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1 Essay Question A recurrent theme that runs through the various philosophies is some form of “happiness.” Think of John Stuart Mill’s writings of “higher pleasures,” or Bentham’s “happiness calculus”, or Aristotle’s “eudaimonia”, or Rand’s idea of “selfishness” just to name a few. What we are talking about are the ethical actions that identify us as human—in the best way possible. We all strive to self-actualize, to become the best that we can be. Sometimes we succeed and sometimes we fail, but if we have done our best with an ethical consideration of others, then it helps define us as good people. Your task is to identify who you are and who you want to be. Ask yourself things like what are your “higher pleasures,” or what makes you “happy”? Include the following, but feel free to add to this: 1. What is “happiness”? (remember, this is not always a momentary concept) 2. What actions have you done to achieve happiness? Give two or three examples. 3. A “right” action must be ethical (although it need not conform to societal standards). What made your actions ethical or “right”? Justify your answer. 4. What do your actions say about your values and concept as a person? 5. Choose someone you think exemplifies the ideal ethical person. Explain who and why. 6. Compare your actions (from #3 and #4) to the person in #5. 7. Conclusion: Where to you go from here? How can you better achieve happiness, in its highest sense?
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Double space using a 12pts. Font;
The essay should be a minimum of five (5) full pages. There will be large point
reductions for any essay less than five (5) full pages.
There should not be any need to cite. The purpose of the essays is to develop your
own thought process. Therefore, everything you put down should be either your
own thoughts or a very brief summary (in your own words) of someone else’s
words (only if needed to set up or clarify your own presentation).
Use “I” (capitalized, please!). After all, the essay reflects your own ideas.
Do not copy ideas from any other source. To do so will defeat the whole purpose of
the class and you will gain nothing from it.
Follow formal writing using college level standard English. If you do not have
adequate writing skills, contact the Writing Center and get help immediately, long
before you write your first essay.
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correct grammar, verb agreement, and spelling. Sentences should follow in logical
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sure to follow the rules of courtesy. Post only positive comments and do not criticize or
correct any of the essays. Post it as “Reply to …..(student’s name). One thing to emphasize
is that philosophy is not a debate. Philosophy is a process of thinking logically to come to
a conclusion supported by evidence. Philosophy deals with the “grey” areas of knowledge.
In other words, if you want to know the dimensions of a room, you can take a yard stick
and come up with a “definite” answer. Science usually has definite answers. Either it is or
it isn’t. Ask someone to identify their favorite color and what you end up with is “opinion.”
It is something personal to the individual and there is no “good” or “bad” or “best” answer.
Philosophy deals with the areas between the definite and opinion. Philosophy deals with
multiple conclusions, and while there may not be one right answer, there can be wrong
answers (not supported by evidence) and there can be best answers (the ones making the
most sense and best supported). There can be more than one “right” or “best” answer.
The purpose of the essays is to explore this philosophical process together, always
mindful and respectful of diversity. This requires going into the readings and the
assignments with an open mind. There is a Confucian Analect (saying by Confucius) that
tells a story about a prospective student who meets with Confucius for tea. Wanting to
impress Confucius with his learning in order to be admitted to the academy, the
prospective student tells Confucius that he has read everything Confucius has ever
written. Confucius offers tea and begins to pour it into the student’s cup but, when it is
full, he keeps on pouring. The student, shocked, points out that the tea is pouring
everywhere. Confucius looks at him and says, “If the cup is full, then there is no more
room for the tea.”
The same applies to our class. If you come with the conviction that you already know
everything and already have your mind filled (closed to all but your own views), there is
little that the class will have to offer you. Keep the mind open and receptive and this can
be an exciting experience. The process of doing philosophy results in expanding not only
our mind, but also, by expanding our mind our universe is expanded. The process of
philosophy takes us out of the mental boxes that constrict and limit our existence.
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PHI 101 Essay Question
A recurrent theme that runs through the various philosophies is some form of “happiness.”
Think of John Stuart Mill’s writings of “higher pleasures,” or Bentham’s “happiness
calculus”, or Aristotle’s “eudaimonia”, or Rand’s idea of “selfishness” just to name a few.
What we are talking about are the ethical actions that identify us as human—in the best
way possible.
We all strive to self-actualize, to become the best that we can be. Sometimes we succeed
and sometimes we fail, but if we have done our best with an ethical consideration of
others, then it helps define us as good people.
Your task is to identify who you are and who you want to be. Ask yourself things like what
are your “higher pleasures,” or what makes you “happy”? Include the following, but feel
free to add to this:
1. What is “happiness”? (remember, this is not always a momentary concept)
2. What actions have you done to achieve happiness? Give two or three examples.
3. A “right” action must be ethical (although it need not conform to societal
standards). What made your actions ethical or “right”? Justify your answer.
4. What do your actions say about your values and concept as a person?
5. Choose someone you think exemplifies the ideal ethical person. Explain who and
why.
6. Compare your actions (from #3 and #4) to the person in #5.
7. Conclusion: Where to you go from here? How can you better achieve happiness, in
its highest sense?
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Your essay should be a minimum of five full pages. Use 12pt. Times New Roman font,
normal margins and double-spacing. You should not need to quote, so don’t worry about
MLA or other format. Also, this should be entirely your own thoughts, so no citations
should be needed. The most frequent problem with essays is just not giving yourself
enough time to compose and proofread them. Write and rewrite and rewrite and proof it
carefully. That will avoid most problems.
All submitted essays will automatically be run through a program called “Turnitin”, which
is a tool used at TTC (as well as other institutions) to check for plagiarism. It is amazingly
accurate, so be sure that your essay is your own work and not someone else’s and not
copied from a website. I have had a few students over the years who’s grades have
been severely affected by submitting work that was not their own.
Here is the general rubric to be used for your essay. Grading will include the following
items, but will look for content as a priority:
Criteria
Level 4: Exceeds
Fundamental
Competencies
4 points
Level 3:
Exhibits
Fundamental
Competencies
3 points
Level 2: Partially
Exhibits
Fundamental
Competencies
2 points
Level 1: Does
Not Exhibit
Fundamental
Competencies
1 point
Identification: The
student identifies a
problem, issue, or
concept and an
appropriate scope of
inquiry.
Precisely
identifies and
explores a
complex central
focus and
extends
treatment of that
focus beyond
basic
requirements
Clearly identifies
and explores a
central focus
with sufficient
scope to
facilitate
understanding
Identifies a
central focus that
is limited in detail,
complexity,
and/or
scope
Does not
address
required topic
or identifies a
central focus
that is
excessively
superficial or
overly limited in
scope
Evidence: The
student selects
appropriate,
sufficiently detailed,
and
convincing
supporting
evidence
Selects
appropriate,
complex,
detailed, and
convincing
evidence from
Selects
appropriate,
detailed, and
convincing
evidence from
credible
sources
Selects largely
appropriate
sources but
evidence proves
superficial
and/or
lacks detail, full
Has failed to
include
evidence or
selected
inappropriate,
excessively
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based on credible
sources.
credible,
sophisticated
sources
persuasiveness,
and/or credibility
superficial,
unrelated,
and/or
unreliable
evidence
Analysis: The
student analyzes
relationships
among
information and
concepts (e.g., cause
and effect; evidence
and conclusion; fact
vs. opinion/
assumption).
Provides
complex, precise,
and
detailed
analysis of
relationships
among and/or
connections
between
information and
concepts
Provides cogent
and sufficiently
detailed
analysis
of relationships
among
information
and/or
connections
between
concepts
Provides analysis
of relationships
among
information and
concepts but
lacks sufficient
detail or contains
largely superficial
evaluations
Does not
provide analysis
of information
and concepts
Synthesis: The
student
reaches
conclusions
supportable by
evidence and
analysis.
Reaches
thorough,
sophisticated,
and complex
conclusions
strongly
supported by
evidence and
analysis
Reaches cogent
and sufficiently
detailed
conclusions
supported by
evidence and
analysis
Reaches
conclusions that
lack complexity or
detail and/or are
not fully
supported by
evidence and
analysis
Does not reach
conclusions or
reaches
conclusions
that diverge
significantly
from evidence
and analysis