Term Paper Topics
Last Update: Sunday, 27 March 2022
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To the Instructor:
Discuss this at approximately 3 weeks into a 15-week term.
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Possible Term-Paper Topics
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Further discussion of any topic covered in class. For example:
- A critical examination of (someone else's) published answer to one
of the questions listed on the syllabus.
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Your answer to one of the questions listed on the syllabus, including
a defense of your answer.
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A critical examination of any of the required or recommended (or any
other approved and relevant) readings.
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A critical study of any monograph (that is, a single-topic book)
or anthology (including special issues of journals) on the philosophy
of CS.
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A critical, but general, survey article on the philosophy of CS that would be
appropriate for an encyclopedia of philosophy or an encyclopedia of CS.
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A presentation and well-argued defense of
your "philosophy of CS", that is, your answers
to all (or most) of our questions, together with supporting reasons.
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Other ideas of your own, approved by me in advance.
Ground Rules
For help with writing a philosophical paper, see:
and a wonderfully dynamic slideshow:
For general advice on how to write, on grammar and punctuation, giving
citations, etc., see my website
"How to Write"
The paper should be a maximum of 10 double-spaced, single-sided
pages (that is, about 2500 words) (not counting the bibliography).
Deadlines:
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Two weeks from today: Proposal and reading list due.
- Your proposal and reading list must be approved by me
before you begin your research and writing.
- Because the term paper is optional, you do not need
to commit yourself to it even if you turn in a proposal.
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Final paper will be due on the last day of the course.
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William J. Rapaport
(rapaport@buffalo.edu)
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