What are Descartes’s dream and evil demon arguments? What, according to Descartes, are they supposed to show? Explain. Do you think they succeed? Explain by discussing the goal of Descartes’s Meditations. 2) Why does Hume think that we don’t discover the idea of necessary connection (i.e. causation) from our senses? How does this lead to the problem of induction? How does Hume solve the problem of induction? Explain your answer. 3) In our selection from Plato’s Theaetetus, Socrates examines three definitions of knowledge. What are the three definitions, and what are the problems with each of them? Provide your own definition of knowledge that avoids these problems. 4) Explain Gettier’s criticism of the justified true belief (JTB) theory of knowledge. How would you fix the JTB theory in light of his criticism? Defend your answer. 5) According to Code, the sex of the knower is “epistemologically significant.” What does this mean? Explain by discussing her article. Essay Structure ü Title: You should give your essay a title that will inform the reader of its specific contents. Introductory Paragraph: Your essay should begin with an introductory paragraph in which you state your thesis and outline the argument(s) that you will make in support of your thesis. Supporting Paragraphs: After the introduction, your essay will contain several supporting paragraphs, each one devoted to explaining one part of your argument. Concluding Paragraph: Your essay will end with a concluding paragraph in which you restate your thesis and summarize, but do not repeat, the argument(s) that you made in support of the thesis. Bibliography or Works Cited: You must include either one after your concluding paragraph. Essay Content ü Audience: Imagine that you are writing your essay for someone who has never taken a philosophy course. That person should be able to read your essay and understand how and why it is an answer to the essay question. Take time to craft your answers and to organize your thoughts in a clear and accessible manner. Do not assume that your audience understands the meanings of the concepts you are using: define all technical philosophical terms. Remember to answer all parts of the question. Quotations and paraphrases: If you quote or paraphrase, make sure to explain what the quote means in your own words and why it’s relevant for your essay. Citations: If you do quote or paraphrase, you must properly cite the source using either the APA, MLA or Chicago style (whichever one you are most comfortable with) style. Sources: You are permitted to use the class readings, but nothing else. You are NOT permitted to use the Internet or use (or quote from) any other books in crafting your answers. Also, if you use your class notes, you need to cite the relevant passages in the readings that the notes are about. You should be working primarily from the textbook – the class notes should only be used to help you understand the primary texts. 2 Essay Style and Format ü Length: 1250-1500 words per essay Font Size: 12 point Font Style: Times New Roman Line Spacing: Double spaced Assignment Identification: Your name, student number, course name and number, and date in the top right or left-hand corner of the first page Page Numbers: Lower, right-hand corner of each page Title Location: Centered at the top of first paragraph Submission Instructions Due Date: By 11:59pm, Dec. 5 You must upload your essay as a Microsoft Word document in Blackboard. Grading Rubric A (90-100) Essay has a coherent argument, has a clear and logical organizational plan (the ordering of ideas, sentences, and paragraphs builds naturally toward the achievement of its central thesis), is sophisticated, persuasive, concise, fully and clearly explains the relevant philosophical terms, concepts, and distinctions, provides textual support where appropriate, uses original examples, answers all parts of the question, has excellent writing (both grammatically and stylistically), stays within the word limit. B (80-89) Essay has a coherent argument, has a clear and logical organizational plan (the ordering of ideas, sentences, and paragraphs builds naturally toward the achievement of its central thesis), fully and clearly explains the relevant philosophical terms, concepts, and distinctions, provides textual support where appropriate, uses some original examples, answers all parts of the question, good writing (very few grammatical errors), stays within the word limit. C (70-79) Essay has an argument, has some organizational plan, attempts (but does not always succeed) to fully and clearly explain the relevant philosophical terms, concepts, and distinctions, is unnecessarily wordy, does not consistently provide textual support where appropriate, answers all parts of the question, has very few grammatical errors, stays within the word limit. D (60-69) Essay has does not have an argument, is unclear in its organizational plan, fails to explain the relevant philosophical terms, concepts, and distinctions, does not provide adequate textual support where appropriate, does not answer all parts of the question. May be a hurried, rushed response with not enough time put in, has many grammatical errors, does not stay within the limit. F (0-59) Essay is an abysmal failure, no argument, usually coupled with many errors in grammar/syntax, does not stay within the word limit
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