Philosophy

There are 6 (specific) requirements which must be fulfilled. However, you are ultimately responsible for choosing the topic and direction of your essay. There are obviously general requirements of any argumentative paper but I will add a rubric outline for argumentative papers below. If you muck up one of these, then expects big points off of your paper: 1. Find a movie, short story, documentary, or complex news item (not a one-page article but only investigative or in-depth pieces) to base your analysis around and focus your thesis. I have given you a few suggestions: the movie "Her" for philo of mind and "Minority Report" for free will. 2. You must present a philosophy of mind, personal identity, philosophy of religion, or free will topic. The purpose is to argue/explain, for example, a theory in the philosophy of mind in terms of the movie “Her". Examples: Functionalism, Substance Dualism, Property Dualism, etc… In this case, you would be arguing that the character Sam is a mind as a way to make the case that the theory you are advancing/arguing for is the best answer to the mind-body problem. 3. Include an objection to your view. Some possibilities (if using "her" for POM): Could there be another theory that best explains our intuitions about thought experiments in the movie/show? Use objections found in the book and speak about it using scenes from the movie (or one of the readings, videos, other content found on canvas). Does your theory lead to some absurd consequences whether in real life or via the movie’s world? Is there a possible way to develop a contrasting view of the OSes from the behavior of one of the characters? 4. Include discussions of the thought experiments, ideas, philosophers found in the textbook and links given to you by the prof. 5. You must cite all sources. 6. Word Minimum: Roughly 1500 -1800 words (MINIMUM). It is permissible to go over the 1800 words if needed (no excuses about not knowing you could write more to fulfill the tasks).