THE PERSON AND THE GOOD (HONORS)

PAPER ASSIGNMENTS

SPRING 2022

PAPER #1--GROUP PAPER ON SHIP OF THESEUS

1. FIND your group.

2. READ the Ship of Theseus problem/question.

3. Decide on an answer.

4. Formulate a justification/defense of your answer.

5. Explain why the other answers are incorrect.

6. The point of this paper is for you to reflect on the issues involved in the problem of personal identity.

PAPER #2--PRESENTATION

1. Choose reading.

2. Read pages!

3. Pick out any argument or thesis in the text.

4. Present/Lay out the argument.

5. Critically evaluate the argument.

6. Make an outline of your paper for each member of class.

7. Present your paper to class.

THE PERSON AND THE GOOD (HONORS)

DIRECTIONS FOR WRITING PAPERS

1. FIRST PAGE

*Title of paper in center/middle at top of page

*Your name under title

*Date of paper

*Paper number (i.e., Paper #1) under date

2. INTRODUCTION

*Begin by stating your objective/purpose

*(i.e., The purpose of this paper is ...)

*Say why you THINK this is an important topic/ question

*Explain what you are going to do/show in the paper

3. MAKE YOUR CASE

*Present your evidence/set up/lay out your argument(s)

*i.e., Plato thinks that Socrates is NOT a Sophist BECAUSE:

P1--If a Sophist, Then Lots of $$$

P2--~(Lots of $$$)

C--S0 ~ a Sophist

*REMEMBER--you are trying to justify what you believe

4. CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE ARGUMENT(S)

*State what kind of argument it is

*(i.e., Modus Ponens, Modus Tollens, Induction, Disjunction)

*Check its validity/strength

*Explain why its PREMISES are TRUE or FALSE

*Any counter-examples???

*Say what you THINK about the argument(s)

5. CONCLUSION

*Say what you have done/shown

*(i.e., This paper has shown that ...)

NOTE: GRAMMATICAL & MECHANICAL MISTAKES COUNT!!

3 OR MORE WILL RESULT IN A FULL GRADE REDUCTION!!