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Class: Philosophy
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Date Due:
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Academic Challenge: Finding a Universal Truth
Guiding Principles:
A ConVal student’s education . . .
- balances traditional knowledge and skills with innovative, real-world
applications;
- fosters critical thinking and problem solving, both individual and
collaborative;
- inspires the development of strong, internal standards of quality.
Student Expectation:
- Students will actively engage themselves in the learning process.
- Students will personally challenge themselves.
- Students will develop skills to become lifelong learners in order
to prepare themselves for a world of rapid change and unforeseeable
demands.
- Students will write and speak in a clear, organized manner.
- Students will access, process and apply information effectively.
- Students will solve problems by utilizing and analyzing information
from a variety of sources.
- Students will demonstrate critical and creative thinking.
- Students will work effectively with others.
NHEIAP Standard:
- Students will write effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences.
- Students will listen and view attentively and critically.
- Students will use reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing
to gather and organize information, to communicate effectively; and
to succeed in educational, occupational, civic, social, and everyday
settings.
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The Question:
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How can we discover self-evident universal truths?
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The Challenge:
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Emerson said that every natural fact was symbolic of a universal
truth. In order to understand this concept, find a fact arising
from your observation of nature and study it for its universal message.
You may need to do another observation to get very specific observations.
The more specific the observation, the more profound the truth.
Start your paper with a detailed account of the natural observation,
then expand on those details to trace the natural truth embodied
in them.
Be sure to fully describe the observation, the truth you extract
from it, and how it is "self-evident." I have a model
if you desire it.
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Minimum
Product Standards:
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The universal truth is well described.
The nature observations are detailed.
The universal truth is self-evident.
The paper exhibits logic and clarity.
The truth is serious and appropriate.
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Reflective Question: |
Write a paragraph at the end of your paper in which you address
the following prompt:
How has this assignment allowed me to discover personal and universal
truths in my everyday life?
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