unit 2 assignment introduction to philosophy
Instructions
Unit 2 Assignment
Your Assignment:
Compare and contrast Descartes and Hume on the idea of dualism verses materialism. Then choose one of those philosophers and compare his theory to Locke’s theory of self. Make sure to use the requirements of logical argumentation, as discussed in chapter one, to organize your paper. Make sure you are not using fallacies in your reasoning. Use the material in your readings to help with the details of your discussion.
Formatting:
- The body of the essay must be 5-6 pages (1250-1500 words) in length
- 1 inch margins
- 12 point, Times New Roman font
- Title Page
- Words Cited Page – cite all quotations/paraphrases used by naming the author of the work, the tile and the chapter/section that you are citing from.
- Properly use MLA in-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quoting (Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide – https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/). Here is an example essay with MLA citations.
Writing Tips:
Tips for proper citations for the readings and Podcast:
- For all your sources, you should do “direct quotes” with parentheses citations in the paper, and full Works Cited information on the last page.
- For Podcasts: There might not a publication date, but there can be information about when you accessed the podcast/viewed it/listened to it. (The example citations below from the Purdue OWL site could be dates when these podcasts were heard and viewed by the student, for example.)
- I would follow the format at the Purdue OWL site below for the Works Cited, and then in the text of the paper, use a parenthesis with the time, as in “the podcast says x.” (Bell and Philips, 2:19) for two minutes and nineteen seconds. It’s always a good idea to listen to the podcast, pause it, and take notes with times!
- If you aren’t sure how to do citations for our online readings, that is alright, check this Purdue OWL site for that information as well, there are all different kinds of sources listed on the left side menu:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ . Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and locate the following information:
For all podcasts, provide as much information as possible; not all of the following information will be available. Possible addition identifiers may include Producer, Director, etc.
Audio Podcast:
Bell, T., & Phillips, T. (2008, May 6). A solar flare. Science @ NASA Podcast. Podcast retrieved from http://science.nasa.gov/podcast.htm
Video Podcast:
Scott, D. (Producer). (2007, January 5). The community college classroom [Episode 7]. Adventures in Education. Podcast retrieved from http://www.adveeducation.com
Additional tips:
John C. Bean, in his book Engaging Ideas (2011) cites three ways that students tend to avoid a thesis or write in spite of the ones they have developed. TAKE CARE NOT TO COMMIT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MISTAKES IN YOUR WRITING OF THIS PAPER
- “And Then†Writing – “And Then†writing is essentially chronological, narrating a person’s life or series of events. Students often do this when they are asked to analyze text(s). They, instead, just tell you what happened, event by event. Or, you might see this in a literature review in which a student just summarizes the articles in the order in which they are read.
- “All About†Writing – “All About†writing strives to say EVERYTHING about a topic or issue. The paper may be somewhat organized because the student has addressed things topically but s/he has also failed to produce a thesis or position that guides the paper. The topics are, then, not reasons for the thesis. The structure is inappropriate and ineffective in a thesis-governed paper.
- “Data Dump†Writing – “Data Dumps†on the other hand have no apparent structure. There is little transition or cohesion between the things that are stated and discussed. The student has no guiding thesis, no guiding idea, and so s/he goes to Google and grabs it all. These are often the most likely to be plagiarized because the student is just cutting and pasting from websites (and occasionally books or journals). It is incomprehensible and unoriginal.
Academic Honesty:
Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable. Please ask if you have questions about what constitutes plagiarism. Your words and your ideas must be your own.
All papers submitted in this class are reviewed via Turnitin.com, a proprietary software database that identifies unoriginal material in papers. Please review the syllabus statement regarding the penalty for plagiarism. Your instructor will specify her policy regarding submission of essays to Smarthinking (online tutoring service).
Below I will attach a discussion post we had to do with the same topic along with other documents to help complete this assignment
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