philosophy research paper

Produce an original, cogent argument on any of the options below. The first half of your paper is
reserved for explaining the main argument* advanced by the author(s) in the article indicated (locate all your
research in this section); the second half is reserved for your critical evaluation of something in one of your
sources – whether concept, claim, or argument – that has already been mentioned in the research/descriptive half
of your work.
A1. P. Maher, “Contemplative Friendship in Nicomachean Ethics,” Review of Metaphysics 65:4 (Jun
2012) 765 – 94
A2. R.I.G. Hughes, “Hume’s Second Enquiry: Ethics as Natural Science,” History of Philosophy
Quarterly 2:3 (Jul 1985) 291 – 307
A3. S. Tenenbaum, “The Idea of Freedom and Moral Cognition in Groundwork III,”
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 84:3 (May 2012) 555 – 89
A4. J. Marshall, “The Proof of Utility and Equity in Mill’s Utilitarianism,” Canadian Journal of
Philosophy 3:1 (Sep 1973) 13 – 26