Performance
Task for Online Philosophy, HZT4UO
Outline your personal philosophy
regarding the issue(s) raised in one of the news articles listed below. Also choose two philosophers and outline how
and why they would agree OR disagree with your personal philosophy. You can choose one philosopher who agrees and
one who disagrees with your personal philosophy if you like.
Your answer must include the
following:
·
Paragraph 1: your personal philosophy
regarding the news article (it's a good idea to start with a brief discussion
of the issue raised in the article and which part of philosophy (Metaphysics,
Epistemology, Ethics) it falls under).
·
Paragraph 2: an outline of a
philosopher and his/her theory that would either agree OR disagree with your
personal philosophy, including at least one direct quote from the philosopher.
·
Paragraph 3: an outline of a second
philosopher and his/her theory that would either agree OR disagree with your
personal philosophy, including at least one direct quote from the philosopher.
This is meant to be a relatively
small assignment so please limit your writing to two pages (500 words)
excluding any direct quotes or paraphrases that you use.
Please upload your work to the
Performance Task Dropbox when you’re done.
Evaluation: This response will be
worth 10% of your final mark. The Exam
is 20%.
KNOWLEDGE /10
You summarize THEORIES
correctly and fully and use appropriate UNIT VOCABULARY.
THINKING /10
You outline your PERSONAL
PHILOSOPHY regarding the news article and explain how it links to one of
the studied units.
COMMUNICATION /10
You COMMUNICATE IDEAS
with clarity using appropriate language and vocabulary from the course/unit,
with purpose and audience in mind and without errors in grammar, spelling or
syntax.
APPLICATION /10
You identify and evaluate
conclusions, implications, and consequences while making connections between
your PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY and the THEORIES you use. You OUTLINE HOW AND WHY your
chosen philosophers would agree/disagree with you and use direct quotes to help
in this process.
List of articles from which to choose – please
do this assignment for only one of these
articles J
If you would like to search further
on any of these topics to help your thinking please do so.
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