In 500+ words, articulate what you take to be the reading’s main thesis, summarize key themes from the reading, and list in bullet-point fashion at least two insights that you gained from the reading—insights that you find relevant to your own life. [Note: I’m assuming here that each of our readings does in fact contain insights, and that at least some of these insights will in fact be relevant to your life. I look forward to you proving me correct.]
Create three substantive multiple-choice questions, indicating the correct answer (there must be at least 3 options to choose from for each question).
In 300+ words, relate the reading to an outside artifact of some kind (a piece of art, a movie, a reading from another class, a news article, etc.). This synthesis must be substantive with specific citations from the reading.
I attached an example, please follow the same template.
Category: Philosophy : Philosophy
Write an essay—5 to 6 pages, typed in a standard size font and double-spaced—on one of the following topics. You are to write a formal essay, and this means (1) your essay should have a clearly discernible and supported thesis, (2) you give textual evidence for the claims you make in support of your thesis, and (3) this evidence must be accurately cited with page numbers in a formal style. • Your papers are due on or before 5:00 pm, Friday March 3, under my office door LWH 2074. These are not response papers, as if you are going to tell your reader about you. So do not in any way insert your unrefined opinions or outside knowledge with regard to the question. There is a place for this sort of reflection, but we are young philosophers writing critical essays with cited sources. We don’t opine, but instead think about and present our understanding of how the texts interact and relate with each other. These essays are all about what you can do with the question and the texts we have read. Review and apply Writing with Sources as you prepare your paper. Talk with me and each other about these ideas, but when you sit down to do the paper, do your own work. • You are not to consult internet sources—or any additional sources not assigned in this class— when writing these papers. If you do so, you do not understand the assignment and should talk to me immediately. • If you consult online sources like Wikipedia, or other sites to get your ideas going, you are plagiarizing. The point of all of the work in this course is to work on reading and writing and thinking for yourself. Do not cite or regurgitate our class discussions. Instead, review and look over our outlines and discussions and let these resources point you to the things you need to look for and find in the readings in order to answer the questions. See the “Tips Sheet” attached to this assignment for suggestions on how to write this essay and on how to prepare to write these assignments. And talk to me throughout your writing of the paper with questions and as your thinking develops.
Topic Two In the account of his breakdown in graduate school, Frank Wilderson understands the contradictions— what he terms the “aporia”—governing his life as a Black man in the United States. How is his breakdown and his acknowledgement of these contradictions like the series of realizations Aubyn Beth Casady has in “I Didn’t Say Shit,” and how are they different? How does confronting contradiction compel them to reflect and have a conversation with themselves, much like the conversation Plato explains in the line analogy? Consider how Wilderson’s realizations send him into the despair of what he terms “afropessimism,” the radical doubt that anti-Black racism can be overcome and fixed. How does this contrast with Casady’s optimism that there is a fix to the problems of racism, the one she proposes? (Be textual! If you are going to say she has white privilege and he doesn’t, make the argument through the evidence you have available in the readings.)
Write an essay—5 to 6 pages, typed in a standard size font and double-spaced—on one of the following topics. You are to write a formal essay, and this means (1) your essay should have a clearly discernible and supported thesis, (2) you give textual evidence for the claims you make in support of your thesis, and (3) this evidence must be accurately cited with page numbers in a formal style. • Your papers are due on or before 5:00 pm, Friday March 3, under my office door LWH 2074. These are not response papers, as if you are going to tell your reader about you. So do not in any way insert your unrefined opinions or outside knowledge with regard to the question. There is a place for this sort of reflection, but we are young philosophers writing critical essays with cited sources. We don’t opine, but instead think about and present our understanding of how the texts interact and relate with each other. These essays are all about what you can do with the question and the texts we have read. Review and apply Writing with Sources as you prepare your paper. Talk with me and each other about these ideas, but when you sit down to do the paper, do your own work. • You are not to consult internet sources—or any additional sources not assigned in this class— when writing these papers. If you do so, you do not understand the assignment and should talk to me immediately. • If you consult online sources like Wikipedia, or other sites to get your ideas going, you are plagiarizing. The point of all of the work in this course is to work on reading and writing and thinking for yourself. Do not cite or regurgitate our class discussions. Instead, review and look over our outlines and discussions and let these resources point you to the things you need to look for and find in the readings in order to answer the questions. See the “Tips Sheet” attached to this assignment for suggestions on how to write this essay and on how to prepare to write these assignments. And talk to me throughout your writing of the paper with questions and as your thinking develops.
Topic Two In the account of his breakdown in graduate school, Frank Wilderson understands the contradictions— what he terms the “aporia”—governing his life as a Black man in the United States. How is his breakdown and his acknowledgement of these contradictions like the series of realizations Aubyn Beth Casady has in “I Didn’t Say Shit,” and how are they different? How does confronting contradiction compel them to reflect and have a conversation with themselves, much like the conversation Plato explains in the line analogy? Consider how Wilderson’s realizations send him into the despair of what he terms “afropessimism,” the radical doubt that anti-Black racism can be overcome and fixed. How does this contrast with Casady’s optimism that there is a fix to the problems of racism, the one she proposes? (Be textual! If you are going to say she has white privilege and he doesn’t, make the argument through the evidence you have available in the readings.)
Write it from the view of me:
– Black woman
– 26 years old
– In the South
– Moderate so see the injustice to minorities and women
– Loves to travel
– Loves greek and roman mythology
– Doesn’t agree with Aristotle’s view of thinking humans are always logical
Write an essay—5 to 6 pages, typed in a standard size font and double-spaced—on one of the following topics. You are to write a formal essay, and this means (1) your essay should have a clearly discernible and supported thesis, (2) you give textual evidence for the claims you make in support of your thesis, and (3) this evidence must be accurately cited with page numbers in a formal style. • Your papers are due on or before 5:00 pm, Friday March 3, under my office door LWH 2074. These are not response papers, as if you are going to tell your reader about you. So do not in any way insert your unrefined opinions or outside knowledge with regard to the question. There is a place for this sort of reflection, but we are young philosophers writing critical essays with cited sources. We don’t opine, but instead think about and present our understanding of how the texts interact and relate with each other. These essays are all about what you can do with the question and the texts we have read. Review and apply Writing with Sources as you prepare your paper. Talk with me and each other about these ideas, but when you sit down to do the paper, do your own work. • You are not to consult internet sources—or any additional sources not assigned in this class— when writing these papers. If you do so, you do not understand the assignment and should talk to me immediately. • If you consult online sources like Wikipedia, or other sites to get your ideas going, you are plagiarizing. The point of all of the work in this course is to work on reading and writing and thinking for yourself. Do not cite or regurgitate our class discussions. Instead, review and look over our outlines and discussions and let these resources point you to the things you need to look for and find in the readings in order to answer the questions. See the “Tips Sheet” attached to this assignment for suggestions on how to write this essay and on how to prepare to write these assignments. And talk to me throughout your writing of the paper with questions and as your thinking develops.
Topic Two In the account of his breakdown in graduate school, Frank Wilderson understands the contradictions— what he terms the “aporia”—governing his life as a Black man in the United States. How is his breakdown and his acknowledgement of these contradictions like the series of realizations Aubyn Beth Casady has in “I Didn’t Say Shit,” and how are they different? How does confronting contradiction compel them to reflect and have a conversation with themselves, much like the conversation Plato explains in the line analogy? Consider how Wilderson’s realizations send him into the despair of what he terms “afropessimism,” the radical doubt that anti-Black racism can be overcome and fixed. How does this contrast with Casady’s optimism that there is a fix to the problems of racism, the one she proposes? (Be textual! If you are going to say she has white privilege and he doesn’t, make the argument through the evidence you have available in the readings.)
Write it from the view of me:
– Black woman
– 26 years old
– In the South
– Moderate so see the injustice to minorities and women
– Loves to travel
– Loves greek and roman mythology
– Doesn’t agree with Aristotle’s view of thinking humans are always logical
Creating Scientific Controversies CSC
pp. 1-30
1. State what you think is the main point or thesis of the article assigned for reading the day this discussion is due.
2. Explain why you think that, and provide textual justification for your claim in the form of exegesis, not direct quotation.
3. Share some critical remarks about the article. What did the author overlook, get wrong, or what are some potential implications of the author’s claims that may be problematic in some way?