Paper 2 (due various—see syllabus)
Choose one of these topics for your 2ndpaper. In about 3 pages, double-spaced in length, you are aiming to clearly state a position (whatever it is) and support your claim with relevant evidence (i.e., reasons). Your paper must be well-written and free from grammatical, spelling, etc. types of errors, so that your philosophical reasoning can shine through.
- From both the Palmer and Barry texts, use either Kierkegaard or Sartre (not both) to discuss the general topic of the self. Explain which (if either) provides a more accurate or reasonable view (your perspective) about the self. What do you think that Kierkegaard or Sartre would say to Barry (as detailed in chapters 3 and 5) about the self in relation to death. In other words, how important is the fear of death to the creation or existence of the self? Do you agree with the existentialists? Why or why not? (due as we read the existentialists)
- Regarding chapter 5 of Barry, do you think that human nature is dualistic? This could mean several different things, so you might consider whether our minds are separate from our bodies (which involves thinking about whether our minds are separate from our brains)? Are souls different from minds? Are souls separate from the body? Do souls live on after the body has died? You might want to focus on either Plato or Descartes, rather than both. (when we read Descartes or Plato, whichever applies to you)
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