{"coupon":"","discount":"","doc_name":"Marx and Hegel on Species Being","doc_id":67216,"editorId":"541","email":"peternennig@gmail.com","message":"<p><br \/>1.&nbsp; Papers should be approximately 12-14 pp. in length, typewritten, and double-spaced.&nbsp; Be sure that the paper is paginated.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>2. &nbsp;For footnotes(or endnotes), some standard reference format should be used, such the formats found in major philosophical journals. &nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>3.&nbsp; Your writing should be clear, grammatical, to the point, and logically organized.&nbsp; The paper should contain no fewer than 15 quotes from your primary sources. The quotes should generally be no more than two or three lines and can be as short as a few words that are integrated into a sentence (as in: Rawls describes decent people as &ldquo;not entirely unreasonable.&rdquo;).&nbsp; Longer quotes are permitted but you should not have more than one or two of them.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>4. &nbsp;Your topic should be related to one or more of the issues covered during the semester but should not overlap to any significant degree with the short paper.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>5.&nbsp; Your topic should be one on which there is some philosophical difference of opinion. You should critically examine the different positions, explicating them and evaluating the relevant arguments.&nbsp; You should arrive at some conclusion of your own &ndash; however tentatively you may wish to assert it -- and defend it with arguments and counterarguments.&nbsp; Most of your primary sources should be from 1970 or later.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>6.&nbsp; You should be fair-minded in whatever criticisms you make. This is a cardinal rule of good philosophical writing.&nbsp;&nbsp; Do not distort the views and arguments of the authors whom you discuss.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>7.&nbsp; In order to achieve the necessary philosophical depth, the paper should consist mainly of a careful examination and assessment of the arguments from<strong> two to five high-quality philosophical articles <\/strong>(or sections of books).<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;8..&nbsp; Your paper should be divided into sections, each with a title.&nbsp; This helps both you and the reader stay on track as the paper logically unfolds.&nbsp; The first section should be the \"Introduction,\" and it should state in summary form the main issues to be addressed, the views of authors whom you discuss, the conclusion at which you are going to arrive, and what you are going to examine in each of the subsequent sections.&nbsp; The Introduction should be no more than one and one-half pages long.&nbsp; Your last section should be titled \"Conclusion,\" and it should give a brief summary of the issues treated and the conclusions you have reached. However, your conclusions and the arguments for them should be presented in prior sections.&nbsp; The conclusion is simply a very brief wrap-up of about a half-page (maybe three-quarters) summarizing what the paper has done.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>9.&nbsp; Be sure to keep a copy of the paper for yourself and to give me both a hard and an electronic copy.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>10.&nbsp; You must submit a topic proposal no later than <strong>April 12 at 2:30.<\/strong> Place the hardcopy in my mail box and send me an e-copy. The proposal should consist of a clear, concise, and logically-organized statement of what you propose to examine in the paper. It should also include a preliminary bibliography. The statement of your topic should be no more than one page, typewritten, and double-spaced. The bibliography should include no fewer than four books and six articles from scholarly journals. &nbsp;It is not necessary or even desirable that you discuss all of the books and articles from the bibliography in the final paper. (see #7 above) The readings in the bibliography should help guide you to, and assist in your understanding of, the articles (or sections of books) that you discuss in the paper.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>11. Papers are due no later than <strong>APRIL 29 at Noon<\/strong>.&nbsp; Place the hardcopy in my mail box and send me the e-copy.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>12.&nbsp; Feel free to set up an appointment with me to discuss the paper, or just drop by during my office hours.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>--------------<\/p>\r\n<p>Grading Scale<\/p>\r\n<p>99-100&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;A+<\/p>\r\n<p>93-98&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A<\/p>\r\n<p>90-92&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A-<\/p>\r\n<p>88-89&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B+<\/p>\r\n<p>84-87&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B<\/p>\r\n<p>80-83&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B-<\/p>\r\n<p>78-79&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C+<\/p>\r\n<p>74-77&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C<\/p>\r\n<p>70-73&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C-<\/p>\r\n<p>68-69&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D+<\/p>\r\n<p>64-67&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D<\/p>\r\n<p>60-63&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D-<\/p>\r\n<p>59 or lower&nbsp;&nbsp; F<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>These are the instructions my professor gave us. &nbsp;I am an MA graduate student in philosophy. My main concern is being clear and concise. Also, I am concerned about making sure my arguements are clear and that I do not have anything extraneous.<br \/><br \/>Thank you!<\/p>","price_select":"1","temp_doc_name":"upload_57217ed72057e4.61053374.docx","word_count":"4016","subtotal":108.43,"total_amt":108.43,"firstName":"Peter","lastName":"Nennig","lastfour":"8547","exp":"0819","address":"774 Springdale RD NE","city":"Atlanta","zip":"30306","state":"GA - Georgia","country":"United States","transactionReference":"8356294656"}