Bibliographic entry: Plato,
Answer one of the two questions listed below. Write a 3-4 page essay. The essay should be double-spaced, and use 12-point Times New Roman and 1’’ margins.
· Put together a compelling argument, using quotes and concrete examples from the texts. You need to demonstrate that you have carefully read and thought about the course material. However, refrain from using overly long quotes.
· The paper must follow this structure:
o Introduction (must contain a thesis statement specifying your argument)
o Paper body (must develop the argument you announced in the introduction; make sure to break down your argument into meaningful paragraphs and provide compelling reasons and textual evidence in support of your claims)
o Conclusion (must resume the argument)
o “Works Cited” page at the end
· When using quotes or paraphrase ideas that are not your own, cite the source both within the paper and in the “Works Cited” page. Here are some examples:
o In-text citation: (Plato, 5)
o Bibliographic entry: Plato, “The Apology,” in Plato: The Trial and Death of Socrates, trans. G. M. A. Grube and John M. Cooper (Indianapolis/Cambridge: Hackett Publishing Company, 2000)
Questions:
1. In Book I, Chapter 3 of The Social Contract, Rousseau states: “Force is a physical power; I fail to see what morality can result from its effects. To yield to force is an act of necessity, not of will” (p. 44). How would Niccolò Machiavelli respond to Rousseau’s argument? Which view of power and morality do you prefer and why? Offer reasons and quotes in support of your claims.
2. In his “Letter from the Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King states: “there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that ‘an unjust law is no law at all.’”
How do you think Martin Luther King would evaluate Antigone’s revolt in Sophocles’ play by the same name? Offer reasons and quotes in support of your claims. Offer reasons and quotes in support of your claims.
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