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Modern Philosophy

Modern Philosophy. Paper. The Paper. Reading: Descartes’ First Meditation Thesis: “The purpose of this paper is to summarize and critically evaluate Descartes’ skeptical arguments.” Issue : Do Descartes’ skeptical arguments justify the degree of doubt claimed? Label the 4 sections

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Modern Philosophy

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  1. Modern Philosophy Paper

  2. The Paper • Reading:Descartes’ First Meditation • Thesis:“The purpose of this paper is to summarize and critically evaluate Descartes’ skeptical arguments.” • Issue:Do Descartes’ skeptical arguments justify the degree of doubt claimed?Labelthe 4 sections • Introduction • Summary • Argument • Conclusion

  3. The Paper • Turning in the Paper • Drafts • Printed Copy • Final Version • BlackBoard • Grade Discussion • Plagiarism • Formatting

  4. Writing the Introduction • 5 points • 125 words or less. • Content • Thesis • Summary Statement • Position Statement • Argument Statement • Minimal Background

  5. Writing the Summary • Descartes First Meditation • 45 Points • 350 words+ • Objective: summarize the text • Clearly • Concisely • Accurately • In your own words.

  6. Summary: Outline of Meditation 1 I First Part A. Start and Goal B. Method II Doubting the Senses A. Senses B. Dream Problem C. Painter Analogy D. Math-Skeptical Pause III God and the Demon A. God B. The Demon

  7. Grading the Summary • Excellent Summary (A) (41-45 points) • Good Summary (B) (36-40 points) • Adequate summary (C) (32-35 points) • Poor Summary (D) (27-31 points) • Failing summary (F) (0-26 points)

  8. Writing the Argument • 45 Points • 500 + words • Position Statement • Issue: : Do Descartes’ skeptical arguments justify the degree of doubt claimed?

  9. Writing the Argument • Argument #1: Doubting the Senses • Position: Descartes’ argument succeeds. • Hint-Deceptive Senses • Hint-Distrusting the Deceiver • Position: Descartes’ argument fails. • Hint-Critical Thinking • Hint- Deceit Assumes Trust

  10. Writing the Argument • Argument #2: The Dream Argument • Position: Descartes’ argument succeeds. • Hint-Intuition Argument • Hint-Standards • Position: Descartes’ argument fails. • Hint-Standards

  11. Writing the Argument • Argument #3: God/Demon Argument • Position: Descartes’ argument succeeds. • Hint-Dreamlike • Hint-Memory • Hint-The Problem of Evil • Position: Descartes’ argument fails. • Hint-Demon Odds • Hint-Irony: Too Much Success

  12. Grading the Argument • Excellent Argument Section (A) (41-45 points) • Good Argument Section (B) • (36-40 points) • Adequate Argument Section (C) (32-35 points) • Poor Argument Section (D) • (27-31 points) • Failing Argument Section (F) • (0-26 points)

  13. Writing the Conclusion • 5 points • 125 words or less. • Content • Thesis • Summary Statement • Position Statement • Argument Statement • Final Relevant Remark

  14. Checklist & Comment Sheet • Checklist • Comment Codes

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