PHIL 367 : PHIL 367 - Essay Topics (2012)
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Please write one 1500 word essay worth 35% due on april 4. Students must keep rough drafts of their paper and hand them in along with their paper. All students must be prepared to discuss their paper with the instructor. Please use a duotang to keep all the papers together neatly. Late papers will lose 1% a day unless the student can document relevant illness or extenuating circumstances. The lectures and conferences are intended to give you access to the texts, the essay is a test of what you are able to achieve on your own, given that access. Your paper will be graded on the depth, clarity, and eloquence of your account. You are not giving a mere summary of the thinker in question but offering a thoughtful interpretation based on textual evidence and your own ideas. You are encouraged to consult additional primary literature and to quote sparingly from the primary literature.