Category: Philosophy

Assignment #2: Essay (Term paper) – 4000 words, not including bibliography
Weight: 50% of final grade
An essay can be many things, but for the purpose of this course, we will define it as an attempt at re-constructing an argument developed by a philosopher or a school of thought on a given
question, drawing on various sources, whenever possible. Students may choose from the list provided. If a student thinks of a topic directly related to the course that is not included in the list, he or she may submit that topic to the instructor for approval.

Loosely, in this paper you will address the following:
1. How do these authors depict the relationship between Politics and human beings (as individuals, relationally, and in terms of larger social organization) it would greatly help you to narrow to one topic such as the family, property, freedom, etc.?
2. How do they depict the structure of politics (you need to choose your parameters such as the politics of work, or US politics, etc.)?
3. What do they want or think politics should be (critique)?
4. Evaluate these arguments, what is your position?
· 6-8 pages double spaced 1” margins Garamond or Times New Roman Font .doc or .docx form.
· Paper needs proper citation including giving page number and authors for quotes and including a work cited page.
· Must include at minimum 3 sources: 2 sources assigned for the course and at least 1 source that is not assigned reading

. Is Mill right that the creation of the greatest happiness (pleasure) for the greatest number is
the only fundamental rule of ethics?

Choose any two thinkers from the course and answer the following question from the perspective of each thinker:
What is the best way to live a good life? Here good can mean either, meaningful life, happy life, or a morally good life.
Thinker options:
please choose a pair of the following thinkers:
– DESCARTES & gloria ANZALDUA
OR
– KIERKEGAARD & NIETZSCHE
(attached files under names)

Construct a dialectical argument in essay form defending a position on any issue of your choice other than one of those considered in reading “What is a Dialectical Argument?” A list of topics that may suggest issues to you is given below.
Your essay should be 800-900 words in length. It must be no more than 900 words and should not be less than 800 words.
Your mark will depend on the following considerations:
(a) Does your answer have the form of a dialectical argument? Does it have the form of an essay (as opposed to, say, a set of point form notes)?
(b) Is your essay clearly written? (Can I make sense of it easily, or do I have to read some sentences two or three times to figure out what you are saying?) Grammar mistakes can prevent an essay from being clearly written; thus you should try to avoid grammar mistakes.
(c) Would your intended audience (our class) be justified in accepting your reasons for your position?
(d) Ought that audience find convincing your reply (or replies) to the objection(s) you consider?
(e) Is the objection you consider a good one? (Or, if you consider more than one objection, are the objections you consider good ones?) In order to satisfy this “good objection(s)” requirement, you will have to select an issue that reasonable people might disagree about an issue on which there are at least two sides, each of which a reasonable person might defend. You shouldn’t select a “no brainer” issue: an issue about which all reasonable people would agree. If you select a “no brainer” issue, it will be hard, if not impossible, to come up with a good objection to your position on the issue, or to your defense of your position.
(f) Do the points you make in support of your position add up to an adequate defense of your position? If your position requires more support than you are able to provide for it within your word limit, do you acknowledge, in an appropriate way, the need for further support?
(g) Do you make the mistake of changing your position in the course of your essay without explaining why you are doing so?
Possible topics:
The war on terrorism; private health care; Internet porn; global warming; genetically modified food; violence and the media; video games; jazz; animal rights; selfishness; money; part-time jobs; the value of a university degree; drugs; capitalism; liberalism; beauty; justice; the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court of Canada; proportional representation; compulsory voting; the idea of a core university curriculum; standardized tests in high schools; identity politics (Note: you are not required to select one of these topics; they are just suggestions.)
If you refer to published works in your essay, you should list them in a bibliography; otherwise (i.e., if you don’t refer to published works in your essay) there is no need for a bibliography.
please deliver

Please submit a 1-page reflection paper on an issue of your choice based on the readings for this section of the course.
Standard style applies: double space, 1-inch margin all around, 12-point font.
The paper should present your own opinions on the issue. Please refrain from merely repeating what the texts say. The reflection paper should follow the following structure:
Paragraph 1: What is the issue that interested you?
Paragraph 2: Why did you find it interesting?
Paragraph 3: Your opinion on the issue: do you agree or disagree with the author, and why?
The files are the text each file is a page.

I have a reflection paper for my political philosophy class. The reflection paper is about only one reading. Every week I have to write a reflective paper prior of the class about it’s reading/subject by using only one of the questions provided by the professor and at the end of the paper i have to provide a good question for the professor to use while giving lecture.
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It’s very short and simple it’s just a quick reflection about the reading and there’s questions provided, you only choose (one) of them and you try to relate to the subject material. you can choose between the questions. but at the end of the paper you need to provide a question. (((I have important note from professor that it needs to be tied to the text instead left separate))) I’ll provide examples and grading notes of the previous tries. _______________________________
(((Very important))): The citing of the sources needs to have page numbers so it needs to be the same readings provided to be used.
I’ll provide previous reflection paper as example.

Feel free to add that commentary, in support of your conclusions. As such, please provide thoughtful and thorough responses to the following questions (minimum 1 page each question):
1. Please provide at least one example of each of the primary Ethical Theories, which was demonstrated in the movie, Training Day. Please describe the scenario and provide moral analysis used in arrive at your conclusions. Feel free to discuss other concepts that we discussed, such as moral status, autonomy, or others.
a. Utilitarianism (Consequentialism)
b. Deontological
c. Virtue Ethics
d. Ethic of Care
2. Please make arguments, both For and Against the legalization of drugs, using examples in the movie Training Day.
3. After watching the movie, Training Day, do you think that the moral correctness of an action depends on the particular environment in which one finds their self (i.e. situational ethics), such as – gang member, police department, politician, or other sub-cultures? What would Immanuel Kant have to say about this question?
4. Make an argument for the moral justification for how the character, Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) is “finally dealt with” by: 1) Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke), and 2) the Russian Mob.
5. Please provide any additional comments that you would like to add about the movie, or generally. (no page minimum or limit).

Please submit a 1-page reflection paper on an issue of your choice based on the readings for this section of the course.
Standard style applies: double space, 1-inch margin all around, 12-point font.
The paper should present your own opinions on the issue. Please refrain from merely repeating what the texts say. The reflection paper should follow the following structure:
Paragraph 1: What is the issue that interested you?
Paragraph 2: Why did you find it interesting?
Paragraph 3: Your opinion on the issue: do you agree or disagree with the author, and why?
The texts are the files below each file is a page

Write a 6 page paper on Platos “the allegory of the cave” dissecting it and discussing its influence on modern media and how we perceive the media. In the attached document are writing guidelines