Question Description
I’m working on a philosophy question and need a sample draft to help me study.
Instructions
See the general instructions in the Essay Discussion Instructions section of the course menu.
Once you choose which question you’d like to write about, write your essay and post it in the discussion board and also save it as a Word document.
Use your course texts to help you respond to the topic, and when you quote and summarize from the course texts, include information about the page reference.
You are discouraged from using additional sources. If you do choose to use an outside source, be sure to cite your source, just as you do when you use the course texts. If you use a quotation or an example from a website, cite the website’s url and the date accessed.
Book: The Power of Critical Thinking: Effective Reasoning about Ordinary and Extraordinary Claims
Once you are ready for your classmates to read it, post the thread containing your essay. Then go to the TurnItIn dropbox section here in Blackboard and post your Word document into the dropbox. You do not need to include your response to another student in the file that you upload to TurnItIn.
Topics for your Essay, Choose A or B
Essay Length tips–To answer these topics completely, it takes about 2 pages8-10 paragraphs. Use the topic questions and the scoring rubric to see if your draft responds fully to all parts of the question. A complete thoughtful answer is more important than word count.
Topic A
What is Martin Gardner’s argument for the objectivist view of art? Do you agree? Why or why not?
Use Vaughns textbook to help you explain Gardners theory and its strengths and weaknesses. Choose an object, performance, or piece of writing as an example, and explain whether Gardners theory would classify the object as Art. Do you agree with objectivism about Art or do you find another theory more convincing? Defend your point of view.
Topic B
Explain Lockes view of human nature. Use details from the textbook to support your description. Explain Hobbess view of human nature, again using details from the textbook to support your description. How do Locke’s view of human nature and Hobbes’ view differ? Which do you think is more accurate? Explain, and defend your answer.