Capital Punishment Essay
Discipline: Philosophy
Type of service: Essay
Spacing: Double spacing
Paper format: MLA
Number of pages: 4 pages
Number of sources: 0 source
Paper details:
Essay STRUCTURE
Instead of an introduction, you should have one sentence which states your thesis statement. Your thesis statement should be generated by task four and use the following format: I will argue that [Singer] has a better solution to the case of Canadia because [insert your reason here.] So you need neither a typical introduction nor conclusion. The grading rubrics are attached to each the submission page of each essay so you can see the specific breakdown of points.
Explain the case at hand back in your own words.
This should be no more than one paragraph. It’s just a quick summary so I know how you’re understanding the case.
Explain the theories of the two philosophers that are assigned in that particular week.
This should be where you show that you understand the arguments of the philosophers that are covered in a particular topic. So if you’re writing about the Global Justice Essay, you’d explain the arguments of Singer and Hardin.
This should be completely neutral — just a succinct presentation of the arguments that isn’t influenced by or that mentions the case.
This should be at least two paragraphs, and probably more like four.
Present an argument applying the philosophers’s arguments to the case at hand.
Here you should take the work you did in task two and apply that to the story. So if you were writing on Global Justice, you might say that Singer theory would require that we all give the aide to Canadia because of reason Y and then justify that. You’d then do the same with Hardin (although with an obviously different action.)
This should be at least two paragraphs, and could easily be four.
Present an argument explaining why one philosopher has a better solution to the case at hand.
Do to this you need to explain what you think a successful solution to the case would demonstrate and then show hoe one of the philosophers does this better than the other.
This should be two paragraphs.
Explain what you would do and why.
This should be exactly one paragraph.
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Capital Punishment Essay QUESTION
In this essay you have 5 tasks:
Explain your understanding of the case.
Give a thorough, philosophical exegesis of the relevant aspects of Reiman and Van den Haag’s arguments
Present an argument applying the relevant philosophers to the case at hand. This should include an account of what each philosopher would argue should happen to Bob.
Present an argument explaining why one of the philosophers can be viewed as offering a more successful solution to the case at hand.
In ONE paragraph, explain how you think we should treat Bob.
Consider Bob. Bob was raised by wolves (literally – don’t ask me how). Although his IQ would probably be normal, there is no way to test it, since Bob doesn’t speak or read any human language. One day, Bob emerged from the wilderness and ended up in down town Long Beach. He was hungry (presumably) so he “found” some food in the normal wolf way: he stalked a mother walking her baby and, deciding it was easiest to prey on the weaker, killed and ate the baby. There’s no question that Bob is “guilty” of the crime. He did it and there were lots of witnesses. What punishment should Bob get?
