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Note that successful essays will be focused around one clear, finely argued thesis that is presented in the first paragraph of the essay. Your arguments should be supported by your reading of the course textbook and library books. Do not use online sources such as Wikipedia.
The essay must have in all 15-30 citations from the course texts. Citations should include the author’s name, the date of publication, and the page number from where the idea is being cited, for example: (Puchner 2018: 25). Do not cite websites, blogs, or books other than those in the course texts or library.
See me after class and ask your peers for comments to help you think through your paper. Choose one of the essay questions below. Essays will be returned at the end of the semester.
1. Which writer or text on our syllabus (Plato, Aristotle, Sappho, Sophocles, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Buddha, Confucius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Sun Tzu) do you think best explains human nature, the nature of society, the nature of knowledge, or the nature of the universe? You should compare the thinker with other thinkers but be sure to argue on behalf of one of them.
2. Compare and contrast two or three of the speakers in The Symposium. Which had the more persuasive conception of love?
3. What is the meaning of the play Oedipus Rex? Compare and contrast two scholarly interpretations of Oedipus Rex. (You will need to go to Toronto Public Library or to JSTOR to find scholarly interpretations). N.B. This last question is only for the most advanced students i.e. students with an “A” average in their courses. Esaay structure
Introduction and Overall Thesis (example: “This paper argues that A’s ideas provide us with a better understanding of love than B’s ideas. The essay will provide three arguments and counter-arguments in order to demonstrate the superiority of A over B. The paper will then conclude with recommendations for future research and social policy in light of the arguments provided.”
i. Argument (paragraph) (example: “A contends that love comes from our desire for immortality.”
Counter-argument (paragraph) (example: “In contrast B claims that comes from our desire for a soulmate”.
Reply (paragraph) (example: “A’s argument is superior because while love is a desire for a soulmate it is an aspiration to be with that soulmate forever”.)
ii. Argument, Counter-argument, Reply
iii. Argument, Counter-argument, Reply
2. Conclusion (Restate argument, counter-arguments, and replies.
Then discuss social and theoretical implications of the essay.

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Compare and Contrast of the Two Speakers in the Symposium
Plato's Symposium is a philosophical work that depicts a cordial duel of skilled speeches delivered by well-known personalities at an organised feast. A few of the individuals involved have been Agathon and Socrates (Boyce, 2019). This paper presents the counterarguments and arguments made by the two speakers during their addresses at the symposium. Plato's "symposium" was a convention where diverse individuals gave speeches about their perception of love, what it is, and the ways it manifests itself (Lenner, 2022). Socrates and Agathon both shared a similar perspective on love. However, they thought and articulated it in diverse ways. The party served as a framework for the day's scholars, philosophers, as well as speakers to engage and evaluate one of several subjects, in this instance, love, or eros (Sallis & Ewegen, 2021). This paper will compare and consider the two speeches (Socrates and Agathon), underlining the philosophical perspective of Socrates' speech whilst presenting Agathon's speech or argument about love as non-philosophical.
All speakers at the symposium focused on providing a comprehensive paean of Eros, which strives to confront what its beneficial and detrimental repercussions are. Socrates' comprehensive evaluation of love provides a more comprehensive insight into the subject, with every speaker criticising the preceeding speaker (Lenner, 2022). Based on Agathon's depiction of love, the speaker acknowledges the profound interconnections between beauty and love. Even though the subject is the same, Socrates emphasises averting comparisons with previous speeches and provides an opportunity to remark on his interpretation (Engler, 2022). The utilisation of answers and questions indicates philosophical concept evaluation. One of the significant commonalities between the speeches of Socrates and Agathon is that they discuss the same subject, with Socrates attempting to give his speech while criticising the previous speakers, who, in this instance, happened to be Agathon (Sermamoglou-Soulmaidi & Keeling, 2020).
One of the significant differences between these two speeches has been that both writers consider the essence of love to offer them the ideal approach to expressing it. Agathon's position is that love is the happiest thing since it is the utmost beautiful and ideal thing. To Agathon, love seems more of the god, and as such, he is the youngest of the gods in living beings (Esposito,

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