philosophu 3 pages essay

Answer one of the following prompts with a 2 - 3 page, typed, properly formatted essay.

1. Explain and evaluate the importance of the ideas of Francis Bacon for the development of modern scientific thinking.

2. Explain the philosophical point of Plato’s story of Gyges and the magic ring. How is this allegory/parable still relevant today?

3. Explain and evaluate Aquinas’ doctrine of the just war. Is such a doctrine/theory still feasible in modern society?

4. Summarize Locke’s account of the transition from the ‘state of nature’ to ‘the beginning of political societies’. Does he have a convincing case for suggesting this transition depends on the ‘consent of each individual’? Explain.