January 2021

Instructor: Katharina Stevens

PHIL 4000 Justified Questions

Due: Tuesday, 12PM before the associated meeting

Word Limit: 450-600 words.

BE SURE TO KEEP AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF YOUR ANSWER.

YOUR ANSWER MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA MOODLE.

Please submit 3 exercises containing a justified question, each about one of the assigned readings. Each question must contain a short summary of the part of the reading you are asking a the question about (300-500 words), the question itself, and a short explanation for why you believe the question is important (100-150 words).

YOU WILL BE EVALUATED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING RUBRIC:

Demonstrated understanding of assigned texts

Did you demonstrate that you understand the authors’ conclusion(s) and the main reasons they have for reaching those conclusions with respect to the part of the text that your question is about?

Have you portrayed the structure of the authors’ reasoning, including all relevant steps and leaving out clearly irrelevant information?

Have you explained all important concepts and terms the authors use as part of their argument?

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Critical Engagement

Did you formulate a question that is clearly connected to the reading you are asking the question about?

Did you offer an explanation for why you believe that this is an important question that the author should have to answer?

Does your explanation succeed in showing that your question is one that should be dealt with by the author?

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