•  1. Present one of the following two interactions: Kant and Anselm, or Descartes and Hobbes. This requires you to present both the argument from Anselm or Descartes and the criticism from Kant or Hobbes. Evaluate the interaction. Is the critic's objection a good philosophical objection? (You should have a rough idea what that means by now. If you do not, you're in trouble.) Given your evaluation, should Kant/Descartes have believed in God's existence? Justify your answer. What does your answer mean for the rest of us? May anyone be justified in believing in God's existence? This is a 4 to 5 page paper, though you may certainly write more than that. Cite the text to support your claims. Write the paper is if it were a college paper. 
• 2. Suppose someone argues for skepticism like this: People have different beliefs. People disagree about how old the world is; whether there is life on other planets; and even whether Bigfoot exists. So there's really no truth about how old the world is; whether there's life on other planets; or even whether Bigfoot exists. Use the relevant course readings to evaluate the force of this argument. (You should be able to determine which are relevant.) Is this argument for skepticism a good one? What does your judgment with respect to that last question mean for belief in skepticism based on arguments like the one I just presented? Should we form beliefs based on arguments like this? This is a 4 to 5 page paper, though you may certainly write more than that. Cite the text to support your claims. Write the paper is if it were a college paper. See the rubric for guidance. 3.HCC says the following: "We will be the opportunity institution for every student we serve – essential to our community’s success."Broadly - and incompletely - 'success' can be interpreted in two ways here. What might they be? Is there a notion of 'success' that our community could achieve that is somehow not worth achieving? Use the ideas from Immanuel Kant and Jeremy Bentham to explicate the two potential meanings of 'success'. Then, explain how those meanings might yield different interpretations of the passage quoted at the beginning of this prompt. Which notion of 'success' is it proper for us to seek to achieve? Or, is there one that it is proper for us to seek to achieve? Defend your answer. This is a 4 to 5 page paper, though you may certainly write more than that. Cite the text to support your claims. Write the paper is if it were a college paper. See the rubric for guidance Rubric Grading Rubric 
• 1. Does this paper identify have a clear thesis? (5%) 
• 2. Does this paper contain only relevant information? Are the citations completed properly? (5%) 3. Does the paper attribute the correct view to the philosophers in question? (10%) 
• 4. Is/are the philosopher’s view presented with the appropriate level of detail? (For example, does the author explain concepts and arguments in a tight manner, or are the arguments and concepts merely sketched?) (25%) 
• 5. Does the author present a clear argument in his/her discussion? (15%) 
• 6. Does the paper cohere? Or, is the paper a hodgepodge of disparate ideas? (10%) 
• 7. Does the conclusion tie together the different phases of the paper? Or, is the conclusion a non-sequitur? (5%) 
• 8. Are the spelling, grammar and syntax on the college level? (5%) 
• 9. Does the author make appropriate and accurate use of course concepts in constructing his or her discussion? (20%) Intangibles: Is the paper on the assigned topic? Is it the author’s own work?