Overview
Your paper will be graded across five areas:
- Did you identify a specific argument about metaphysics, values, or epistemology? (0-10 points)
- Did you clearly and accurately explain the positions on this matter of two historically important philosophers? (0-30 points)
- Did you provide your own conclusion on the matter, backed by careful reasoning and evidence and grounded in the thoughts of the philosophers you've cited? (0-20 points)
- Did you cite the original text(s) of those philosophers, along with no more than four other academically appropriate sources, in a consistent and recognized citation style (e.g. APA, MLA, Chicago)? (0-20 points)
- Is your paper grammatically correct, proofread, formatted as instructed, and otherwise linguistically coherent? (0-20 points)