Analytical Outline 1, due Wednesday 2/28

Dear Class,Ā 

Analytical Outline 1 is due a week from tomorrow, before midnight on Wednesday 2/28. Please submit to turnitin.com (see the previous post). You can see the details of the assignment on the Analytical Outline Assignment page.Ā 

Instructions for creating an analytical outline were discussed in class, and can also be seen on the instructions page.Ā 

See you tomorrow!

Dr. M

Homework assignment 1, due 2:30pm Wednesday Feb. 14.Ā 

Homework assignment 1 is due inĀ class on Wednesday Feb. 14.

Make a short analytic outline of the section, ā€œHow is Law Possible?ā€ from Ch. 2 of Shapiro (pp. 36-40).

First, read the instructions for writing an analytic outline.

Then, use the following format to identify the thesis and major supporting arguments:

Thesis:

Argument 1:

  • Sub-argument 1: [if applicable]
  • Sub-argument 2: [if applicable]
  • Objection: [if applicable]
    • Response to objection: [if applicable]

Argument 2:

Argument 3:

Your thesis should be one sentence and only one sentence. Your arguments should be at least one sentence, but can be up to three sentences long. Try to find at least 3 major arguments and one objection.

Ā 

Welcome!

Iā€™m Dr. MacDougall, your professor for Philosophy of Law (PHIL 3211). There are two things I want you to know before our first meeting on January 29.

1. Most of our written interactions, class updates and materials, are available on our OpenLab site. Please join our OpenLab section as soon as possible. You will be required to join in order to participate in online discussions. You can also see theĀ scheduleĀ andĀ assignmentsĀ there.

2. This class is an Open Educational Resource (OER) course. That means there is no textbook, and all readings are freely available online. This saves you money and means you can store all our readings on your hard drive, indefinitely! You can find links to class readings on theĀ scheduleĀ page.

Let me know if you have any questions. Iā€™m looking forward to meeting you.

Dr. MacDougall