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PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
PHL 458 Entire Course
  PHL 458 Week 1 Individual Assignment Critical
Thinking and Society Presentation PHL 458 Week 1
Individual Assignment Critical and Creative
Thinking in Society Short Essays PHL 458 Week 1
DQ 1 PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 2 PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 3
Neurophysiologist research suggests that human
thinking has two distinct phases which are
complementary in making decisions or solving
problems. The first, or production phase, is
associated with our creative thinking- seeing the
familiar in a novel way, generating a variety of
ideas, and a willingness to take imaginative
risks the second, or judgment phase, kicks in
our critical thinking, as the mind goes to work
evaluating, distinguishing fact and evidence from
sense impression, and running the tests of logic
to apply what has been produced (Ruggiero, 2009,
pp. 7-8). Chapter 1 The Brain Mind at Work
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PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
  Some of the most innovative people were branded
by their contemporaries as slow learners (Winston
Churchill), clumsy (Martha Graham), stupid
(Thomas Edison), or unimpressive (Albert
Einstein). Yet these individuals persisted in
developing their creative and critical thinking
abilities, refusing to define themselves by other
peoples assessments.
  Debating moral questions is important as we
seek to solve problems or face complex issues in
life. Our text mentions four working principles,
as we evaluate the obligations, ideals,
consequences and circumstances in a situation
(Ruggiero, 2009, pp. 41-42). Chapter 2 The
Basis of Moral Judgment Select ONE of the cases
included in our text on pages 46-47 Application
2.6 at end of CH 2, using the following
criteria If your last name starts with AJ, you
are assigned Case A. If your last name starts
with KR, you are assigned Case B. If your last
name starts with SZ, you are assigned Case C.
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PHL 458 Week 1 Individual Assignment Critical
Thinking and Society Presentation (UOP Course)
PHL 458 Week 1 Individual Assignment Critical and
Creative Thinking in Society Short Essays
  Present  on each of the following topics with a
slide or two/bullet   Describe a situation in
which critical and creative thought could have
been used for a better outcome. This could be a
personal or societal problem or issue. Describe
why it is important to think critically and
creatively in similar situations (2
slides).   Define free will, truth, knowledge,
and opinion. Explain how we use them to form
thoughts, and how they may bear on your problem
or issue (4 slides).
  Write 150 to 200 words on each of the following
topics Describe a situation of public interest
in which critical and/or creative thought could
have been used for a better outcome. Describe why
it is important to think critically and
creatively in similar situations. Define free
will, truth, knowledge, and opinion. Explain how
we use them to form thoughts. What role does each
play in critically assessing situations? Identify
three hindrances to the critical thinking
process. Determine methods for overcoming these
hindrances. Identify a time in which you
experienced a hindrance in critical thinking.
Describe a method you could use to overcome the
hindrances.
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PHL 458 Week 2 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
PHL 458 Week 2 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
  This Discussion Question will invite each of us
to borrow from a Famous Thinker. Select any ONE
Thinker from our Electronic Reserve Readings list
who effected social change. Read the article(s)
for that Thinker, and in a Post of 250 to 300
words, respond to the following questions   2.1
Describe some strategies employed by your famous
thinker to activate his or her imagination, such
as uncommon responses, free association, analogy,
unusual combinations, visualization, pro and con
arguments, and relevant scenarios. 2.2 Analyze
the effect that this famous thinkers creativity
has had on society and culture.
  Looking over a list of the worlds inventions
is in itself a good reminder that we each stand
on the shoulders of those who have gone before
us. It also brings to mind the fact that we take
a lot for granted. Doing this exercise we may
even come to think that all the worlds
inventions are already here and in use. What an
interesting creativity-blocker that could be!
Then delving into the mind of any inventor
exposes us to the very creative process itself,
to the ways critical thinking shaped original
ideas, and to the interesting steps that brought
an innovative idea to market. Even the naming of
an invention can in itself invite us into the
creative process!
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PHL 458 Week 2 Individual Assignment Creative
Spark Talk Analysis
PHL 458 Week 2 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
  This Discussion Question will invite each of us
to do a Controversial Issues Brainstorming
session. Note that our text makes a key
distinction between a problem and an issue, both
of which call us to use our creative and critical
thinking skills, to come up with innovative
solutions or novel approaches. Inventors and
scientists focus more on problems, while
politicians, parents and leaders address human
issues.
  Review the entire list of talks on the
"Creative Spark" TED channel. Select one talk
that is of interest to you and watch it in its
entire length. Write a 700- to 1,050-word summary
of the salient points made in the talk and its
supporting details that catch your
interest. Indicate the name and position of the
speaker and the location and year of the talk in
your summary.
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PHL 458 Week 2 Team Assignment Think Different
Exercise
PHL 458 Week 2 Individual Assignment Solve a
Problem Journal (UOP Course)
  Create a Solution Journal in which you use the
creative process to solve a problem with which
you have experience. Include the
following   Describe each stage in the creative
process using Ch. 5 of your text (Entry
1).   Search for a personal challenge. Explain
how you used the techniques to develop curiosity
in your search (see Ch. 6) (Entry 2).   Express
the problem created by this personal challenge
(see Ch. 7). Refine your expression of the
problem by considering multiple perspectives and
deciding which expression is best.
  In 1997, Apple, Inc. supported its "Think
Different" marketing campaign with a 1-minute
commercial featuring black-and-white footage of
17 iconic 20th-century personalities. The
commercial was conceptualized by the Los
Angeles-based advertising agency
TBWA/Chiat/Day. Find a copy of this commercial,
also known as the "Crazy Ones" commercial, on the
Internet and watch it.
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PHL 458 Week 3 DQ 2 (UOP Course) PHL 458 Week 3
DQ 2 (UOP Course)
PHL 458 Week 3 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
  Each of us makes assumptions continually in a
typical day, and many of them are hidden. Clearly
this is an important potential obstacle of clear
or critical thinking. Stephen Covey recognized
this when he said, We simply assume that the way
we see things is the way they really are or the
way they should be. And our attitudes and
behaviors grow out of these (ThinkExist.com).
Marshall McLuhan called us to an ongoing review
of our assumptions Most of our assumptions have
outlived their usefulness (ThinkExist.com).  
  Chapter 11 in our text is about solving
problems we encounter in our personal,
professional or vocational lives. Most of us can
call up a problem that can be worked on from
either of these domains, fairly easy. Practice in
problem-solving is also a major goal of this
course. Select one problem that is current or as
recent as possible for you in one of these areas
(or if you cannot come up with one, select one
problem covered in Chapter 11), and in a post of
200 to 250 words, respond to the following
questions
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PHL 458 Week 3 Individual Assignment Evaluating
Truth and Validity Exercise
PHL 458 Week 3 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
  Chapter 12 in our text helps us critically
think through arguments and issues we may face in
our lives. Errors may affect the truth of the
issue, they may affect the validity of a premise
or conclusion, or a hidden premise that may
side-track a solution. Dealing with simple or
complex arguments takes practice.   Select ONE of
the Applications on pp. 222-224, and practice
your creative and critical skills by responding
to the following questions, for that
Application   Share the Application you
selected. If you think it is a complex argument,
identify the parts, and state whether you think
there is a hidden premise implied.
  Select three of the scenarios in the
Applications list 12.2 (a.-y.) at the end of Ch.
12 in The Art of Thinking. Apply the following in
350 to 500 words for each scenario Evaluate each
argument, using the 4-step process described on
p. 218, regarding soundness of reasoning (truth
and validity). Explain your assessment and add
alternative argumentation where
necessary. Format your paper consistent with APA
guidelines.
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PHL 458 Week 3 Team Assignment Evaluating and
Refining Resolutions Presentation (UOP Course)
PHL 458 Week 3 Individual Assignment Refining
Solutions Visual Organizer (UOP Course)
  Most great solutions to problems begin with
some initial flaws. Quality solutions arise by
refining ideas. Refine your solution to the
problem defined in your Week Two Individual
Assignment by following the Three Steps in
Refining process outlined in Ch. 10 and Ch. 11 of
your text. Produce your refinements using ONE
form of Visual Organizer (see below). Include the
following components in your Organizer   Original
issue Initial solutions Critical examination of
best solution
  Refine your teams solution to the issue
defined in the Week Two Learning Team
Instructions by following Ch. 12 (overcoming
errors in reasoning) and Ch. 13 (refining
resolutions) of the text.   Create an 8- to
12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. Use
detailed speaker notes to describe your teams
experience at each stage, and post Presentation
as instructed.    Include one or two slides on
each of the following
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PHL 458 Week 4 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
PHL 458 Week 3 Team Assignment Solutions
Presentation (New)
  Search for problematic societal issues of
public interest and pick one issue you would like
to resolve. Express the issue you found in your
search. Refine your expression and include both
the original and the refined version. Justify
your revision. Investigate the issue by obtaining
necessary information. List the questions you
must answer to understand the issue. Conclude your
investigation with a thorough explanation of the
issue, including answers to each of the questions
you identified. Produce ideas toward resolving
this issue. Take note of all of your initial
ideas--whether you think they are ridiculous or
serious is not important.
  Select one of the famous thinkers from our
class supplemental reading, and read the articles
listed for your person. Then in a Response of 200
to 250 words, respond to the following questions
(you may select the same person you researched in
Week 2)   How did your person refine his or her
solution?   How did he or she recognize and
overcome difficulties and opposition to this
solution?
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PHL 458 Week 4 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
PHL 458 Week 4 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
  Survey the list of Problem-solving Strategies
posted in the class Materials forum. You may want
to refer to a website which explores many of
these methods or techniques used in business or
problem-solving to address complex issues or
problems (www.mindtools.com). Select just one of
these Strategies and in a Response of 200 to 250
words, respond to the following   2.1  What is
the nature of the strategy you selected (define
and describe it)?   2.2  Give one good example of
the application of this strategy to a problem or
issue you have selected for this exercise   2.3 
Comment on when and in what kinds of situations,
this strategy might be employed
  3.1 The history of philosophy is full of minor
and major philosophers who have used deductive
logic to address the tough perennial questions of
life related to metaphysics (what is real),
epistemology (what is true), and ethics (what is
the good life). Some of the issues they have
responded to have been quite esoteric, such as
where or how the human brain connects with the
mind and thinking process (Plato Descartes).
Many of the early philosophers tried to explain
how life changes, but also maintains some
continuity (Pythagoras Socrates).
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PHL 458 Week 4 Team Assignment Nomination of
Creative Hero
PHL 458 Week 4 Individual Assignment Famous
Thinkers Paper (2 Papers)
Brainstorm your own list of individuals known as
highly creative thinkers (not mentioned in the
University of Phoenix Material Creative Genius
List for this week's individual
assignment). Select, as a team, one creative
thinker who changed the way people saw and/or
experienced the world. Summarize, in 350 to 500
words, thisindividual's contributions and make a
solid argument for why he or she should be
included in any list of important creative
thinkers.
  Select and read the articles about two famous
thinkers in the Week Four Electronic Reserve
Readings. Find additional articles in the
University Library or on the Internet. Write a
1,050- to 1,400-word paper. Include the
following Information about the thinkers
contributions to society Each thinkers personal/
social/ political environments and how you think
these factors contributed to their creativity The
problems or issues that their ideas sought to
solve A description of the solutions, and how
their ideas were implemented The creative process
of each thinker and a comparison of the two
creative processes
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PHL 458 Week 5 Team Assignment Persuasive
Communication Presentation (2 PPT)
PHL 458 Week 5 Final IQ (UOP Course)
  Use the issue addressed in your previous
Learning Team Activity and Assignment. Select the
most appropriate format to persuade your intended
audience of the resolution to your issue.
Possible formats include a political campaign, a
city council proposal, an editorial article, a
commercial, a radio-style podcast, a
comprehensive political pamphlet, an interactive
game, a website, and so forth.
Most of us do not think about our legacy in our
twenties or thirties or forties. Somewhere in our
fifties, or at midlife, we begin to wonder what
our legacy will be to our kids, our family, our
community and workers, and our world. Legacy can
be defined as .   Our use of what we have
learned in this course, critical and creative
thinking skills and methods, does have something
to do with our legacy. 
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