foundationalism and coherentism

foundationalism and coherentism Order Description Defin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine foundationalism and coherentism, identifyin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the epistemological question they are in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">intended to answer. Discuss the arguments in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in favor of and again" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inst both positions, drawin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing from Bonjour and Sosa*. Fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inally, consider either Sosa’s reliabilism, Greco’s virtue epistemology, or Annis’ contextualism, and defend any one of the theories of justification (i.e., foundationalism, coherentism, reliabilism, virtue epistemology, or contextualism) as superior to the others. Directions: Your essay should be about six to eight pages in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in length, 1.5 or double-spaced, in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in 10-12 pt. typeface, and with standard margin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ins. You are allowed (and expected) to refer to your text when writin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing your essay, but do not use other materials. You may quote or paraphrase the primary text, but you must use citations. In either case, simply put the title of the work and page number in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in parentheses at the end of your sentence, rather than in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in footnotes. For example, Descartes argues that we cannot know we are not dreamin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing, because in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the past, we have had dreams where we believed we were awake (Meditations, p. 115). Your essays will be evaluated accordin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing to three criteria: Demonstrated comprehension of the material: this means that you present a detailed and accurate account of the views of the philosophers in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in question, and do so in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in your own words. Direct quotes from the text are allowed, but they should be used judiciously. Demonstrated ability to thin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ink critically about the topic: when asked to evaluate a philosphical position, you are required not only to state your view, but also give reasons in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in support of it. More importantly, these reasons should be relevant, i.e., it is not enough to explain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in why you happen to take a given position, you need to provide evidence that your position is in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in fact true. Also, be fair: bein" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing either overly generous or dismissive of a philosophical position does not demonstrate an ability to thin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ink critically (and is un-philosophical). Quality of writin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing: your essay should be focused on answerin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the question, with an appropriate degree of selectively given the page constrain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ints. The essay should well structured both from one paragraph to the next and within" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in paragraphs. Spellin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing and grammatical errors are in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inexcusable, and will result in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in a lower overall grade.