Write a paper on the Consolations of Philosophy y by Alain de Botton .https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/38361/the-consolations-of-philosophy-by-alain-de-bottom Pages 1-42 Please answer as “short-answers” that are at least 5 sentences MINIMUM (8 MAXIMUM). You must write in complete sentences. Please be concise and to the point in your answers, and do not repeat the questions as one of the sentences in your answer/don’t copy and paste the questions into your HW. Please number your answers and double-space them. Please proof-read and error-check your work before turning it in. NO DIRECT QUOTES AND NO COPYING FROM THE TEXT! EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE PARAPHRASING IN YOUR OWN WORDS. If you use quotes or copy from the text in your answer, you will lose points. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE THE WRITING PROMPT INTO YOUR ANSWER. ALSO MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS AND ANSWER BOTH QUESTIONS. Please answer both questions with short answers with a maximum of 8 sentences for each question. 1) We often hear the same old thought-terminating-cliche “ignorance is bliss”. What would Socrates think of this “common sense wisdom” and why?(For the definition of thought-terminating-cliche, click AND 2) Think about the 5-Step Socratic Method in Consolations of Philosophy. 1. Think of a statement broadly accepted as being common sense. 2. Imagine that the statement is false and search for example that supports that position. 3. When such an example is found, the original statement must indeed be false or imprecise. 4. Reformulate the statement by including the exception. 5. Repeat the process and continue to add exceptions to come closer to the truth of the statement. Consolations of Philosophy p. 24-25 For this question, apply this method to the definition of true happiness. Think of a “common sense” definition of happiness and follow the steps of the Socratic method. You do not need to “repeat” as Step 5 says for this assignment, though. You may number your answers 1,2,3,4 when giving these steps.Show more
