{"id":32848,"date":"2024-09-18T14:28:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T14:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/choose-one-of-the-following-two-prompts-and-write-a-short-essay-4000-5000-characters-without-spaces-in-your-essay-clearly-explain-the-philosophical-concepts-youre-using-as-well-as-the-example-yo\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T14:28:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T14:28:38","slug":"choose-one-of-the-following-two-prompts-and-write-a-short-essay-4000-5000-characters-without-spaces-in-your-essay-clearly-explain-the-philosophical-concepts-youre-using-as-well-as-the-example-yo","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/choose-one-of-the-following-two-prompts-and-write-a-short-essay-4000-5000-characters-without-spaces-in-your-essay-clearly-explain-the-philosophical-concepts-youre-using-as-well-as-the-example-yo\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose one of the following two prompts and write a short essay (4000-5000 characters without spaces). In your essay, clearly explain the philosophical concepts you’re using, as well as the example you’re focusing o"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Assignments:<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Choose one of the following two prompts<\/span><\/b> and write a short essay (4000-5000 characters without spaces). In your essay, clearly explain the philosophical concepts you’re using, as well as the example you’re focusing on. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h1>\n

Option A<\/span><\/b>:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

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\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Using Carlshamre’s chapter 1 and your lecture notes, choose a knowledge-generating endeavor (<\/span>global media studies<\/span>) and evaluate if it is scientific.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. <\/span><\/span><\/span>State and explain the criteria that make a discipline scientific.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Does the discipline you choose meet those criteria? Explain how or why not.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Use <\/span>at least two direct quotations<\/span><\/b> from the Carlshamre text.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h1>\n

Option B<\/span><\/b>:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

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\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Using Carlshamre’s chapter 2 and your lecture notes, use an example of your own to discuss the connection between a scientific hypothesis and the evidence that may confirm, falsify, or explain it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Clearly indicate the hypothesis and the relevant evidence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. <\/span><\/span><\/span>State and explain a philosophical view on the relation between hypothesis and evidence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Evaluate how the hypothesis confirms\/falsifies\/explains the evidence, using <\/span>at least two direct quotations<\/span><\/b> from the Carlshamre text.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Tips for the Assignment:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

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\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Analytic philosophy values clarity<\/span><\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

o <\/span><\/span><\/span>State your thesis clearly: e.g., “In this paper I will argue that discipline X is scientific.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

o <\/span><\/span><\/span>Structure your argument: e.g., “I will argue that Y demarcates science from non-science, and show how X meets Y.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

o <\/span><\/span><\/span>Explain key concepts<\/span><\/b>: e.g., “Criterion Y is the following…” or “The HD-method requires…”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

o <\/span><\/span><\/span>Demonstrate understanding by applying philosophical concepts to examples from your field.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Read and Cite<\/span><\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

o <\/span><\/span><\/span>You are expected to <\/span>read the Carlshamre text<\/span><\/b> for deeper understanding and to reference it in your essay.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

o <\/span><\/span><\/span>Cite the Carlshamre text in a focused manner, demonstrating understanding rather than regurgitating it.<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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