04 May WHAT IS HEDONISM?
Write an essay on one of the following questions:
1) Are there are any moral facts? Defend your answer by explaining one of the metaethical theories
that we studied. Make sure to provide your own original examples in your essay.
2) What is hedonism? Explain the theory and explain Nozicks “experience machine” criticism of
hedonism. Is Nozick right? Explain.
3) Why does Plato think that the Divine Command Theory is false? Is he right? Defend your answer.
Essay Structure ✓
Title: You should give your essay a title that will inform the reader of its specific contents.
Introductory Paragraph: Your essay should begin with an introductory paragraph in which you state
your thesis and outline the argument(s) that you will make in support of your thesis.
Supporting Paragraphs: After the introduction, your essay will contain several supporting paragraphs,
each one devoted to explaining one part of your argument.
Concluding Paragraph: Your essay will end with a concluding paragraph in which you restate your thesis
and summarize, but do not repeat, the argument(s) that you made in support of the thesis.
Bibliography or Works Cited: You must include either one after your concluding paragraph.
Essay Content ✓
Audience: Imagine that you are writing your essay for someone who has never taken a philosophy course.
That person should be able to read your essay and understand how and why it is an answer to the essay
question. Take time to craft your answers and to organize your thoughts in a clear and accessible manner.
Do not assume that your audience understands the meanings of the concepts you are using: define all
technical philosophical terms. Remember to answer all parts of the question.
Quotations and paraphrases: If you quote or paraphrase, make sure to explain what the quote means in
your own words and why its relevant for your essay.
Citations: If you do quote or paraphrase, you must properly cite the source using either the APA, MLA or
Chicago style (whichever one you are most comfortable with) style.
Source: You are permitted to use the textbooks, but nothing else. You are NOT permitted to use the
Internet or use (or quote from) any other books in crafting your answers. Also, if you use your class notes,
you need to cite the relevant passages in the readings that the notes are about. You should be working
primarily from the textbook – the class notes should only be used to help you understand the primary texts.
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Essay Style and Format ✓
Length: 1000-1250 words per essay
Font Size: 12 point
Font Style: Times New Roman
Line Spacing: Double spaced
Assignment Identification: Your name, student number, course name and number, and date in the top
right or left-hand corner of the first page
Page Numbers: Lower, right-hand corner of each page
Title Location: Centered at the top of first paragraph
Submission Instructions
Due Date: By 11:59pm, March 20
You must submit your essay as a Microsoft Word document through the “Essay Upload Link” in Blackboard.
Grading Rubric
A
(90-100)
Essay has a coherent argument, has a clear and logical organizational plan (the ordering of ideas,
sentences, and paragraphs builds naturally toward the achievement of its central thesis), is
sophisticated, persuasive, concise, fully and clearly explains the relevant philosophical terms,
concepts, and distinctions, provides textual support where appropriate, uses original examples,
answers all parts of the question, has excellent writing (both grammatically and stylistically), stays
within the word limit.
B
(80-89)
Essay has a coherent argument, has a clear and logical organizational plan (the ordering of ideas,
sentences, and paragraphs builds naturally toward the achievement of its central thesis), fully and
clearly explains the relevant philosophical terms, concepts, and distinctions, provides textual
support where appropriate, uses some original examples, answers all parts of the question, good
writing (very few grammatical errors), stays within the word limit.
C
(70-79)
Essay has an argument, has some organizational plan, attempts (but does not always succeed) to
fully and clearly explain the relevant philosophical terms, concepts, and distinctions, is
unnecessarily wordy, does not consistently provide textual support where appropriate, answers all
parts of the question, has very few grammatical errors, stays within the word limit.
D
(60-69)
Essay does not have an argument, is unclear in its organizational plan, fails to explain the relevant
philosophical terms, concepts, and distinctions, does not provide adequate textual support where
appropriate, does not answer all parts of the question. May be a hurried, rushed response with not
enough time put in, has many grammatical errors, does not stay within the limit.
F
(0-59)
Essay is a total failure, has no argument, usually coupled with many errors in grammar/syntax, and
does not stay within the word limit.
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