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Prisoner Dilemma: Part 3 Conclusion JIngyi Huang
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Oct 5 2009, 11:35 PM EDT by
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If I were placed in the same situation as Tanya or Cinque, I would like to confess, because it would help me to release from my mind and make me to feel better, and this is a kind of moral right. But if Tanya or Cinque is my friend, I would think more about them and remain silent. I believe the police will find out the truth, and I will get satisfied because I had not betrayed my friends.
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Prisoner Dilemma: Part 2 Result Jingyi Huang
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Oct 5 2009, 11:33 PM EDT by
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If the one who I cooperated with doesn’t my friend, I will choose confess to get parole. In this situation I will just care about my self because we are all criminals, and no one will be release as innocent. This is not considered as unscrupulous, because if we know what moral right is, we would not rob the bank, and this is a kind of action I know what I did is wrong, and I want to return to the right moral track. Although this looks like I’m a selfish person, this isn’t wrong. I made something wrong and I confess that, this actually is the morals return. Why the police arrests people who violated the law, because it can prevent they do this again. In my opinion, the moral right is depends on the law. In another situation, if the one who I cooperated with is my friend. I might have to remain silent. I just want to give a simple example to explain why I choose this. At 1937-1945, during the most chaotic time in China, all Chinese were resisting Japanese's aggression. When Communist party’s member had been arrested, they would not say any thing to Japanese soldiers even they had been maltreated, because they all have one goal. They think about others more than themselves, because if they said something to Japanese, their comrades will be arrested or killed. In this situation, remain silent is the best way to protect your friends, at least you will not make your friends in trouble or get punishment because of you. And I would like to spend more jail life to let my mind comfort because I didn’t make my friends in trouble.
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Prisoner Dilemma: Part 1 Set Up Jingyi Huang
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Oct 5 2009, 11:32 PM EDT by
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In my opinion, I will choose confess if I think about myself only. Confession is the best choice when you made mistakes, even it can’t retrieve what I did, but the one who confesses will get release from his mind. It means that he knows what he did was wrong, and it’s the best way to get pardon.
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Sep 27 2009, 3:03 PM EDT by
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Hypothesis:When Mary leaves the room and her black and white world she will get a huge shock. She will also learn a lot. I expect she will be happy. There is a big difference in the sensations from a black and white versus a color world. Set Up: When I was thinking about this I tried to come up with other examples. Things we think about then do. My idea was to compare how I felt and thought about something before I experienced it and after. Experiment: Examples like flying in a plane, driving a car, going to college, shooting a rifle, jumping out of a helicopter. For all of these things the experience is very different from the theoretical knowledge. Therefore there must be two different kinds of knowledge. The kind that comes from experience and a kind that comes from studying theory. We learn and remember the experience kind of knowledge more easily. At least I do. Experiment Results: We are only able to personally experience a limited amount because life is short. To learn most we must learn from other peoples experience and from studying theories as they summarize the learning and experiences of many other people. The fact that we learn something different implies that the mind and the brain do not operate with experience and theory as interchangeable. We are not made just by our experiences but they are certainly very important. More important than our theoretical learning.
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But from the information provided we are assumed to believe otherwise. The situation is trying to focus a reader’s attention on the idea of learning and experience, how the brain works with learning information. Experimental Results: Through the information given I believe that experience in most cases is a different kind of knowledge as facts. They are both very important but with only one-sided learning the brain cannot be learning as accurately. Experience is key to learning. Humans were designed to learn by actively doing something. This goes back to when men were cavemen, trying to create a fire or learning which berries were poisonous. My conclusion could possibly change if she had seen color prior to this experiment, depending on how long she had been in the black and white room. Overall Conclusion: Mary has an abundance of knowledge about how color works and why. If she has never seen color than she is going to receive the shock and gift of a lifetime. By experiencing it herself she will grow to love it even more because she does have so much knowledge. The world would be her oyster with her new experience of color.
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Making a Philosophical Question by Julius Dominique Shipman of PHIL110
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Aug 31 2009, 2:42 PM EDT by
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Hi Mr. Fairweather. I'm just posting you my question for your first assignment. My question is: Is there such thing as good/bad people or good/bad influences? I asked this random question to my girlfriend at the beginning of the year. It surprised her but it got her thinking. I ask this because ever since we were toddlers we were grown to learn about good/bad people. However, we didn't learn about influences until later in our lives. I also ask this question because there is often a huge gab between good and bad but the length between good and bad influences are close together, I think, because you can be a "bad" influence and still do good things such as helping someone or performing a good task and vice versa.
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Aug 28 2009, 11:48 AM EDT by
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Thought you should know that some of these links are not current.
Excellent Review Of Trickster Makes This World by Margaret Atwood. http://www.web.net/owtoad/trickste.html
Found a PDF version of the review at this URL http://www.lewishyde.com/pub/trickster/reviews/AtwoodReview.pdf
ineUp Of Tricksters http://www.utexas.edu/courses/myth/05.Tricksters.htm
The UT link just needs to have the 05 changes to 09 and then it works
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Aug 7 2009, 12:58 AM EDT by
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I thought, would there be any way that we could clone Abrol fairweather. He was a wonderful instructor. He is irreplacable. and we need more teachers like him. I learned more than i had expected to. I engage more than i thought i would. i was very comfortable in his class. his class was very thrapuetic and quiet interesting.
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Philosophy class
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Aug 3 2009, 10:05 PM EDT by
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This class was an interesting one, wish it could've been longer and more in depth. The time squeeze made it a little difficult to grasp the concept and ideas of philosophy. It is a very deep subject. Overall this class sparked my interest in the subject and addressed different aspects of the study.
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Aug 2 2009, 6:26 PM EDT by
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this class was alright, but Abrol... i gotta say, you were delightful. I guess it helped that you looked like one of my favorite comedians tim heidecker.
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Aug 2 2009, 1:32 AM EDT by
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Just when everything started to click, it was over...In the beginning it was hard for me to put my subjective views aside and think philosophical. Once I began to open my mind, it allowed the data to enter and conect. I thought the class was great and the instructor was the most engaging person to teach a class I have yet to cross paths with. After working 8 hours, my brain cells were numb, but Aberol had such a pleasant and interesting approach to teaching philosphy that he managed to keep my attention for the entire duration of the class. I even would get home at 10p.m and discuss the class with my children. So keep up the outstanding performance!
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Opened my eyes up bigger then I wanted them to be when it comes to philosphy but it was an interesting class. The discussions we had were great! Professor Fairweather can be a little long winded but is still a very cool teacher. He makes sure the class has what they need to do well on the quizzes and the tests!
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Dr. Fairweather is a very interesting teacher. His teaching methods allowed me to be better prepared for class and the exams. Having one book was great, because the reading was not too overwhelming. His class is set up in such way that only you FAIL yourself by not taking the time to seek the answers. He made Philosophy fun and I understood. The writing assignments were also fun to do. I am happy I had the opporunity to be a part of his class. The experience will be remembered. Thanks!
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Mr. Fairweather, i enjoyed the class and I thought you did a really good job. You made the class relaxed and not so intimidating which was great. I felt like I was in two classes, humanity and a moodle class, which took me a minute, but I feel pretty good about now. The subject matter was interesting and thought provoking, and I feel it was abig help to me. I will carry what I've learned into next steps on my journey. Thanks! peace and have a nice summer break.
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Hey, I just wanted to stop by and say thank you for the wonderful class. I loved it! i wished i would have taken the course during a regular semester to have more time to learn more. I loved the class assignments and discussions. As i mentioned yesterday, this class was like an eye opening class. it confused me, forcing me to think out of my shell. hahaha, i feel more grown now. Well thanks for everything and the wonderful experiece!
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Thanks for such an interesting class! I hope to take more courses with you one day.
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Fear of Death (martha watt) Part 2
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4. Conclusion regarding initial hypothesis: I believe there are many people who irrationally fear death, because they fear the unknown, change, and being out of control. Death is forced upon us, creating a rivalry between human life and death. We feel that death robs us- but who are we to call our lives our own? If we do all go to the same place after we die, and we came from the same place before we were birthed, are we really self entitled to our bodies, our lives? Or are we mere characters in a storybook, being narrated by some greater being? Whatever the case, death is inevitable and will be something we all will eventually have to deal with. Being upset or frightened of is does not make it less likely to happen- it just further perpetuates negative emotions that are misdirected in the first place. Death is another part of life. How we chose to look at it however, is in our own control.
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Fear of Death (martha watt) Part 1
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1. Hypothesis To Be Tested: Should I fear my own death? Basically, should I have a fear of the inevitable- aging, breakups, and of course death? Is there any rationality in fearing one’s own death?
2. Experimental Set Up: Assume that you are living you normal, day to day life. There are many things in our life that we take for granted as always being there- whether it’s our spouse, our job, or our own life. Inevitably though, all things come to an end, and death is the ultimate end. Should I fear my death due to pain? Should I fear non-existence? How can I be sure that there is no life after death? If I was a cancer patient, would I embrace death instead of fear it? Am I afraid of the act of dying (which could be very painful, depending upon the form of death) or am I afraid of death- the act of nonexistence?
3. Experimental Results: I don’t believe I should fear death. Perhaps dying- after all, it could be very painful. But as Socrates argued, even death should not be fear, for it is irrational. Usually we fear something when we believe it will cause us harm. But what harm can be done to someone who is already dead? To fear death therefore, would be irrational. Whatsmore, we don’t know what waits for us on the other side- it could be a long, deep sleep, or it could be clouds and angels and roads of gold. We will never know until it is us ourselves that is faced with death. In some cases, death may be a hero more than a villain. For those who suffer through terminal illnesses or are perhaps held against their will and tortured (P.O.W. status) and death is a welcomed invitation from their agony they experience every waking moment.
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Fear of Death (MW) Part 2
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4. Conclusion regarding initial hypothesis: I believe there are many people who irrationally fear death, because they fear the unknown, change, and being out of control. Death is forced upon us, creating a rivalry between human life and death. We feel that death robs us- but who are we to call our lives our own? If we do all go to the same place after we die, and we came from the same place before we were birthed, are we really self entitled to our bodies, our lives? Or are we mere characters in a storybook, being narrated by some greater being? Whatever the case, death is unevitable and will be something we all will eventually have to deal with. Being upset or frightened of is does not make it less likely to happen- it just further perpetuates negative emotions that are misdirected in the first place. Death is another part of life. How we chose to look at it however, is in our own control.
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Fear of Death (Martha Watt) Pt. 1
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1. Hypothesis To Be Tested: Should I fear my own death? Basically, should I have a fear of the inevitable- aging, breakups, and of course death? Is there any rationality in fearing one’s own death?
2. Experimental Set Up: Assume that you are living you normal, day to day life. There are many things in our life that we take for granted as always being there- whether it’s our spouse, our job, or our own life. Inevitably though, all things come to an end, and death is the ultimate end. Should I fear my death due to pain? Should I fear non-existence? How can I be sure that there is no life after death? If I was a cancer patient, would I embrace death instead of fear it? Am I afraid of the act of dying (which could be very painful, depending upon the form of death) or am I afraid of death- the act of nonexistence?
3. Experimental Results: I don’t believe I should fear death. Perhaps dying- after all, it could be very painful. But as Socrates argued, even death should not be fear, for it is irrational. Usually we fear something when we believe it will cause us harm. But what harm can be done to someone who is already dead? To fear death therefore, would be irrational. Whatsmore, we don’t know what waits for us on the other side- it could be a long, deep sleep, or it could be clouds and angels and roads of gold. We will never know until it is us ourselves that is faced with death. In some cases, death may be a hero more than a villain. For those who suffer through terminal illnesses or are perhaps held against their will and tortured (P.O.W. status) and death is a welcomed invitation from their agony they experience every waking moment.
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Prisoner Dilemma: Part 2 James Attarian
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Jul 11 2009, 6:54 PM EDT by
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The conclusion that I arrive at is that ultimately people will choose to do what is in their best interest. People are going to try to get what they can for themselves so that they can better themselves and have more. It can be seen today in large companies that do this sort of thing all the time. The examples that I can see in real life lead me to believe that ultimately people will choose what is in there best interest. What obligation does the prisoner have to keep quiet and risk that the other prisoner will also keep quiet. The prisoner does not know what the other one will do, so in the end they will do what they think will benefit them the most. My conclusion might change depending on how close the prisoners are to each other. If the prisoner have any sort of bond at all and depending on how strong it is then things might turn out different. Other than those cases I believe the majority of people will choose to out their partner so that they can go free.
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