Hello There, I was hoping youcan do my term paper for Philosophy. I can choose a topic from any readings discussed during the course. I can't choose between the two. Tell me what you think ? Roder

Term Paper: Instructions

LEH 355: Knowledge and Human Freedom

Topic: The paper will address some aspect of the material we’ve looked at in the course. It is up to you to produce your own topic. I recommend looking over your weekly response to see if there is a topic that you found particularly interesting, and for which you are confident you could formulate a defensible position.

Length: The paper must be 3-5 pages double space in length.

When writing a philosophy paper, it is very important to focus on clarity and concision. Clearly express your thesis state (the position you will be arguing for) and say no more and no less than you need to say. Naturally, grammatically correct and syntactically felicitous prose are necessary for the overall clarity of your paper. You must offer at least one argument for your position and at least one objection to that argument. The argument and objection should then be followed by a defense of your argument against the objection. Here is a link to a guide on how to write a philosophy paper that discussion these components of a good philosophy paper in more detail:

http://philosophy.fas.harvard.edu/files/phildept/files/brief_guide_to_writing_philosophy_paper.pdf

Citation: You may only cite articles that we have read in class. You may use any method of citation you like. Here is a link to a guide on citation styles:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/949/01/

Flow Chart

Introduction: This part of the paper informs the reader about the subject matter of the paper and setups up your thesis statement.

Thesis Statement: This is a one or two sentence statement about exactly what you will attempt to convince the reader of in your paper. It is very important that this statement be clear and unambiguous. If it is unclear the reader will not have a good idea about how to evaluate your argument and we not, therefore, be fully convinced of the correctness of your view. It is necessary to use the first person indexical in the formulation of your thesis statement. That is to say, do not be afraid to use the word “I”.

Argument: In this section of the paper you present an argument in support of your thesis. An argument begins from assumptions (sometimes called premises) that both you and your reader can agree on. From there is proceeds to the conclusion that someone who disagrees with you might find surprising.

Objection: In this section I would like you to produce an objection to the argument you give in support of your thesis. It is important that this objection is one that is relevant to your argument. An objection is not just a statement of disagreement with the conclusion of your argument. The objection is itself an argument against your argument. As such it should present reasons for why your argument is wrong or has implications that are wrong.

Response: In this section of the paper you are to respond to the argument raised by the objection. You are, therefore, defending your argument against the objection. Some possible strategies are to show that the objection has misunderstood your argument, or that the objection is logically flawed in some way.

Conclusion (optional): This last section of the paper closes off the paper by articulating what you take yourself to have accomplished, some possible implications of your arguments, and any new avenues of research that your discussion as opened up.