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PHL 458 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phl458tutor.com PHL 458 Week 1
Individual Assignment Critical Thinking and
Society Presentation PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 1 PHL 458
Week 1 DQ 2 PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 3 PHL 458 Week 2
Individual Assignment Solve a Problem Journal
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PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
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1   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
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PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phl458tutor.com Week 1 DQ 2   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
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PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phl458tutor.com Week 1 DQ 3   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.
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PHL 458 Week 1 Individual Assignment Critical
Thinking and Society Presentation FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.phl458tutor.com 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).
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PHL 458 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
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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! T
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PHL 458 Week 2 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phl458tutor.com Week 2 DQ 2   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
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PHL 458 Week 2 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
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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
n
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PHL 458 Week 2 Individual Assignment Solve a
Problem Journal FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phl458tutor.com Create a Solution
Journal in which you use the creative process to
solve a problem with which you have experience.
Include the following  
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PHL 458 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
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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
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PHL 458 Week 3 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
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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.
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PHL 458 Week 3 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phl458tutor.com Week 3 DQ 3   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.  
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PHL 458 Week 3 Individual Assignment Refining
Solutions Visual Organizer FOR MORE CLASSES
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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
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PHL 458 Week 3 Individual Assignment Refining
Solutions Visual Organizer PHL 458 Week 3 Team
Assignment Evaluating and Refining Resolutions
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r.com 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
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PHL 458 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phl458tutor.com Week 4 DQ 1   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)
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PHL 458 Week 4 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phl458tutor.com Week 4 DQ 2   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
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PHL 458 Week 4 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phl458tutor.com Week 4 DQ 3   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
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PHL 458 Week 4 Individual Assignment Famous
Thinkers Paper FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phl458tutor.com 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
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PHL 458 Week 5 Final IQ FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phl458tutor.com Week 5 Final IQ   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 .  
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PHL 458 Week 5 Team Assignment Persuasive
Communication Presentation FOR MORE CLASSES
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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
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