Critically evaluate Pragmatic theory of truth. Required: a) You need to agree with the idea of pragmatism
Question:
Critically evaluate “Pragmatic theory of truth.”
- Required:
- a) You need to agree with the idea of pragmatism along with rational justification.
- b) You need to show that how pragmatism rejects old ways of thinking.
- c) Give an example of the idea of “Cash Value” from current Pakistani society.
- d) The overall words’ limit is 100. Marks-5
- For the following image identify if it is an art or not. Justify your answer with reasons Marks-5
- Question #2
- Please solve the following ethical dilemmas, explain your answer, and mention the ethical theory you have used to solve it. (5 marks)
(Note: These are the kind of decisions exhausted, terrified and sleep-deprived healthcare workers in Italy fighting COVID-19 have to make, with little or no training in ethical decision-making. Please advise them using your training in ethical decision making.)
1. Consider the now-not-so-hypothetical situation created by COVID-19 pandemic in which there are two patients, an 80-year-old and a 40-year-old, both needing the machine to breathe. (100-150 words)
2. How about a 60-year-old who is a major donor to the hospital, or a 30-year-old fruit vendor who pushes his cart in the streets all day long? (100-150 words)
3. What if a 65-year-old professor has a better shot at quality life for the next decade if he survives, versus a 35-year-old man with colonic cancer with an unknown outcome? (100-150 words)
b-It is possible to develop biological weapons in the laboratory. These weapons can target people carrying certain genes and mutate more rapidly in response to medicines. (5- marks)
Question: In such a scenario, will you choose to get genetically edited using CRISPR to protect yourself, or you will choose to accept this onslaught? Explain your decision.