Posted: August 10th, 2022

PHIL 1100 Assignment

PHIL 1100 Assignment 3, due August 9 before 11:59 pm

Late penalty is 5% per day unless there is a documented medical excuse.

Do not use any sources for this assignment except the assigned readings, my lecture notes, and

my video recordings on Moodle. Your answers should be stated in your own words and

supported by brief quotations from the readings. Cite the readings in text (Author’s last name,

and page number). You may also quote from lecture notes or video recording. Once again,

references should be in text (Smolkin, lecture notes) or (Smolkin, Video Recording). Remember,

do not use the internet or other external sources for this assignment. I want you to answer the

questions by doing the assigned readings, and use my lecture materials for extra help.

I, Name:_________________Student #________________, certify that the answers to this

assignment are my own. I certify that I did not share my answers with others, or take help from

anyone else. I also certify that I did not use any other sources other than the assigned reading,

the lecture notes, and video recordings provided in this course. I affirm that I did not use the

internet to help answer any of these questions. I acknowledge that violating any of the above will

result in an automatic score of “0” and that there will be no chance to redo the assignment or

replace it with some other assignment.

Answer one of the following questions.

Answer the questions directly. Do not provide an introduction or conclusion. Each question

should be answered in approximately, 10 – 12 paragraphs.

1. According to Kagan, what makes death bad for the one who dies? Consider two major objections to this view that Kagan discusses. Explain how he responds to each of these

objections. Raise one other challenge to his view of what makes death bad for the one

who dies. According to Kagan, would immortality be desirable? Explain his argument

for his view? Explain the memory loss/evolving personality argument for how

immortality could be desirable. Explain Kagan’s response to that argument. Assignment help – Discuss one

important problem for Kagan’s response. In the final analysis, do you think an immortal

life under ideal conditions could be desirable? Why or why not?

2. What is Kagan’s view on whether it is appropriate to fear death? Explain his argument for his view. Assignment help – Discuss an important problem for Kagan’s argument? How might Kagan

best reply to that problem? What emotions does Kagan think are appropriate when

thinking about one’s death? Explain. According to Kagan, how should the fact that you

will die affect how you should lead your life? Do you agree with Kagan, if not, why not,

and if so, how might you hope to implement those insights into your own life?

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