Intro. to Philosophy Argument Summary 2 Second Argument Summary Assignment Due on Blackboard. The link is in the "Assignments" folder. See Bb for specific time and date. First, read the essay by...

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Intro. to Philosophy Argument Summary 2 Second Argument Summary Assignment Due on Blackboard. The link is in the "Assignments" folder. See Bb for specific time and date. First, read the essay by Thomas Nagel called "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" You can find the reading on pp. 347-355 of your textbook. Next, write a two (2) page double-spaced summary of the argument found in the Nagel reading. Please note you are summarizing the argument and not the essay itself. There may be parts of the essay that are not relevant to the argument. Your summary should include a clear identification of the main conclusion of "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?". You will also need to identify the main premises. If those premises are supported by another argument you will probably need to include it as part of your summary, but be careful to show that the argument is separate from the main argument. Finally, besides the summary, you will also need to offer an objection to the argument that Nagel offers. Here is an outline of what should be in your summary: 1) The primary conclusion of "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?". If you have some trouble identifying the conclusion you should ask yourself this question: What is the main point Nagel is trying to prove in this reading. 2) Identify the premises that are directly connected to the conclusion. Here you are looking for the main reasons that Nagel uses to show that the conclusion above is true. Please note that there are several secondary arguments within the reading. These are mainly used to support the premises. You should try to separate these from the primary argument. 3) Offer an objection to the argument that Nagel has given. Here are some points to think about when you are attempting to formulate an objection. Is there some reason to think the argument does not work? One of the premises might be false, or perhaps some of the premises could only be true based on a certain assumption that might be faulty. Offer the objection, but also make sure you explain why you believe it hurts Nagel's argument.
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Running head: WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A BAT?        1
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A BAT?        4
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A BAT?

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In Thomas Nagel “what is it like to be a bat?” he takes an account against physicalism by considerably focusing on the basic issues and problems associated to the theory and for the purpose he channelizes his thoughts and argument about the subjective character of the experiences to dig in.. Nagel considered experience as a very formative subjective concept which is very difficult for an organism of different species or the same species to understand. In his paper he has described that the humans could try to experience what it is like to be a bat, for instance by using sonar, eating bugs and sleeping exactly like them. But he also points out that for us being bat would be only how we could behave like them but we cannot accumulate the same experiences what they are experiencing. Nagel ‘subjective character of experience’ is a given idea by him which portray that for an organism having the mental conscious state it is very important that...
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