Philosophy of Science

Answer 3 prompts. All three answers are separate. Don’t link them together.

1. First, thoroughly explain the differences between Newton’s absolutist conception of space with Leibniz’s conception of relative space. Please be detailed and thorough. Next, which view, do you think is stronger and why?

2. First, what is the “species problem” in philosophy of biology? What is the biological species concept view? What is the species nominalism view? Please be detailed and thorough. Next, which view, do you think is stronger and why?

3. Summarize the following three views: the The Mind as General Purpose Problem-Solver view, the Modularity Hypothesis View, and the Massive Modularity Hypothesis. Which of these views of the mind do you think is most plausible and why? Please be detailed and thorough.