Instructions: Please Write a Thorough, Well-Organized Essay to Answer Each

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Essay

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the questions explored by the cosmologists, the Sophists, and Socrates. What knowledge did each seek, and how did each pursue that knowledge?

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Definitions:

Pluralistic Ignorance

A situation where the majority of group members privately reject a norm but assume incorrectly that most others accept it.

Diffusion Of Responsibility

An aspect of the bystander effect whereby the presence of others leads to a decreased sense of personal responsibility to act.

Civil Inattention

An unspoken rule governing interactions in public places, whereby individuals briefly notice others before ignoring them.

Environmental Justice

A movement that aims to remedy environmental inequities such as threats to public health and the unequal treatment of certain communities with regard to ecological concerns.