Overview
Write a 750-1250 word (max) argumentative essay on the material from Modules 4-7
Assignment: Write a 750-1250 word (3-5 pages double spaced) thesis defense essay that addresses one of the below questions:
1. Given what we know about the nature of self-control, to what extent, if any, are addicts morally responsible? (Module 4)
2. Critically asses the argument that we don’t have free will based on Libet’s experimental results. (Module 5)
3. To what extent, if any, are psychopaths morally responsible? (Module 5)
4. Critically asses the traditional theory of self-deception or the deflationary theory of self-deception. (Module 6)
5. To what extent, if any, does neuroscientific knowledge support either moral revisionism or moral eliminativism? (Module 7)
6. Choose some other topic from Modules 4-7. (If you choose this option I recommend, but do not require, that you run your topic by me.)
Note: The topics above are quite broad. You are both allowed and encouraged to focus more narrowly.
2 Part of the challenge of this assignment involves setting yourself a narrow and well-defined task that you can accomplish in the allotted word limit (don’t bite off more than you can chew). Some advice: Make an outline with a clear structure. Focus on clearly setting up the issue, making sure to define key terms and concepts. Be sure to be charitable to the authors that you discuss (that is, give their views the most plausible, as opposed to the least plausible, interpretation). Strive for clarity (read the Jim Pryor stuff above!).