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· FINAL PAPER

· Due date: May 7, 2021

· Your paper should be a minimum of 1,000 words (excluding bibliography).

· Your topic can be on any philosophical subject that we covered in class or not. But you need to clear your topic with me before you write your essay. (And that way I can help provide you with some helpful links).

· Choose a topic you really care about and want to think honestly about in depth. You’re exploring a philosophical issue…this isn’t a paper in which you preach!

· Your paper must discuss the views of philosophers who have relevance to your topic. You’ll find lengthy discussions in our textbook. Three sources minimum.

· Plagiarism gets you a zero for your paper. Make sure to upload your paper to SafeAssign and that excluding quotations and bibliography, your paper has less than 10% copied from elsewhere.

· No late papers will be accepted.

Here is list of possible topics to write about and associated links—if you’re having a problem choosing a subject. Perhaps it can help you consider related issues:

If you prefer, you can watch and discuss the philosophical implications of any of these movies. (Feel free to suggest another film—but make sure you have a clear idea of its philosophical relevance.)

· Groundhog Day is that raises questions regarding free will and determinism. OR

· Dirty Pretty Things is very helpful for illustrating some problems with utilitarianism and offers much to discuss concerning rights, citizenship, and coercion . OR

· HER -- a movie about falling in love with a computer operating system

Philosophy articles/videos that can be used as reference

Here are some short videos and articles on philosophical topics you can watch and discuss.

Please note: I personally don’t agree with the views expressed in all these videos and you might not either. But that’s okay. If you don’t agree, explain why. If you do, say why as well.

Free will and existentialism :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQJjn-gekn4

why free will is an illusion- Sam Harris

https://aeon.co/videos/what-would-sartre-make-of-the-footballer-who-stood-by-his-decision-to-kick-a-fan

https://aeon.co/ideas/if-all-our-actions-are-shaped-by-luck-are-we-still-agents

On moral luck : mind-body problem,

Befriending a robot

https://aeon.co/videos/whats-it-like-to-chat-with-an-ai-that-mimics-you-uncanny-conversations-with-replika

https://aeon.co/videos/can-you-know-everything-about-colour-if-you-see-in-black-and-white-a-thought-experiment

Mary’s room

Ethics

https://aeon.co/ideas/whose-limb-is-it-anyway-on-the-ethics-of-body-part-disposal