Metaphysics

Answer this question: 1. How does Plotinus’ concept of emanation reflect Plato’s theory of the forms
Final Paper

6-8 page thesis research paper.

For this paper:

You must use two (2) of the texts we’ve read over the course of the semester. You must also use two (2) outside sources: secondary literature from scholarly journals or books (depending on your topic you may also use reliable magazines and web sources).

Use Chicago format (or, if you really prefer, MLA) for citations. You should have quotations from each text you refer to, and you should introduce each author.

I suppose you must use books and academic journals that are available online. The library subscribes to many journals and you can access most articles online. Google scholar isn’t a bad place to look, either. Many books are available as PDFs online, or you can read them for free on google books. Especially for academic books, check for free PDFs. I recognize this kind of research is maybe less familiar but do your best. (If you’re citing a book from a book on google books, just use the normal print citation; if it’s an online PDF, use the format for web citations.)

This is a thesis paper like the last two we wrote. You should state an argument in the first paragraph and then demonstrate that argument in your body paragraphs. You must use quotations from all your sources. Your thesis, however, should not be about the secondary literature; the secondary literature should support your thesis.

I’m going to provide a few questions but please choose your own topic if you’d like, as long as it follows the above guidelines – two philosophers we’ve read, two secondary sources.

A good final paper would draw a specific and peculiar/important comparison or contrast between two of the philosophers we’ve read. This means offering an interpretation of each philosopher and then showing how their two philosophies are importantly similar or different. As always, the more detailed and specific or technical the comparison, the better.

Choosing your own question:
You may also use any other two philosophers we’ve covered this semester and pursue any philosophical question that interests you. You’ll want to make a comparison, have a thesis and use citations to support your arguments, but if there is a point you want to make, this is the time.
for source use plotinus the enneads and plato’s the republic and two secondary sources