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Essay 4: Plato and Aristotle
2012-2013 10th World History - Smethers
Date Assigned: _______________________
Due Date:___________________________
Essay requirements:
5 paragraphs minimum
2-4main points
cover the topic thoroughly
1 primary source required: you must quote sufficiently from whatever text that you are writing about.
Euthyphro
1. Do you agree with Euthyphro’sdefinitions? Why or why not?
2. Did Euthyphro make a mistake in his reasoning? If so, then where?
3. Answer the Euthyphro dilemma: is something good because God calls it good or does God call it good becauseit is good? (Alternative: what is the Christian answer to this dilemma?)
4. Problem of Evil + Euthyphro Dilemma: Answer the Euthyphro dilemma and then apply it to the problem of evil. How does theEuthyphro Dilemma provide Christians with a better answer or understanding of the problem of evil? Or does it relate at all? (this is a tricky prompt, be careful if you choose this one)
Apology ofSocrates
4. Is Socrates guilty or innocent?
5. Compare the Athenian jury system to a modern system (Honduras, USA, UK, etc.). Is the Athenian system better or worse? Answer this in the context ofexamples from the Apology
6. Does Socrates believe in the Athenian gods? Or is he merely being facetious?
7. Why does Socrates propose a pension? Is he trying to prove a point? Why does he push theAthenians into killing him?
Nicomachean Ethics
8. Do you agree with Aristotle about the chief end of man being good and that being happiness?
9. Many people today argue that the purpose of life isto live it. Aristotle in NE 1097b disagrees. Do you agree with Aristotle, with the people of today, or with some other idea? Support your answer with evidence.
Create your own prompt.
10. Write anessay in which your thesis has something to do with one of these works. Make sure that you quote the appropriate primary source from the work(s) you chose.
Student Name and Section
10th World...
2012-2013 10th World History - Smethers
Date Assigned: _______________________
Due Date:___________________________
Essay requirements:
5 paragraphs minimum
2-4main points
cover the topic thoroughly
1 primary source required: you must quote sufficiently from whatever text that you are writing about.
Euthyphro
1. Do you agree with Euthyphro’sdefinitions? Why or why not?
2. Did Euthyphro make a mistake in his reasoning? If so, then where?
3. Answer the Euthyphro dilemma: is something good because God calls it good or does God call it good becauseit is good? (Alternative: what is the Christian answer to this dilemma?)
4. Problem of Evil + Euthyphro Dilemma: Answer the Euthyphro dilemma and then apply it to the problem of evil. How does theEuthyphro Dilemma provide Christians with a better answer or understanding of the problem of evil? Or does it relate at all? (this is a tricky prompt, be careful if you choose this one)
Apology ofSocrates
4. Is Socrates guilty or innocent?
5. Compare the Athenian jury system to a modern system (Honduras, USA, UK, etc.). Is the Athenian system better or worse? Answer this in the context ofexamples from the Apology
6. Does Socrates believe in the Athenian gods? Or is he merely being facetious?
7. Why does Socrates propose a pension? Is he trying to prove a point? Why does he push theAthenians into killing him?
Nicomachean Ethics
8. Do you agree with Aristotle about the chief end of man being good and that being happiness?
9. Many people today argue that the purpose of life isto live it. Aristotle in NE 1097b disagrees. Do you agree with Aristotle, with the people of today, or with some other idea? Support your answer with evidence.
Create your own prompt.
10. Write anessay in which your thesis has something to do with one of these works. Make sure that you quote the appropriate primary source from the work(s) you chose.
Student Name and Section
10th World...
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