Formal Requirements

• The paper must be typed, double-spaced, with reasonable margins (1”-1.5”) and font-size (11-12).
• The paper should be around 2 pages (maximum of 750 words).  Please staple all your pages together.
• You must include your name, the name of your teaching assistant, and your tutorial number.  You do not need a cover page.

• Your introductory paragraph must contain a thesis statement, which you should underline.

Due: in tutorial, week 4 (Jan. 30-Feb. 2).
You must have your paper submitted to turnitin.com by the end of week 4.
Make sure you have read and understand the plagiarism policy.
 

Prompt

• “Stop Him Before He Votes”; available through online reserves.
• “Two Cheers for Sweatshops”; available through online reserves. (can also click here)
• “Ed Schools vs. Education”; available through online reserves.
• “The two-step to two-tier”; available through online reserves.
• Nozick, “The Experience Machine,” in Ethical Theory:  A Concise Anthology.

Write a short essay in which you: (i) reconstruct the author’s argument, and (ii) critique the argument.

Note: you want to focus on uncovering the underlying moral principle(s) assumed or appealed to by the author.  That should be the focus of your critique.

Note: critique does not necessarily mean reject.  Perhaps you will agree with the author, in which case, you should consider how a reasonable critic would criticize the argument and then respond to that criticism.