I have 3-5 days left before I have to declare what my "graduation project" is going to be, and I can't think of how exactly to go about doing it. I know I want to do something dealing with philosophy. We have to write an 8-10 page paper, which obviously won't be a problem with philosophy; however, We also have to have a physical product to go along with it. This must:
-be student generated and should be based on the research paper.
-provide tangible evidence that reflects the “academic learning stretch” experienced by the student.
-be oriented around the performance of a skill, the production of a product, or the study of a profession
-i must also spend at least 15 hours outside of school doing it.
If anyone has ideas for a philosophy related 'physical product' I would greatly appreciate it. Also if you know of any books that would help me out on the paper, product, or general pursuit of philosophical knowledge that would be fantastic.
2007-08-29 14:48:37 · 5 answers · asked by Austin 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
A physical product is required.
2007-08-29 15:03:56 · update #1
Talk about god being dead and bring in a gun?
I was going to suggest writing up on solipsism, but I don't know what kind of product you can use for that unless you can just bring in random things as examples.
Maybe you can do some sort of creationism vs. evolution thing and bring in some animal specimens, but I wouldn't feel like writing on that no matter how obvious it is and how much there is to write.
It also looks like it's something you're supposed to be selling. I don't know how you can work that out with philosophy, unless you make something really stupid like 'Instant Nirvana,' etc. The other two don't really work out at all unless you want to do an almost completely irrelevant cartwheel, or study how philosophy majors make no money.
2007-08-29 14:55:50 · answer #1 · answered by shmux 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do a study on how certain religious beliefs have been influenced by separate philosophical outlooks, you could incorporate religious holy books as part of your project. For example, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity both have similar doctrine and theological definitions, but the western churches have traditionally approached theology from an Aristolean point of view, being very dry-cut and poignant in their interpretations, while in the east things were seen from a Neo-Platonic perspective of mystical theosis and vague trancendences...
2007-08-29 15:08:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Re-read the 3rd line -- a product is not essential to the assignment.
2007-08-29 14:59:22 · answer #3 · answered by guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do a comparative study of all the religions in your area. You could bring their various books, symbols or clothing...
2007-08-29 15:56:30 · answer #4 · answered by mati 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The understanding of natural medicine.
Homoeopathy, acupuncture, energy healing, Bowen technique, there are many books on these. good luck.
2007-08-30 00:29:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋