Philosiphy

Rough-Draft Requirements •Format: 4-6 double-spaced pages, 12” font, MLA Bibliography, with Works Cited page (Works Cited page does not count toward your page requirements). •Submission: through Canvas by 11:59pm, 4/12. Assignment Goals and RubricThe purpose of the rough draft is to develop a paper topic that will address the foundational assumptions of two philosophical positions from two separate readings that we have done this semester. Notice that this paper is not simply a “compare and contrast” paper. The purpose is not simply to state the different conclusions that philosophers reach concerning similar questions, but to explain the reasons why they diverge. For this reason you must also identify and explain the major arguments of each philosopher. Finally, you must evaluate these arguments: who has the better argument, and why? Accordingly, the four basic requirements for the paper are the following.•Provide clear textual reasons for motivating a point of comparison. Don’t just pick an arbitrary point of comparison. Identify reasons that indicate the need to posit this particular issue as a relation between the two texts.  •Identify the arguments that the two authors use to establish their respective viewpoints.•Evaluate the arguments. Be clear about your reasons for thinking one argument is better than another. Does one argument rely on a false premise? Would accepting the argument entail accepting other undesirable conclusions?  •Include direct citations, references, and a bibliography in MLA format. Limit yourselves to the primary sources exclusively.