Robert Burns

This paper looks to discuss Nozick’s experience machine. The paper begins by reconstructing Nozick’s experiment, and explains its consequences. The paper then argues that the experiment is actually consistent with hedonism, as by expanding on the definition of pleasure we see that by not plugging in we are actually doing the more pleasurable act. Nozick experiment asks us to imagine a machine that once connected to allows for us to experience the greatest possible pleasures. The machine then…

The selection goals that Chick-Fil-A have while looking at employees are: do they have the qualifications to do the job, can they talk to customers in a friendly way and serve food to customers? Does this person fit with the job and organization, are they able to keep up with the fast paced environment and get along with the other employees that are in the company already? The key selection criteria that Chick-Fil-A uses is good attitude, quick learner, follow directions well, work standing up,…

the greatest poets of the nineteenth century was Robert Frost. His father was a Harvard graduate who began teaching after he moved to Pennsylvania. While there, he met and married Frost’s mother Isabelle Moodie, who was also a teacher. They later relocated to San Francisco. Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California. His name was carefully chosen, and he was named after one the most famous generals from the South, Robert E. Lee. Frost had one sister name Jeannie. In…

Criminal profiling is a method used to predict who is committing crimes and plays a role in catching many serial killers. Profiling begins with vague generalizations, which is probably why it is often attacked. In the instance of serial killers, they are commonly a white male who is somewhere in his twenties to forties. While this clearly is not always the case, it is often correct, although this could be attributed to a large part of the population fitting this demographic. However, profilers…

The standard analysis of knowledge is the Tripartite Theory (or, JTB, for short). This theory defines knowledge as ‘justified true belief’: S knows that P if and only if (i) P is true, (ii) S believes that P, and (iii) S is justified in believing that P. Each of these three conditions (truth, belief, and justification) is necessary for knowledge, and altogether they are jointly sufficient for having knowledge. As a counter to JTB, Edmund Gettier posed a serious challenge when he introduced…

Sir Robert Peel was born in Burry, Lancashire on February, 5th 1788. His father was a wealthy cotton mill owner, therefore young Robert Peel was able to go to an Ivy League schools such as Harrow and Oxford. Having such an impressive education under his belt Robert Peel was able to enter Parliament as a Tory (which is a part of the British Political Party) at the tender age of twenty-one. Part of his responsibilities were appointments as under-secretary for war and colonies (1809) and…

P1. If pleasure is what we value most and we will experience more pleasure by doing x rather than doing y, then we should do x over y P2. We will experience more pleasure by plugging into the Experience Machine than not plugging into the Experience Machine C1: If all that matters to us is maximising pleasure then we should want to plug into the experience machine. (P1&P2) P3. We have reason to not want to plug into the Experience Machine C2. Therefore, experiencing as much pleasure as possible…

This paper will describe the paintings of “The Annunciation” from painters Jan Van Eyck and Robert Campin. Even though the paintings are describing the same things I feel that there is more separating rather than bringing them together. Robert Campin was a Flemish Painter that was based in Tournai who made paintings for both middle and high-class civilians. Jan Van Eyck was also a Flemish Painter that was based in Burges who mostly worked very wealthy patrons. Jan Van Eyck’s “Annunciation” was…

Many great works have creative themes that are incapable of being repeated, and some works have strong themes that can be related to the thoughts of other authors. George W. Bush was the president that was in office during the nine-eleven attacks, and he was needed to speak shortly after it happened. Obi Chidubem is a little known poet that has an idea about a world with no separation, no hate, and only love. They have different ideas of unity, but they both believe that the best thing that they…

What was the last decision you made? Do you wonder what might have happened if you chose differently? This is the same feeling Robert Frost wrote his famous poem The Road Not Taken about. The poem is about reflecting upon and fretting over a past decision, a decision you may feel you chose poorly or picked the wrong option. This feeling happens so commonly, everyone has experienced it at some point, and on different levels of intensity. It can happen when you think maybe the chocolate ice cream…