Use the following links as possible sources
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2022/entries/ethics-manipulation/
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2023/entries/technology/
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2020/entries/ethics-search/
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2023/entries/ethics-ai/
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2022/entries/argument/
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2020/entries/morality-definition/
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2022/entries/moral-conventional/
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2020/entries/intuitionism-ethics/
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2022/entries/creationism/
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2021/entries/pseudo-science/
Due: Sunday by 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time)
No late submissions will be accepted.
For the final, students will outline, create, and submit a recorded video presentation on WebCampus. There will be an alternative if you decide that creating and submitting a video presentation is not your favored option.
Regardless of your choice, in this assignment, you will develop a critical thesis about a belief, theory, or view you currently hold; there will be prompts to choose from as well. Your analysis should test the belief, theory, or view in a comprehensive manner, utilizing any relevant course concepts covered throughout the course. In other words, in order to earn full credit on this assignment, you will need to conduct a critical assessment of a belief, theory, or view you currently hold (or one of the alternative subjects) using an appropriate number and relevant set of critical thinking/reasoning concepts. Since you will need to incorporate an argument, your analysis should inform the reader (and yourself) on whether you should believe the claim of concern is in fact true or false, valid or invalid, strong or weak, and why you came to that conclusion.
The analysis and argument made will need to be done in a professional, academic manner. The presentation should show your proficiency of course concepts, development of logical structure, awareness of argument invalidity, weakness, or fallacy, and other course-specific considerations. Thus, this final analytical, argumentative, and critical thinking exercise will require students to integrate important course material in conjunction with a persuasive, valid or strong argument. In the case sources are used, students will need to submit their citations as a document or incorporate them into the presentation.
No late submissions will be accepted.
By 11:59 pm, you will need to submit your final presentation or essay on WebCampus dealing with one of the following options:
A. Topic of your choice; OR
You are to choose a belief or proposition that you currently adhere to, and analyze it. It is highly encouraged that you select a topic that is relevant to your current major, minor or field of study.
Example beliefs:
Buying a new electric car is worse for the environment than purchasing a used gas-powered vehicle.
The United States is a nation founded on Christian beliefs and principles.
The free market is the most efficient way to allocate resources.
Dating apps and related culture is to blame for declining numbers of (young) people getting married or even having sex.
Abstinence-only education is the best approach to preventing teen pregnancy.
B. One of the following propositions; of which you still must take a clear stance on:
i. Can anyone know anything with certainty? The answer is clearly “no.”
ii. Computer mediated reasoning/artificial intelligence will replace human reason, which will be for the better.
iii. There is no clear standard(s) for “justice” in the United States of America. Rather, those engaging with law are always pursuing self-interest, but only those who are deceitful or manipulative “win” in the “game”. (As claimed by P. Ewick and S. S. Sibley in “Common Knowledge and the Law: Do the “Haves” Come Out Ahead?” https://unr.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UNR_INST/adtd5q/cdi_proquest_journals_226925668Links to an external site. )
iv. There is a universal moral code that transcends cultural differences and is therefore objective.
v. Democracy is not the best form of government.
Requirements
The analysis and argument must have a basic structure: introduction (which includes your central claim), body and conclusion.
It should be clear what proposition you are analyzing and making an argument about. It should also be clear what your view is about the proposition at hand, how you are analyzing it, and what inference your analysis leads you to conclude.
At a minimum, your submission must include three course-related concepts or methods of analysis. You should explicitly state which concepts or methods of analysis you are relying on and explain what they do for your argument. However, the more course-related concepts you apply (correctly and thoroughly), the higher the grade you will be able to earn.
You must cite the sources you used, in any format (MLA, Chicago, APA) with which you are comfortable. Level 3 violations of academic dishonesty will result in an F for the course. It is much better to receive a zero grade for an assignment than to submit work that is not your own, be charged with academic dishonesty, and receive an F grade for the course.
The essay should meet the time or word requirement stated in the directions.
Please do not provide a vague “opinion” about the topic. If your thesis/global argument states that something is “important” or uses any other vague descriptors (as your central claim), the rubric indicates that your grade will suffer significantly. Instead, you need to be very specific about your global argument.
Formatting Guidelines
The final submitted work should be in one (1) of the following formats:
Essay
The word requirement for your work is between 1,000 – 2,000 words. The document needs to be double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, have 1″ margins, include a header with your name, date, course information, and a title.
