PHILOSOPHY PAPER

PHIL 1301- Final Essay Prompt

Instructions:

For your final paper you will write a research and argumentative paper over a particular topic that is of interest to you. This topic must be one that is somewhat ethical in nature, incorporate as “sense of personal responsibility”, and has multiple points of agreement and disagreement within its paradigm. I have listed a few examples below for your consideration and you are free to choose from these, or select one of your own that is not included. As stated, it must be a topic with multiple contentious and philosophical elements.

Rubric:

· 3-5 pages

· Double spaced

· 12-Point Font (Times New Roman)

· Selected formatting Style (MLA)

· Two (2) scholarly sources minimum (JSTOR, EBSCO, etc.)

Topic Examples:

· Issues in Abortion

· Morality of Capital Punishment

· Legalization of Marijuana

· Death with Dignity/Euthanasia

· Freedom of Speech Issues (Explicit Lyrics, Hate Speech, etc.)

· Divine Command Theories, Divine Law, God as source of Ethical Judgments

· Wealth Inequality in America

· Issues in Standardized Testing in the U.S.

· Gun Control/2nd Amendment Interpretations

· Immigration/Border Control Laws

· Existence of God and Science/Evolutionary Theory

· Religion and Political Legislation

· The Power of God and The Problem of Evil

· …one of your own choosing!