Over the course of the semester in PHIL 201, we have discussed a number of philosophical topics that could be formulated as ‘disputed questions,’ which was a common way of doing philosophy in the Middle Ages. As we will see in the writings of Thomas Aquinas, a medieval disputation consisted of: 1) a disputed question, and 2) a careful consideration of arguments on both sides of the question, in order to arrive at a rational resolution to the question
In imitation of the style of writing described above, your assignment is to do the following:
1. the disputed question of my paper is (Whether every human action is ordered to happiness by Aristotle) in philosophical thinking.
2. Decide which position you will take on the disputed question in your paper, and
choose one philosopher that we have read this semester either to help support your
position or to formulate objections against your position. Your paper must include at
least two properly-cited quotations from this philosopher.
3. At the beginning of your paper, defend your position, clearly stating your
arguments.
4. Next, pose two objections to your position. These should be the best objections that
you can think of, not ‘straw men.’
5. Finally, provide a response to the objections raised, explaining how these
objections fail to refute your position.
***You should not use any outside sources for this paper, except for the philosopher you choose from class***
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