HZT4U1 Definition of Truth PowerPoint



HZT4U1 Definition of Truth PowerPoint

Overall students will place their philosopher or concept in a specific situation within a philosophical context and explain how they have contributed towards the development of the debate.

Epistemology is concerned with the origin, nature, and limits of knowledge. In this unit, students explore the main questions, concepts, and theories of epistemology, as well as evaluate the responses of philosophers and schools of philosophy to the major issues in this area. Students formulate and defend their ideas concerning epistemology and demonstrate the applicability of epistemological theories to everyday life and other subject areas.

Your major task is to prepare a presentation on one important individual from a debate within the field of epistemology. Your teacher will assign you an individual or concept. The assignment should improve your writing and research skills; provide practice in applying abstract ideas to concrete historical situations; improve your oral presentation skills; and improve your skills at arguing a thesis.

Assignment

1. PowerPoint Presentation:

At least 800 words total, embedded citations and a works cited list (MLA) (at least 3 sources). Your presentation should answer the following question:

What is truth?

Your presentation should include the follow sections:

- Introduction which clearly outlines the presentation

- The perspective of the philosopher or school of thought

- A detailed explanation of three major arguments from your perspective of the debate.

o Explain the reasoning that the perspective uses to defend its position

- A conclusion which includes an assessment of your figure’s contributions to the debate as well implications for what the perspective has on the nature of truth in general.

- Parenthetical citations within the slides.

- A reference page formatted in MLA. You may use or to aid you in this.

Your presentation should be well-organized and coherent.

2. Point Form Summary:

- A brief, point form summary for your colleagues to serve as notes to write paragraph answers on tests and exams

Philosophers and Concepts

T. Nagel Aristotle Deconstructionism Wm. James Idealism

B. Russell Buddhism D.Hume Plato Buddhism

K. Popper Nagarjuna J. Locke E. Gettier Pragmatism

J. Dewey Kongfuzi F. Nietzsche J. Derrida Descartes

B.Spinoza M. Heidegger G. Hegel T. Hobbes R. Rorty

C. Pierce Thomas Aquinas Correspondence Theory CoherenceTheory

Presentation and Handout Marking Scheme

|Criteria |Level 1 |Level 2 |Level 3 |Level 4 |

| |5 – 5.9 |6 – 6.9 |7 – 7.9 |8 - 10 |

|Knowledge and | | | | |

|understanding |The presentation identifies the |The presentation identifies the |The presentation identifies the |The presentation identifies the |

| |main perspectives and arguments as |main perspectives and arguments as|main perspectives and arguments as|main perspectives and arguments as|

|Understanding of concepts|presented by the chosen school of |presented by the chosen school of |presented by the chosen school of |presented by the chosen school of |

|principles and theories. |philosophical thought with limited |philosophical thought with some |philosophical thought with |philosophical thought with a high |

| |effectiveness and accuracy. |effectiveness and accuracy. |effectiveness and accuracy. |degree of effectiveness and |

| | | | |accuracy. |

|___/10 | | | | |

|Communication | | | | |

| | | | | |

|Communication of ideas |The presentation communicates ideas|The presentation communicates |The presentation communicates |The presentation communicates |

| |with limited clarity and |ideas with some clarity and |ideas with clarity and |ideas with a high degree of |

| |organization and does not use |organization and somewhat uses |organization and uses appropriate |clarity and organization and uses |

| |appropriate language/terminology. |appropriate language/terminology. |language/terminology. |appropriate language/terminology |

| | | | |with complete effectiveness. |

| | | | | |

| | | | |The presentation uses appropriate |

| | |The presentation uses appropriate | |form and language conventions with|

|Communication for |The presentation uses appropriate |form and language conventions with|The presentation uses appropriate |a high degree of effectiveness. |

|specific audiences |form and language conventions with |moderate effectiveness. |form and language conventions with| |

|and purposes |limited effectiveness. | |considerable effectiveness. |The handout presents ideas with |

| | |The handout presents ideas with | |considerable evidence of |

| | |somewhat appropriate |The handout presents ideas with |appropriate layout/spacing and all|

| |The handout presents ideas with |layout/spacing and some required |appropriate layout/spacing and |of the required information. |

| |limited evidence of appropriate |information. |required information. | |

| |layout/spacing and little required | | | |

|____/15 |information. | | | |

|Thinking/Inquiry | | | | |

| | | | | |

|Inquiry |The conclusion demonstrates limited|The conclusion demonstrates some |The conclusion demonstrates |The conclusion demonstrates |

|skills (e.g., analyzing |analysis and evaluation of the |analysis and evaluation of the |analysis and evaluation of the |thorough analysis and evaluation |

|and evaluating |chosen philosophical school of |chosen philosophical school of |chosen philosophical school of |of the chosen philosophical school|

|information;) |thought. |thought. |thought. |of thought. |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

|____/10 | | | | |

|Application | | | | |

| |The conclusion draws implications |The conclusion draws implications |The conclusion draws implications |The conclusion draws implications |

|Making connections |their perspective has on the nature|their perspective has on the |their perspective has on the |their perspective has on the |

| |of truth in general with limited |nature of truth in general with |nature of truth in general with |nature of truth in general with |

| |effectiveness. |some effectiveness. |effectiveness. |considerable effectiveness. |

|____/10 | | | | |

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