Christianity is Platonism for the people

Instructions: Please answer all 5 prompts in one essay. The questions will provide you with the structure for a proper essay (introduction, body, conclusion). However, you are to number each prompt response in the body of the essay.

Carefully read the guidelines that follow to ensure you may receive full credit.

*If you do not pass the final essay exam, you will not pass the course. Passing the exam does not guarantee a passing course grade.*

1.) After reviewing the course material, revisit the question, What is Philosophy? Discuss your observations on the relationship between Philosophy and life upon completing the course. When constructing your argument, please utilize the readings as evidence and examples. Be sure to include reference Russell’s “The Value of Philosophy” and Socrates’ “Apology.”
2.) Consider the claim “Christianity is Platonism for the people.” Do you think Plato set the groundwork for Christian thought? Explain by referring to specific Platonic ideas that do or do not reflect Christianity in reference to relevant ideas from Augustine’s “Free Choice of the Will.”
3.) Did Aristotle similarly set the groundwork for contemporary scientific thought? Explain your answer. Be sure to refer directly to “On the Soul” for evidence and examples.

4.) Do Descartes and Hume maintain traditional philosophy in reference to the questions they asked and their approach to answering those questions? To clarify, is their approach to philosophy all that different from Plato and Aristotle’s? Defend your answer. Please refer directly to “Meditations” and “Enquiry” in your response.

5.) Do either Nietzsche or Sartre offer a better approach to Philosophy than the earlier philosophers? Why or why not? Defend your answer by supporting whichever view you choose. Please refer directly to “On Truth and Lies in an Extra-moral Sense” or “Existentialism as a Humanism” to support your answer.

Guidelines:

Philosophy either uses MLA (Links to an external site.) or CMS (Links to an external site.)style. Choose either of those style guides and follow it. (Click on the above links to view style guides.)

Your final exam is in the form of an essay.

Please adhere to standard essay form, including an introduction, body, and conclusion (but consider that your essay will not be limited to 3 or 5 paragraphs).

Exams should be typed, times/times new roman, 12 pt font, double-spaced, with 1″ margins, left justified.

The minimum and maximum requirement is 4-8 pages.

Please include page numbers on all pages.

A separate Works Cited page is required, as well as references within the body of the essay.
You are only permitted to use material you’ve read as part of your coursework and as found on the course Canvas page.
Additional sources (including Online resources) will not be accepted. Papers referencing online sources either directly or indirectly will not be accepted for credit.
Not referencing all sources is technically plagiarism and will result in an automatic “F.”

Exams not adhering to these guidelines will be automatically downgraded.

Please refer to the syllabus for additional formatting guidelines.

Try not to quote excessively, but explain the authors’ central points and terms as they come up in your essay.

Please take time to go over your first draft and fix up any problems of written expression.

Your answers will be graded according to the cogency of your arguments, the clarity of your prose, and the soundness of the understanding of course materials that you display.

If your paper does not demonstrate adequate understanding of relevant reading material, you will not pass the assignment

You will be graded on spelling, grammar, and sentence structure, so be sure to proofread your paper carefully.