PHIL 486-01, Senior Seminar, Spring 2008

Abstract

The course culminates in the production and presentation of your final capstone paper. The paper has the following general criteria: a. You are required to write an approximately 30 page paper that you present to the class and revise in light of class discussion and written feedback. b. The paper should be written in dialogue with the philosophic tradition, especially contemporary voices such as those we will study in the 1st part of the semester. The paper should represent a culminating experience of your work in philosophy (and it should be informed by what you’ve learned in other disciplines). c. Although you will not be expected to generate an absolutely novel perspective, your paper should articulate your own genuine informed and thoughtful position.