Renaissance + Enlightenment Philosophers

Independent Project
1. NO GROUP WORK

2. MLA Essay Format
* Double-spaced - NO TITLE PAGE - 12pt Times New Roman
Heading in upper left-hand corner

3. 9th and 10th Graders
* 3 pages double spaced with a works cited page

4. 11th and 12th Graders
* 5 pages double spaced with a works cited page

5. Weds + Thurs
* Research + Writing

6. Friday
*“Paper Defense.”

The Questions…

1. What’s your philosopher’s basic philosophical thesis?
2. What’s the historical context of your philosopher?
3. What’s the legacy of your philosopher?
4. What’s the contemporary significance of your philosopher?
5. How does the work of your philosopher specifically apply to both your own life and RLA as a school?

More requirements.....

9th and 10th Graders
*2 secondary source quotes
*2 primary source quotes

11th and 12th Graders
*3 secondary source quotes
*4 primary source quotes

Choices:

Sir Francis Bacon
Thomas Hobbes
Rene Descartes
Blaise Pascal
Benedictus Spinoza
John Locke
Gottfried Leibniz
George Berkeley