ARTS1360 Truth and Human Existence Assignment 1
There are two parts to this assignment. Answer both parts. The Parts carry equal weight. This Assignment will be marked out of 100 marks.
Part 1
Word count: 500 words +10%
In the video on the website of On Bullshit (Princeton Uni Press), Frankfurt says that lies and bullshit are “deformities”1 of our values. Watch the video, consider what has been covered in the lecture, and answer the question below:
What does Frankfurt mean when he says that lies and bullshit are “deformities”? You answer should incorporate Frankfurt’s discussion about “values,” (in the video) as well as the idea of bullshitters being “flippant,” (discussed in the lecture on 3rd June).
Part 2
Word count: 500 words ±10%
Below is an AI-generated response to a question on Bertrand Russell’s “The Problems of Philosophy”. Critically evaluate the response. In particular, comment on:
- The precision and clarity of the piece.
- Whether and how it has satisfactorily answered the question;
- What the Al-generated response does well, and
- Where it could improve. (Refer to the criteria in the rubric below).
You may address these four aspects of the question in separate paragraphs, but we suggest that it might be easier to integrate them into one answer. Use whichever format is better in conveying what you have to say about the piece
