Students will work to discern and construct the worldview emerging out of the readings and lectures on Socrates. This paper should include two main parts: (i) describing how the figure/tradition would answer 4 fundamental questions (you can choose any 4 from our list), and (ii) providing at least one critique of Socrates' worldview based (in part) upon the criteria for worldview assessment. Most of your paper (e.g., about 3/4) should be on part (i).
Requirements:
- The paper should be constructed in an essay format, composed of prose writing organized by paragraphs. The main sections and subsections of the paper should be clearly identified (e.g., Part1: Socrates' Worldview, then Origin, Condition, etc.; Part 2: Critique of Socrates' Worldview).
- 1,500 words (approx. 2½ pages) minimum, single spaced. The paper must meet the minimum requirements for length but may exceed this.
- The specific formatting style (e.g., MLA, Chicago, APA) is not important; all standard styles are acceptable. However, citations of the text should be formatted as follows. Cite the specific work and paragraph/scriptural text rather than the entire course textbook. For example, use Plato's specific book title and the 'Stephanus pagination' (e.g., Apology 61c) instead of the course text (The Last Days of Socrates). As another example, use the specific scriptural text (Bahagavad-Gita 2:15-20) instead of the compilation text (Anthology of World Scriptures).