressed
A clearly stated, argumentative, and plausible thesis
A well-reasoned and organized argument in support of the thesis
Consider at least one strong counterargument
Cite all references by page number using MLA, APA or Chicago format
Chicago citations of all class texts are at the bottom of this sheet
Prompts:
***if you would like to write on a prompt other than one offered here, or a modified version of one offered, get confirmation from the instructor on the exact wording of your prompt at least 5 days before the assignment is due
Compare Plato’s account of dialectic as the method of remembering and Descartes’ method of radical doubt. What, precisely, are the differences between these methods for arriving at knowledge and the corresponding visions of what knowledge is like? Using these two as examples, how does the idea of what knowledge is like affect the way we approach it?
Citations for course texts (given in Chicago style):
Descartes, Rene. First and Second Meditations. Edited by Jonathan Bennett, 2017.
Garfield, Jay. “Nāgārjuna’s Mūlamadhyamakakārikā: Chapter 24: Examination of the Four Noble Truths.” In Buddhist Philosophy: Essential Readings, by Jay Garfield and William Edelglass. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Kant, Immanuel. Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals. Edited by Jonathan Bennett, 2015.
Lugones, María. “Playfulness, ‘World’-Traveling, and Loving Perception.” In Pilgrimages/Peregrinajes: Theorizing Coalition Against Multiple Oppressions. Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.
Mackie, J. L. “The Subjectivity of Values.” In Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong. Penguin, 1991.
Mill, John Stuart. Utilitarianism. Edited by Jonathan Bennett, 2015.
Mills, Charles. “‘But What Are You Really?’ The Metaphysics of Race.” In Blackness Visible: Essays on Philosophy and Race. Cornell University Press, 2015.
Plato. Phaedrus. Translated by Alexander Nehamas and Paul Woodruff. Hackett, 1995.
Attached is the essay to rewrite!
Thank you very much!

I’m 26, I played competitive softball growing up. I’ve been able to maintain long term relationships and I have a bachelors for CSU EastBay in Kinesiology. I’ve always questioned whether or not to believe in god. When the pandemic hit it changed my beliefs and career choices. I’m not pursuing nursing. I don’t care weather or not the essay states my thoughts have charged or remained the same whichever is easier. Refrence chapter 3 pictured from book problems in philosophy by James Rachel’s and Stuart Rachel’s 

Please write 1 page per question and cite at least 1 of the authors mentioned
1. What was most interesting, absurd, life-affirming, enlightening, frightening, crazy, depressing or comic to you about how Don DeLillo deals with our contemporary experience of death —what he calls “modern death” or “technological death” — in his novel White Noise?
2. How, according to readings we ve covered,
, does the experience of death and dying relate to the
virtues of kindness, compassion, love? (suggested authors: Tolstoy, Dalai Lama, Kubler Ross)
3. What are the biggest emotional, psychological hurdles we face in dealing with death and dying, and how, according to readings we ve covered, can we help each other and ourselves overcome these hurdles? Keep in mind some authors might disagree with each other. (suggested authors:
Plato, Epicurus, Clark, Kubler-Ross, Dalai Lama, Tolstoy. DeLillo)

Write at a B level. The paper should be between 1,200 and 1,500 words in length. Please include a word count on the paper.
Some general suggestions:
(i) Try to explain theories in your own words as much as possible. (ii) Try to give your own examples (rather than the examples used in the readings). iii) Make sure you give your own view in the paper (at least, in the last page), and that you give some
arguments to back that view.
Compare and contrast Lewis and Stalnaker’s semantics for counterfactuals. Make sure you discuss the role of the limit and the uniqueness assumption and the difference that they make for the logic. Which account has the best chance of succeeding? Make sure you give at least two arguments for your preferred account and/or against the rival account.

Complete Parts A, B & C, below (typed, in complete sentence.) How To Practise Zen in Daily Life Video: Zazen is Good for Nothing
Video: Japanese Zen Monastery 1/3 Video: Japanese Zen Monastery 2/3 Video: Japanese Zen Monastery 3/3 Based on the videos and readings in this section, answer the following questions. Use the sources given and answer the following questions. Each question response should be AT LEAST 6 detailed sentences. ONLY USE SOURCES PROVIDED IN THE LINKS ABOVE.
Part A:
1. After watching the video in this section, How To Practise Zen in Daily Life, reflect… and then comment on what is the most important practice in true Zen. (7-8 sentences)
Part B:
1. According to the video How To Practise Zen in Daily Life, what is result of “running commentary in your head?”
2. According to the above video, How To Practise Zen in Daily Life, what is the fundamental question to ask yourself?
3. Based on the three-part documentary “Life in a Zen Monastery,” what purpose do you think the begging serves?
4. Based on the three-part documentary “Life in a Zen Monastery,” why do you think a monk shaves his/her head?
5. Based on the three-part documentary “Life in a Zen Monastery,” what do you think is the purpose of meditation? *Note: If you click on “SETTINGS,” in Youtube (under the video), you may switch on English subtitles in the three-part documentary “Life in a Zen Monastery.” I’m aware that Part 3 doesn’t have proper subtitles, but this will NOT prevent you from answering the questions!
Part C:
Meditation CDs:
1. https://music.apple.com/us/album/guided-meditation…
2. https://music.apple.com/us/album/guided-meditation…
3. https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-zen-ep/159570…
* All CD downloads are also on other platforms. I previously wrote about “Breathe into Mindfulness & Inner Peace,” “Meditation for Anxiety (feat. Carrie Grossman)” and “Deep Relaxation (feat. AJ Oliveira)”, so don’t choose these tracks.
2. Meditate: Choose a track on your guided meditation CDs, and meditate. Say which track you chose in the response, and share your experience, in at least 6-7 sentences.

Example if needed – https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=UlakeTkw6Wn3FX2-&v=ptKE1KRkxVk&feature=youtu.be
Questions are attached 

Essay
Hi,
this is for my philosophy class. It’s a summer course I’m taking which is only
a 4-week class! Nerve wrecking. Below are the assignment details. If you have any questions or need more information please dont hesitate to reach out!
Essay
#1
According
to the professionals, living is …
Directions
Please
write your first essay with a minimum of 11 paragraphs.
Title
it “Essay #1”.
Subtitle
it “According to the professionals, living is.”
Essays,
which must be typed, are written assignments with three components: Outline,
Draft and Final. These three assignments will have a total of not less than
2500 words or ten pages.
*This
is my course description: *
A
philosophical yet practical approach to some of the major medical-ethical
problems facing human beings today, such as: what patients should be told, the
nature and importance of informed consent, the meaning and criteria for living,
dying, and death including caring for the dying, and allowing to die, mercy
killing. Permeating these problems will be a study of the basis for ethical
relationships among human beings through a study of what morality is,
consequentialist and no consequentialist theories of morality, and how to set
up an ethical system. Special emphasis will be placed on the relationship of
the professional and the well to the sick, dying, and bereaved.
Okay now to the
details:
Outline #1
According to the professionals, living is . . .
Directions
Please provide an outline for your first essay.
Title it “Outline #1”.
Subtitle it “According to the professionals, living is .
.”
Outline Format
Outline Example 
Sample Outline #1
I.  What is required for living is . . .
Introduction:
This essay will explore what is required for
living.  To do this the reader will be introduced to three main
figures:  . . . Their works will be discussed.  And
finally, their answers will be explained.
A.
Kubler-Ross
1. Biography (Provide biographical
information)
2. On Death and Dying (Explain what
this is)
3. Answer (What is Kubler-Ross’
answer?)
B. Plato
1. Biography (Provide biographical information)
2. The Republic (Explain what this is)
a. Allegory of the Cave (Explain what this is)
i. Prisoners
ii. The Sun
3. Answer (What is Plato’s answer?)
C. (Fill in your third figure here and fill out this
section)
Conclusion:
This essay has explored what is required for
living.  This was done by introducing the reader to three main
figures:  . . . Kubler-Ross indicated that ____________ is required
for living as shown by _____________.  Plato indicated that
____________ is required for living as shown by _____________.  (The
third figure) indicated that ____________ is required for living as shown by
_____________.
*Note: It will be much easier to write the essay later if
you make note of your source citations now.  Where did you get the
biographical information about your figures?  What is the source
citation for each of their works?  At this point provide a source
citation for each entry in your outline
Draft #1
According to the professionals, living is . . .
Directions
Please provide a rough draft of your first essay containing
a minimum of 11 paragraphs.
Title it “Draft #1”
Subtitle it “According to the professionals, living is . . ”
Follow your outline.  You can modify your outline
after it has been submitted, but be sure to have an outline that corresponds to
your draft.
Your essay should address what is required for living from
the perspective of at least three individuals introduced in
class.  For example: Kubler-Ross, Plato and Socrates.  Be
sure to answer who, what, where and when for each of them.  Who are
they?  What did they say about living?  Where did they say
this, in what work?  Give examples.  When did this take
place?
Your introduction should have a strong, clear statement
about what your essay will tell your reader.  The body of your essay
should introduce your reader to each individual covered in your essay by
providing biographical information and explaining who they are.  Then
introduce their perspectives on the topic and the work(s) in which it is
found.  Give examples.
Finally, your conclusion should review what you have told
your reader.  Do not introduce any new information.  In
fact, restating your introduction but changing it to the past tense may be your
best strategy.
*A note on source citation.  It is likely you will
need to provide a source citation for each body paragraph.  For this
class you have two options: MLA or footnotes.  For MLA format you
will provide the author and page number at the end of a sentence or paragraph.
(Silva, p.4). You will then need to provide a works cited page.  Your
works cited page should indicate the author, title, publisher, city and year of
publication. 
Alternatively, you can provide a
footnote.  Instead of in-text citation in the form of (Author, p.#)
you insert a number.  At the bottom of the page on which the citation
occurs, provide the full citation: author, title, publisher, date. 1
Advanced students should know to cite the original work
being used, rather than simply indicating through which medium the work was
accessed.  For example, if Plato said it, then quote Plato’s work
with Plato as the author.
1. Silva, T., Directions for Essay Writing
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Preferred Formatting:
Size 12 font (Times New Roman preferred but not mandatory)
1-inch margins
Text Left Aligned
Title Centered
Single Spaced

I have attached below the instructions for this discussion post (in the pdf named Guidelines). I have also attached the pdf of the primary sources to use (and cite using the citation style in the instructions) in the discussion post. The discussion post will focus on these two primary sources.