Assignment 1 #: Provide an answer using scholarly resources to back up your assertions. Minimum is 250 words
Option 1. Think about the fundamental premise of the skeptics that it is impossible for humans to have objective knowledge of reality or anything else (a modern interpretation). Can this possibly be true that we are trapped in our own subjective experience? What does current science/philosophy say on the matter? Or is the argument self-defeating? Is so, explain why.
Assignment 2 #: Paper
write a paper (not a biography) that will focus on one post-Aristotle philosopher’s central idea(s) from the list below. It will be more functional to focus on one idea of a philosopher to keep the paper narrow and concise
. In your essay provide the clear identification of your chosen philosopher and idea(s).
This is an expository paper, not an argumentative one.
Fully explain one school of philosophical and moral thought based on one philosopher from the Hellenistic or Roman eras, the history behind their development and the rationale for their acceptance and practice.
The
paper is not less than 1100 words, nor more than 1350. This
does not include the title page or the works cited page. A
minimum of three reliable resources. No Wiki, About.com, and so forth.
Paper is to be in complete MLA formatting. This
includes in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
Philosopher: Epictetus
