modern philosophy
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Modern PhilosophyPAPER
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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 Introduction Summary Argument Conclusion
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The Paper
Turning in the Paper Drafts
Printed Copy Final Version
BlackBoard Grade Discussion Plagiarism Formatting
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Writing the Introduction
5 points 125 words or less. Content
Thesis Summary Statement Position Statement Argument Statement Minimal Background
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Writing the Summary
Descartes First Meditation 45 Points 350 words+ Objective: summarize the text
Clearly Concisely Accurately In your own words.
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Summary: Outline of Meditation 1
I First PartA. Start and Goal B. Method
II Doubting the SensesA. SensesB. Dream ProblemC. Painter Analogy D. Math-Skeptical Pause
III God and the DemonA. God B. The Demon
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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)
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Writing the Argument 45 Points 500 + words Position Statement
Issue: : Do Descartes’ skeptical arguments justify the degree of doubt claimed?
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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
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Writing the Argument
Argument #2: The Dream Argument Position: Descartes’ argument
succeeds. Hint-Intuition Argument Hint-Standards
Position: Descartes’ argument fails.
Hint-Standards
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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
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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)
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Writing the Conclusion 5 points 125 words or less. Content
Thesis Summary Statement Position Statement Argument Statement Final Relevant Remark
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