1. Who consoles Boethius in his prison cell but also reprimands him for having forgotten her? LH 41
2. (T/F) Nigel writes that if you believe in an omniscient God it's also plausible to believe your choices are free, despite the seeming paradox. LH 44
3. How does Lady Philosophy resolve the paradox of divine omniscience coupled with human free will? (OR: How, according to her, does God see things?) LH 44/45
4. Name an important philosopher who denied that animals are capable of feeling pain. P 68
5. (T/F) "Speciesism" is a neutral, non-pejorative term. P 71
6.(T/F) For Kant, harming animals is wrong because it damages OUR character and relationships. P 75
BONUS: Which utilitarian is cited as disagreeing with Kant's view of animal suffering? P76
BONUS+: How many people participated in the Climate March in Manhattan yesterday?
DQ
1. How hard would you find it to take consolation from Philosophy, if you were awaiting your execution? Do you think you could become more "mindful" and less fearful, by studying and reflecting philosophically on the vicissitudes and randomness of fortune?
2. Is it in fact plausible to believe that your choices are both free and determined?
3. What's your definition of free will? Even if you could not have acted otherwise, in any particular situation, are you still free just because you did not know that?
4. If you agree that animals can feel pain, do you think it matters ethically how they process those feelings (or if they process them differently than the way humans do), or that they don't treat one another with a human form of regard?
5. Are you a speciesist? Why or why not?
6. Why do you think it's wrong to harm animals? Why do you think some people engage in blood sport with animals (cockfighting, dogfighting)?
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