Philosophy (Philosopher of Your Choice)

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A great deal of time, thought, and effort has been put into making these instructions as fool-proof and precise as humanly possible.  Please do not labor under the assumption that this paper is like anything you have written in your other classes, because I assure you – it is not.  Needless to say, then, if you try to write as you have in the past or recycle a paper from another course, it’s not going to score very well.  Take the time to read these guidelines closely and carefully.  It would also be helpful for you to read the rubric that appears below, as it is how I will be grading your term paper.  I am very happy to answer any questions you may have regarding the paper. Without further ado, here are the guidelines: As this is a study of the great ideas in Philosophy, you will be expected to be able to express your thoughts philosophically. This includes demonstration on your part of your understanding of the vocabulary used for philosophical inquiry and discussion, as well as the correct application of theories and concepts we’ve studied and discussed, articulated in writing at a level that can be reasonably expected of a college student. This is not an English paper or a paper for the Social Sciences; you are not going to write narratively or descriptively, but argumentatively – something that is probably quite new to you – and that’s okay. This should also not be thought of nor approached as an opinion paper – I am not interested in your opinions on the contentious issues you discuss, but rather, how well you understand the philosophy as applied to them.