Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Philosophy 12

  • Finish one page of point-form notes on the first 2-3 pages of your "Big 5" political philosopher.
    • Liam, you're doing John Locke, starting on p. 70.
  • Did you miss today's metaphysics test. See me ASAP and review the following:
    • What is metaphysics?
    • Flux vs. stasis
      • Heraclitus, Cratylus, Parmenides, Zeno, and Democritus
    • Form and matter
      • Plato & Aristotle
    • Free will and determinism
      • Sartre and existentialism
  • For Monday, May 17, finish the inquiry essay, Why is autonomy so difficult to achieve?
    • Send via "Share" in Office 365.
    • Put your name and a title at the top.
    • Use a standard 12 or 14 size font.
    • Use 1.5 spacing.
    • Indent at the beginning of each paragraph and add an extra space between paragraphs.
    • Pay attention to the order of body paragraphs (i.e. best argument last), and adjust your topic and concluding sentences accordingly. Use introductory transitions!
    • You are encouraged to revise and upgrade your rough copy paragraphs! Also, feel free to have a friend or family member help you with editing.