During the course, we have examined several different area of interest in philosophy, from logic to social philosophy. What differentiates them are the questions they raise and the issues which concern them. The metaphysicians wonder about reality while the epistemologists ponders what knowledge is; the ethicist wonders if there are moral absolutes and the social philosopher wants to define justice and the just society.
For your final paper, you must select an issue that you found interesting (and if not interesting, at least one which raises a philosophical question!). Explain what the issue is and why it poses a relevant philosophical question.
Having done this, select two philosophers who have presented an answer to the issue you have chosen. What are the elements of their answer which makes it noteworthy? Do they address the issue head-on or do they reconstruct the framework in which the issue arose?
Finally, in the concluding paragraph, please tell me what you think is a satisfactory answer to the issue.
This is not a one page paper. To do an adequate job for the assignment, the paper will be at least two pages. Good papers will probably fall in the three to five page length.
The paper is to be typed following MLA standards. This includes making appropriate citations of others works you may use to address the issues. It is to be submitted on Black Board and is due on December 7th by midnight.
Please remember that this paper represents 15% of your final grade and as per the syllabus, failure to submit this paper will result in a failing grade for the course.
