Final Paper
Philosophy of Sport
Dr. Berg
Although there are
many literary ways to express philosophical ideas, I would like you to stick to
writing a traditional "position" paper. This is the most basic,
straightforward approach, which involves taking a stand on an important issue
and defending it. As this is the most common means of defending ideas in an
academic setting (and other settings as well), it should be mastered before you
go on to write short stories, parables, dialogues, poems, etc.
What needs to be included in
your essay?
- Your opening paragraph
should explain the purpose and plan of your essay. What are you writing
about and why?
- Included in your first
paragraph should be a THESIS STATEMENT, a simple statement of your
position on the main issue that your essay will discuss.
- A definition of “sport”
or “game” or any critical term used in your work. You may use one from out authors with
proper citation or your own with a proper argument supporting your claim.
1. An explanation of
the views you are discussing:
- it is essential that
your explanation of these views be clear, concise, fair, and accurate. The
clarity of your explanation often reveals how well you have understood the
view you are explaining.
- a good summary
emphasizes the main points of another's view and the reasoning behind it
(if this is known).
- Paraphrasing and
quotation may be helpful here, but cannot be used as a substitute for explaining
the ideas in your own words. All quotations must be thoroughly explained.
2. An explanation of your own
view
- this may involve
explaining any words which might be misunderstood.
- it may also involve a
comparison of your view with those of others, especially concerning any
different assumptions you make, different implications of your views, etc.
3. A defense of your position
- This is not just an
explanation of why you believe what you believe, but provides good reasons
for believing it.
- If your reasons would
not convince your roommate, is that because your roommate is a blockhead
or because your reasons are lousy ones? If your reasons are lousy, is this
view really worth believing?
Should you do outside research?
- None required. In fact, reading
a whole lot about one of these authors from some other source is more
likely to complicate the issue rather than help you. I am only concerned
that you understand the positions as we have discussed them.
- Any use of outside
sources must be documented.
What documentation is required
for quotations?
- All quotations from the
texts should be followed by the page number(s) in parentheses.
- Quotations or references
to other sources should include full bibliographical information (author,
title, publisher, page #), preferably in a footnote or endnote.
- Plagiarism meets with
little sympathy from me. If I catch you, expect to fail this class and be
reported for administrative action. Plagiarism includes:
- making use of the
ideas of others without credit--EVEN IF these ideas are explained in your
own words
- paraphrasing by
changing a few words in the original (which leads me to believe that you
have not understood well enough to explain in your own words)
Length: 10-15 pages, with my “common sense” rule as your
guiding feature. Aprox 250 words per page.
You must submit BOTH a hard copy of the paper and electronic
version of your paper on the day that it is due. Late papers (w/o proper documentation) will
be reduced by 10% for each day that it is late.
Due: The last day of class.
Grade value: 100
points
Topic: Support and expand,
critique, or object to one or more than one (make sure they area set like our set of articles on “Triads”)
article from the following books:
CHOOSE - SELECT 1 of 4 FROM THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL(S)
1 TITLE:Baseball & Philosophy
AUTHOR:Bronson
EDITION:
COPYRIGHT YEAR:2004
PUBLISHER:Open Court Publishing Company Div. Carus
Publishing Company
ISBN:9780812695564
NEW:$17.95
USED:$13.50
2 TITLE:Red Sox & Philosophy
AUTHOR:Macomber
EDITION:
COPYRIGHT YEAR:2010
PUBLISHER:Open Court Publishing Company Div. Carus
Publishing Company
ISBN:9780812696776
NEW:$19.95
USED:$15.00
3 TITLE:Soccer & Philosophy
AUTHOR:Richards
EDITION:
COPYRIGHT YEAR:
PUBLISHER:Open Court Publishing Company Div. Carus
Publishing Company
ISBN:9780812696769
NEW:$21.95
USED:$16.50
4 TITLE:Martial Arts & Philosophy
AUTHOR:Priest
EDITION:
COPYRIGHT YEAR:2010
PUBLISHER:Open Hand Publishing, LLC
ISBN:9780812696844
NEW:$21.95
USED:$16.50
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