For your first assignment please make sure you’ve read the essay and listened to the full lecture. In at least two full pages please provide a complete summary of the reading. Your summary should at least accomplish these three things. 1. Provide the definition of rationality given in the reading and explain it. 2. Discuss how rationality leads to the good life as explained in the lecture. 3. Pick one of the techniques of rationality that you feel would help you the most in making better decisions. Explain why that technique would help you most and what you can do now to develop it. You may quote single words or phrases, and you are encouraged to quote definitions, but please don’t quote explanatory sentences or passages.
Category: Physiology
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Title: “Rationality and the Pursuit of the Good Life: A Summary and Reflection” In the essay “Rationality and the Good Life” by John M. Doris, the concept of rationality is explored in relation
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Title: Exploring the Field of Psychology and its Applications in Everyday Life
Part 1: Describe your selected field of psychology. Your description should include
• a definition of the field,
• some of the topics that researchers in the field study,
• names of at least three theorists or scientists who have made important contributions to the field and
their contributions,
Part 2: Summary of how principles, theories and research from the field are used in everyday situations
• Briefly describe a specific principle, theory or body of research in your selected field
• Discuss how that theory of research is used in practical real-world situations
Part 3: Reflect on how you might apply information from this field in your life
• Briefly discuss how you could principles, theories, or research from your selected field can be applied in
your life.
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Format
Spring 2024 – PSYCH101 PAPER
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“The Evolution of Egalitarian Thought and Workplace Tyranny: A Critical Analysis of Anderson’s Argument” Introduction Egalitarianism, the belief in the equal rights and opportunities of all individuals, has been a prominent concept throughout history. Prior
Prompt: Answer each of the following three questions.
Describe the intellectual context of egalitarian thought prior to the Industrial Revolution. Explain how, according to Anderson, the intellectual context was transformed in light of the Industrial Revolution.
Anderson thinks that most US workers are subject to private government and workplace tyranny. Explain her argument.
Suppose that the workplace is a form of government, in Anderson’s usage of “government”. Now, consider the following argument: “Democracy is the best type of government, and people should be ruled by the best type of government. Thus, workers should be entitled to a (public) democratic workplace, since the workplace is a government.” Do you agree with the reasoning of this argument? If so, explain why. If not, explain why.
Instructions: You may format the paper as you like. For instance, if you would like to include an introduction/conclusion, you may; if you would like to simply pose the three questions and give your answers, that is permitted as well. I suspect that you will need approximately a page to adequately answer each question. So, I suspect you will need around three pages to adequately answer the full prompt. You do not need to include in-text citations or a bibliography, unless you rely on material from outside the course.