This is it! End of the series. For the Patreon subscribers, there’s an index to the main posts of the podcast and I’ll be sending out a pdf version in March.
It’s been a busy year, busier that I intended. I started a PhD, I lost a much loved pet, and adopted a new one. I travelled across country three times (podcasting throughout, as you may have noticed) and taught classes in a variety of subjects.
As a radio broadcaster, I presented about 40 shows and podcasted with the Talk the Talk show (around 40 episodes too). I presented a few live shows, contributed to more philosophy resources than the ones here and was inspired by conferences and talks nationwide. I stayed home more often than went out though, I think. …
Here’s a mixture of extended answer or essay questions dealing with topics covered this year:
- There’s no such thing as true altruism. Discuss.
- Equality of the classes is unachievable until there’s equality of the sexes. Discuss.
- Must utility ‘be grounded on the permanent interests of man as a progressive being’?
- What are the properties of God?
- Could we be living in a simulation created by an advanced civilization? See video for an example.
Here’s a mixture of extended answer or essay questions dealing with topics covered this year:
- The criteria for art is consensus. Discuss.
- What are the limits of faith? Discuss
- Can you ever be ethically obliged to do the wrong thing? Discuss
- There is no right solution to the trolley car problem. Discuss.
- Is this cartoon a fair depiction of “what is good counsel”? Discuss.
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