PHIL110 Cuyamaca College Socrates Arguments Discussion This assignment is based on the document I will have provided and all you will do is create standard form arguments based on your interpretation of Socrates’ speech in Plato’s The Apology. Please fill out the answer on the “Standard form sheet” I have also attached. Thank you! Phil 110
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Please note that this is a term paper and as such will require substantial effort on
your part. This is considered a formal exercise. This means that presentation
counts (e.g. spelling, grammar, format, clarity etc…) I recommend that you read
the directions all the way though at least two times.
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It is worth 200 points or approximately 17% of your final grade.
Please do your best.
Remember that the instructor is here to help you at any stage of the
process.
Due Dates:
A) Your interpretation of Socrates’ argument is due on Sunday June 30.
This is week three in module 7.6. (Please use the Standard form
handout in the Term Paper Prompt.)
B) If for any reason you plagiarize in any manner such as incorrect
paraphrasing, or non-citation of quotes you will receive a ‘0’ on the
term paper. Please remember that the instructor was a student and
has been as instructor for many years, and as such, he is familiar with
what plagiarism is and how to detect it.
C) The first rough draft of the paper is due on Sunday July 7. This is week
4 module 11.3.
D) The second rough draft is due on Sunday July 14. This is week five
module 13.3.
E) The Final Term Paper is due on Sunday July 21st. This is week six
module 16.4.
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You must follow strictly both specific and general guidelines for papers. If
you violate any of the guidelines, then the following will happen without
exception: I will grade the corrected paper, but the highest possible grade
the corrected paper can receive is an 85% (‘B’).
Specific Guidelines for the paper:
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The focus of this paper will be Socrates’ argument in Plato’s Apology. You must
do the following:
A) You must put Socrates’ argument in standard form as per our
discussions in class. The actual argument should be done in your own
words.
B) You must explain Socrates’ argument concerning the afterlife as
stated in the Apology. The afterlife argument is contained in this packet.
C) You must explain at least one objection to your formulation of
Socrates’ argument. This must be done using the method of counter
argument to argue against the original argument form as stated above
in ‘A.’
D) You must explain how someone might respond to your objection.
E) You must write in the third person. Examples include: “One
thinks…”, “This means…”, or “Socrates means…” Do not use the ‘we
think’ or the ‘I think…” tense.
F) Term papers are formal exercises. As such you need to write in a
formal style.
G) The paper must be 3 to 6 pages in length, not including the works
cited page.
H) Your interpretation of Socrates’ argument must be turned in on
March13.
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Here is a brief summary of the form/structure/outline of the
term paper.
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Introduction.
Argument in Standard form.
Explanation of argument.
Counter argument using the method of counter argument.
Statement of a problem with your counter argument.
Conclusion.
Works Cited page.
General Guidelines for the paper:
A) The paper must be done in proper MLA format. (See below or see
OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue.< http://owl.english.purdue.edu/>)
B)
The paper must have both an introduction and a conclusion.
C) The paper must be type-written on standard letter-size (8.5” x 11”)
paper.
D)
You must use a font no larger than 12 point.
E) The paper must be in either the font ‘Times New Roman’ or
‘Courier New.’
F)
The paper must be double spaced.
G) All margins must be no more than 1 and a half inches from the
edge of the paper.
H)
The pages of the paper must be stapled together.
I)
You must number all of the pages except for the title page. The
paper must be numbered sequentially starting from the number ‘one.’
J)
There must be fewer than 3 misspellings.
K) There must be fewer than 5 grammatical mistakes (not including
misspellings).
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L) The final draft of the paper is due on Friday December 8 and it
must be handed in on time.
M) There must be a works cited page and the quotes and references
must be done in a proper MLA Style. (See A above.)
N) Failure to follow the format will cause the grade to be capped at a
‘B’ (85%).
The Apology1
This is the abbreviated text and is used for the term paper. The full text is
available online at Project Gutenberg for free. This text is also in the book,
Voices of Wisdom 6th and 7th edition in chapter 2.)
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This is Socrates’ Speech about the nature of death
Let us reflect in another way, and we shall see that there is great reason to hope
that death is a good, for one of two things: – either death is a state of nothingness
and utter unconsciousness, or, as men say, there is a change and migration of
the soul from this world to another. Now if you suppose that there is no
consciousness, but a sleep like the sleep of him who is undisturbed even by the
sight of dreams, death will be an unspeakable gain. For if a person were to select
the night in which his sleep was undisturbed even by dreams, and were to
compare with this the other days and nights of his life, and then were to tell us
how many days and nights he had passed in the course of his life better and
more pleasantly than this one, I think that any man, I will not say a private man,
but even the great king, will not find many such days or nights, when compared
with the others. Now if death is like this, I say that to die is gain; for eternity is
then only a single night. But if death is the journey to another place, and there, as
men say, all the dead are, what good, O my friends and judges, can be greater
than this? If indeed when the pilgrim arrives in the world below, he is delivered
from the professors of justice in this world, and finds the true judges who are said
to give judgment there, Minos and Rhadamanthus and Aeacus and Triptolemus,
and other sons of God who were righteous in their own life, that pilgrimage will be
worth making. What would not a man give if he might converse with Orpheus and
1 http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/apology.html This was copied from The Internet Classics website. It was
found by using a Google search for ‘Plato’s Apology Text.’
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Musaeus and Hesiod and Homer? Nay, if this be true, let me die again and
again. I, too, shall have a wonderful interest in a place where I can converse with
Palamedes, and Ajax the son of Telamon, and other heroes of old, who have
suffered death through an unjust judgment; and there will be no small pleasure,
as I think, in comparing my own sufferings with theirs. Above all, I shall be able to
continue my search into true and false knowledge; as in this world, so also in
that; I shall find out who is wise, and who pretends to be wise, and is not. What
would not a man give, O judges, to be able to examine the leader of the great
Trojan expedition; or Odysseus or Sisyphus, or numberless others, men and
women too! What infinite delight would there be in conversing with them and
asking them questions! For in that world they do not put a man to death for this;
certainly not. For besides being happier in that world than in this, they will be
immortal, if what is said is true.
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MLA Formatting and Style Guide 2
Summary:
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and
cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource, updated to reflect the
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.) and the MLA Style Manual and
Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA
research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
Contributors: Tony Russell, Allen Brizee, Elizabeth Angeli, Russell Keck
Last Edited: 2010-11-16 10:21:00
Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in MLA.
General Format
MLA style specifies guidelines for formatting manuscripts and using the English
language in writing. MLA style also provides writers with a system for referencing their
sources through parenthetical citation in their essays and Works Cited pages.
Writers who properly use MLA also build their credibility by demonstrating accountability
to their source material. Most importantly, the use of MLA style can protect writers from
accusations of plagiarism, which is the purposeful or accidental uncredited use of source
material by other writers.
If you are asked to use MLA format, be sure to consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers (7th edition). Publishing scholars and graduate students should also
consult the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd edition). The MLA
Handbook is available in most writing centers and reference libraries; it is also widely
available in bookstores, libraries, and at the MLA web site. See the Additional Resources
section of this handout for a list of helpful books and sites about using MLA style.
Paper Format
The preparation of papers and manuscripts in MLA style is covered in chapter four of the
MLA Handbook, and chapter four of the MLA Style Manual. Below are some basic
guidelines for formatting a paper in MLA style.
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The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. August 7, 2011.
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General Guidelines
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Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch
paper.
Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font (e.g. Times New
Roman). Whatever font you choose, MLA recommends that the regular and
italics type styles contrast enough that they are recognizable one from another.
The font size should be 12 pt.
Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise
instructed by your instructor).
Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.
Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin. MLA
recommends that you use the Tab key as opposed to pushing the Space Bar five
times.
Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand
corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your
instructor may ask that you omit the number on your first page. Always follow
your instructor’s guidelines.)
Use italics throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when
absolutely necessary, providing emphasis.
If you have any endnotes, include them on a separate page before your Works
Cited page. Entitle the section Notes (centered, unformatted).
Formatting the First Page of Your Paper
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Do not make a title page for your paper unless specifically requested.
In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor’s
name, the course, and the date. Again, be sure to use double-spaced text.
Double space again and center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your
title in quotation marks; write the title in Title Case (standard capitalization), not in
all capital letters.
Use quotation marks and/or italics when referring to other works in your title, just
as you would in your text: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Morality Play;
Human Weariness in “After Apple Picking”
Double space between the title and the first line of the text.
Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name,
followed by a space with a page number; number all pages consecutively with
Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the top and flush with the
right margin. (Note: Your instructor or other readers may ask that you omit last
name/page number header on your first page. Always follow instructor
guidelines.)
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Here is a sample of the first page of a paper in MLA style:
Image Caption: The First Page of an MLA Paper
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Standard Form Sheet
Name _______________________________
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Write your interpretation of the argument below.
The standard form is a series of premises above a line.
Below the line is the conclusion.
Please number the premises sequentially. Please note that there may be more than one
conclusion. Please number accordingly. Neatness counts.
Socrates’ Argument
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