Evaluate the following claim, paying particular attention to problems of clarity. Note that claims may also present problems of knowability, though we don't address knowability per se in this chapter.Digital recordings may be all the rage these days, but every serious audiophile knows that a good analog disc played on a music system of high quality is better than even the best digital version.
What will be an ideal response?
"Serious audiophile" isn't clear-could the speaker mean those people who prefer analog recordings and hence be begging the question? Some of the other phrases are vague too-"good analog disc," "system of high quality"-it may or may not be possible to specify more clearly what's intended by such terms.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What is it like to be a bat? Is there any way that you can know what it feels like to be a bat, or what a bat's experience feels like to the bat? If not, how much can you know, or how much can you empathize with, a bat or, in fact, any other living thing, including other human beings? Alternatively, supposing that you were an intelligent bat, how could you communicate your experience to humans?
If a bat could talk, would we (humans) be able to understand it? Construct an argument for your own viewpoint. Develop at least two objections or counterarguments to your viewpoint and answer them. You can draw freely on resources in the chapter, but you're not limited to them. (You may want to consult David Foster Wallace's essay "Consider the Lobster," for example.) For "bat," you may substitute another name of a kind of being (including a human being), with permission from your professor. What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following was not among the natural rights listed by Jefferson?
a) the right to life b) the right to property c) the pursuit of happiness d) the right to liberty
Which of the following supports the idea of replacing the destruction of nature with the idea of nurturing our relationships with nature and all living things?
a. Social ecology b. Ecofeminism c. Ethic of caring d. Lockean principle