philosophy essay

A Brief Note On

Your

"Summary Reflection" Essay Assignment

For this assignment, you have a choice of writing on one of several topics which I will provide you. The ideal format of this essay is as follows -- (though I'm not terribly concerned if your "summary" or your "reflection" turns out to be a little more than 2 pages):

*** Important Note: Please Double-Space your essays

and use standard 12 size font ***

1) Cover (Title) Page (with all the standard information included –

no special format).

2) Two page Summary of the philosophical position(s) you've chosen

to evaluate (which will essentially be determined by the topic on which

you choose to write).

3) Two page personal Reflection on the position or positions you've just

summarized (and we can discuss in class a few possible approaches you

might take to this).

4) a "Works Cited" page to document primary sources and any additional

sources you use besides our basic text(s). For instance, if you use

information you have gathered from some web site or book, you

absolutely must document it properly in order to avoid plagiarism. So

long as you do provide adequate documentation, however, it’s perfectly

fine to consult (and utilize) outside sources for your essays.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions

about how to approach this essay assignment!