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namely, (a) provide an exposition of an author's view and (b) express your reaction to an author's view. i need the paper to be 3 pages long double space 12 font, 1 inch margin
i need you to write me an essay paper for philisophy about the following topic, pick whatever you like
a position paper—you will present and defend your position on a particular topic. In your introduction, you will need to introduce your topic, indicating what your position is with respect to that topic. In the body of the paper, you will need to spell out your position and indicate why you hold it—that is, indicate what evidence or reasoning supports it. You will also need to consider one plausible objection to your reasoning and provide an intelligent response to that objection. Finally, in your conclusion, you will need to provide a brief statement of what you take yourself to have accomplished. The best papers will be clear and compelling to the average reader. Select one of the following topics to write on. ( i will give you 4 options and you pick which one you like the most)
(1)It's likely that you think you know the following sorts of things:that squirrels exist, the difference between an apple and a rock, what Post Malone's favorite tattoo is, the going price of a Starbuck's pumpkin-spice latte, and what a BLT is made of.But how do you know these things?Pick one of the items from this list (or choose one that's more to your liking) and present a defense of how you have knowledge in that case.That is, what evidence, or reasons, or argument can you produce to support your knowledge-claim?If you can't present a defense, can you articulate why you can't?And if you can't present a defense, is it in any way sensible for you to hold onto that belief anyway?
(2)In his book Black Rights/White Wrongs:The Critique of Racial Liberalism, Charles Mills focusses on one type of privileged-group-based ignorance—namely, white ignorance.What, exactly, is white ignorance and why is it something that someone interested in social epistemology should care about?If someone were interested in building on Mills' work, what group besides African Americans would be important to focus on and why?
As part of your discussion, try to (a) explain in what ways and why it's likely that whites tend to be epistemically resistant to or oblivious to your identified group's experiences, and try to (b) propose what step(s) might be taken to lessen or end this type of white ignorance.
(3)William James tries to show, in "The Will to Believe," that William Clifford's extreme evidentialism is untenable.What, exactly, is extreme evidentialism, and what is James' argument against it?Make sure that in your discussion you indicate what you take to be the greatest strength of James' argument, the greatest weakness of James' argument, and whether or not that weakness can be overcome.
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(4)In his Meditations on First Philosophy, René Descartes attempts to deal once and for all with
radical skepticism.What strategy does he use to achieve his goal?Does he achieve his goal?
Spell out your answers in such a way that the average reader will understand your responses and also think that the position you defend might very well be true.