- Week 7 – Philosophical Essay
Week 7 – Philosophical Essay
Grade Details
Grade | N/A |
Gradebook Comments | None |
Assignment Details
Open Date | Feb 3, 2020 12:05 AM |
Graded? | Yes |
Points Possible | 100.0 |
Resubmissions Allowed? | No |
Attachments checked for originality? | Yes |
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Assignment Instructions
Objective: Students will write a Philosophical Essay for week 7 based on the course concepts.
Course Objectives: 2, 3, & 4
Task:
This 4 – 5 full page (not to exceed 6 pages) Philosophical Essay you will be writing due Week 7 is designed to be a thoughtful, reflective work. The 4 – 5 full pages does not include a cover page or a works cited page. It will be your premier writing assignment focused on the integration and assessment relating to the course concepts. Your paper should be written based on the outline you submitted during week 4 combined with your additional thoughts and instructor feedback. You will use at least three scholarly/reliable resources with matching in-text citations and a Works Cited page. All essays are double spaced, 12 New Times Roman font, paper title, along with all paragraphs indented five spaces.
Details:
You will pick one of the following topics only to do your paper on:
Consider the following philosophical puzzle: “If a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?” (1) How is this philosophical puzzle an epistemological problem? And (2) how would John Locke answer it?
Your paper will be written at a college level with an introduction, body paragraphs, a conclusion, along with in-text citations/Works Cited page in MLA formatting. Students will follow MLA format as the sole citation and formatting style used in written assignments submitted as part of coursework to the Humanities Department. Remember – any resource that is listed on the Works Cited page must have an in-text citation in the paper to match or this is considered plagiarism.
Resources:
- APUS Philosophy Program Guide
- How to Write a Thesis Statement
- Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting – The Basics
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide
- MLA Overview and Workshop
- Purdue OWL MLA Sample Paper
- APUS Library
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