University of Pittsburgh, Summer 2000

Philosophy 1390: Philosophy of Law

C.L. 226—Tuesdays, 6 p.m. to 8:55 p.m.

Ben Eggleston—egglestn@pitt.edu

 

Presentation assignment

 

The default assignment for presentations is the following:

 

Identify two or three claims in the assigned reading (for the day on which you do your presentation) that you regard as questionable or objectionable, and give reasons for regarding these claims as questionable or objectionable.

 

That, as I said, is the default assignment for presentations. But there are other options. If you want to do a presenta­tion on some other material than the day’s assigned reading, let me know—in general I am receptive to such requests, since it can be helpful for every­one when presentations introduce unassigned, but relevant and informative, material. Note, however, that although I am open to such requests, I do require that you make a proposal along these lines to me at least one class meeting in advance of the class in which you will do your presentation. So if I don’t hear from you at least one class in advance, I’ll grade your presentation according to the following requirements:

 

requirements:

points possible:

points earned:

1.     You identify two or three claims in the assigned reading that you regard as questionable or objectionable:

20

 

2.     You give reasons for regarding these claims as questionable or objectionable:

50

 

3.     Your presentation is clear and well organized:

15

 

4.     You do your presentation on the day when you are scheduled to do it:

10

 

5.     You turn in this sheet when you do your presentation, with your name filled in, below:

5

 

total score for your presentation:

100

 

 

Your name: _________________________________