Works Cited Generator

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Works Cited Entry

For those of you using the packets I printed as a secondary source, here's the appropriate citation.

Buckingham, Will Et. All. The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained. New York, NY: DK Publishing, 2011.

After you insert the cited passage into your essay, it should be immediately followed by (Buckingham) - In other words, according to MLA formatting guidelines.

-Ned-

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

Medieval Philosophy: Augustine and Aquinas

Due @ 2:20 - 3/17/2011


St. Augustine:

1. What is Christian – Platonism?

2. What subject did Augustine devote most of his time to considering?

3. According to Augustine, what is “evil?”

• Do you agree?

4. What is his central philosophical thesis?

5. Why is “evil” necessary?

6. Summarize the point made in the last paragraph.


Thomas Aquinas

1. Do you agree with the first line of the selection?

2. Who was the central influence in Aquinas’s thinking?

3. What conflicting ideas did Aquinas attempt to rectify?

4. How did early Christian theologians (like Philoponus) attempt to prove Aristotle wrong?

5. How does Aquinas respond to Aristotle’s assertion that the universe has always existed?

6. Paraphrase the “footprint” analogy and rephrase it in simple English.

7. How did Aristotle “synthesize” the Bible and the works of Aristotle?

8. How does Aquinas define human knowledge as opposed to that possessed by animals?

9. In terms of the inherent tension between religion, philosophy, and physics – what is Aquinas most
significant legacy?

Philosophy: 3/7 "The Allegory of The Cave."

Read through the packet with a fine-toothed comb!

Really challenge yourself! Don’t be afraid to apply your intellect in pursuit of something academically challenging.

Answer the 5 questions on the last page of your packet in your notebook for discussion tomorrow. Answer in complete sentences. College bound jrs. and snrs. would be wise to cite passages from the text in support of their answers.

Finally, sketch in your notebook a visual representation of the “Allegory of The Cave.”

Socrates, Phaedrus, and The Soul

First of all, here's the relevant link:

Please read pages 245 to 250 and answer the following questions:

What metaphor does Socrates use to describe the soul?

Do you think that it's a useful metaphor?

What's the value in this particular metaphor?

Once you've finished with that, you have an art project to do. Using the art supplies in Karen's room, please create an original work in the medium of your choosing that represents, in your mind, Socrates' metaphor of the soul.

Due @ 2:45

Socrates' Apology

Socrates claimed that discovering your own ignorance is an important step on the road to knowledge. Do you agree? Why or why not?

CREATE A MULTIPLE CHOICE (4) QUESTION

Can you think of any recent examples of philosophers arousing public hostility? What does this tell you about the current status of philosophy?

ANSWER IN A PARAGRAPH

Do you agree with Socrates when he said, “To be afraid of death is only another form of thinking one is wise when one is not.” What are your reasons?

REPHRASE AND ANSWER IN MODERN ENGLISH

If we accept Socrates’ claim that society needs philosophers, what sorts of issues should philosophers be raising today if they are to benefit society?

ANSWER IN A PARAGRAPH