THIS LINK IS THE READING ASSIGNED FOR THE PAPER:
2) Kant An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment? http://legacy.earlham.edu/~mileske/Files/Kant%27s%20An%20Answer%20to%20the%20Question%20What%20is%20Enlightenment.htm
– where free thinking, civil freedom of speech and occupation, and legal obedience with free debate, arts, sciences, are seen as progressive forces of human development.
APPLICATION PAPER INSTRUCTION:
These 2 page, typed, double-spaced, This is your opportunity to work on writing, test concepts, get feedback, and earn credit, before our graded midterm and final questions. These will apply a critical turn or certain key concepts from our readings to a contemporary news article (see Applications below, under readings). Do not attempt to summarize the whole of a reading in your application paper. A targeted, particular analysis is sought, where one demonstrates whether or how a reading adds some depth to the news article or the news article supports the class reading.
So, the application paper is a paper where you select an idea, critical take, concept, etc. that you find of interest to our reading and show how it is relevant to contemporary social issues (via a news article/discussion – cases or examples are given in links after the readings to consider you can use what is selected, or reference a news article that you select). The key is you show how an aspect of our reading (even if you are critical of it) proved revealing/insightful when grappling with current events. In the application papers we are testing the value/worth of certain theories or conceptual thinking.
We will discuss the cancel culture applications/theme for Kant as an example of the work here, before your writing is due.
THESE LINKS ARE EXAMPLES GIVEN FOR THE APPLICATION PAPER (NOT TO BE USED AS REFERENCE):
Harperss open letter on cancel culture
https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/
-Univ. of Penn Prof Wax.
https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/news/14369-a-statement-from-dean-ruger-in-response-to-recent; https://abovethelaw.com/2022/01/the-amy-wax-case-has-nothing-to-do-with-academic-freedom/
Counter Points to Harpers
https://theobjective.substack.com/p/a-more-specific-letter-on-justice
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