The Effect of Philosophy on Legal Frameworks Essay

The Effect of Philosophy on Legal Frameworks Essay

Final Task (20%) eLearning’s version of an ‘exam’

This task should take a maximum of TWO hours to complete - so please do not spend a week on it (30 mins brainstorm, 60 mins write, 30 mins review). This needs to be submitted in the exam week between the 22nd to 27th, must submit before the 27th at 2pm. If you have the opportunity to submit early, please feel free to do so.

 Now that this particular course has come to an end, how would you describe your present state:

? Has the process of excavating your philosophical foundation granted you a stronger sense of who you are?

? Has defining your philosophical worldview given you a greater sense of your place in the world?

? Is this exploration in Philosophy the end point, or simply a beginning of a journey in search of the authentic self?

 For this final entry, you are going to sum up your experience in this course, reflecting on what you learned, and perhaps hypothesizing your next steps.

Choose one of the following prompts and write or create a visual/verbal submission (record with screencastify) - a philosophical testament that you will be submitting to dropbox. You can use the manifesto examples from either Social Political Philosophy, Aesthetics or Science unit as examples.

Prompt Options (Choose ONE):

? Does philosophy and humanity connect? How might philosophy inform decisions in society? Does philosophy inform perceptions of the morality of species?

? Why study philosophy? We asked you this back in the first unit of this course - Perhaps by now you have a better sense of this? If someone were to ask you this question, right now, what would you tell them?

? Is philosophy relevant? One of the goals of this course was to introduce a way of thinking about yourself in the world through the lens of Philosophy, its various branches and schools, but beyond that where do you see philosophy playing an important role in government, law, medicine, corporations and the day to day of peoples' lives?

? Can anyone be a philosopher? Our pop culture and social media is full of motivational quotes, aspirations and inspirational memes. We share and post these missives, even speak of them as being part of our personal “philosophy,” but is that really Philosophy? What is the difference? How do we know that we are practicing philosophy? What does philosophy pursue that cannot be answered by a platitude or adage?

Suggested Format/Length:

? An argument with 6 developed PPEs to support your argument and a conclusion

? Approx 2 paragraphs or approx 10 mins of screencastify

? Explicit reference to theories and making of connections (to society, etc).

? Level 1: 1 connection & theory

? Level 2: 2-3 connections theory

 ? Level 3: will have 3-4 connections & theories that are well developed.

? Level 4: 4-6 sophisticated connections and theories.