The Tempest by Shakespeare
Summarize Hume’s argument in Section IV of “An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding.” Specifically, discuss the role of “experience” in our ability to obtain knowledge of contingent things, and explicate the basis of Hume’s skeptical doubts concerning the adequacy of past experience as a basis for making projections about the future. Describe Nelson Goodman’s New Riddle of Induction, and discuss the relationship to Hume’s problem.
Write your opinion about the world and the way of living, which awaits us in the future.
What will be the impact of technology? Is it going to make our life easier or harder? What about human species, will we be genetically modified or not? Will we live only on planet Earth or even elsewhere? Do you think we will be free (freedom)? What decisions will we face?
What will prevail: the positive or negative traits? Decide for one or the other and justify!
1. Is it ethical for U.S. companies to outsource labor to foreign countries? Using research, defend
your position.
2. If it is legal in the foreign country to employ children; is it ethical for a U.S. company to
outsource work to a company that employs children? Defend your position.
3. Using current events, discuss the outsourcing practice of a specific U.S. company. There are
many companies from which to choose; Nike, Apple, Dell are just a few.
4. Based on the company you select:
a. Is the foreign country behaving ethically? Why or why not?
b. Is the outsourcing company behaving ethically? Why or why not?
c. Is the U.S. Company behaving ethically? Why or why not?
5. In your opinion, should a U.S. company be bound by American law when outsourcing labor in a
foreign country? Defend your positio