philosphy term paper

Guidelines: Your term paper must follow the following guidelines:
 Total paper length must be at least 2,500 total words in length (approximately six (6) to
seven (7) double-spaced pages plus title page and works cited page). You must insert the
final “word count” on the bottom of the works cited page. Failure to include the total
“word count” in your term paper will severely diminish your final grade on the
assignment. Instructions for adding the “word count” field to your term paper will be given
in class. Instructions can also be found here: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-
insert-word-count-in-word
 Your paper must be typed, double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font with 1-inch
(1”) margins on all sides.
 Your paper should include a title page at the beginning of the paper, as well as a separate
works cited page located at the end of the paper. Your title page should be fully descriptive
and include (at minimum) the paper title, course name, semester and year, instructor name,
student name, and date. Your works cited page should adhere to MLA Style (discussed
further below).
 Each page of your paper (except the title page) should include a page number located in
either the upper or lower margin. A table of contents is not necessary, but may be included
if you desire.
 In writing your paper, you must clearly articulate a central thesis that responds to the paper
topic you have chosen. Then, you must develop and execute that thesis. If you have any
questions about this requirement, please ask me for help.
 In writing your paper, you must use and properly cite any relevant primary course text(s), as
well as at least two (2) additional outside sources. Your outside sources should be
scholarly in nature (e.g., article from a peer-reviewed journal; not Wikipedia or SparkNotes).
If you only use the minimum two (2) outside sources, both MUST be scholarly in nature. If
you use more than two (2) outside sources, most (but not all) should be scholarly in nature.
If you have any questions about outside sources, please ask me for help.
 If your paper fails to cite any sources, you will receive an automatic “0.”
 You may find the following online research sources helpful:
o Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy – https://plato.stanford.edu/ (good background
reading on topics and philosophers)
o www.philpapers.org (a very extensive database of published p