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Need 6-8 page essay with citations in MLA Format that will be turned in to turnitin.com. Original work only.

 

Thesis Statement:


In this essay I evaluate the philosophical puzzle:

“If a tree falls in the forest and there's no one around to hear it, does it make a
sound?”



In my evaluation I explain that this question raises the epistemological problem of
how a subjective experience, such as sound, relates to what can be known of
reality. I demonstrate that this question is a puzzle because it exposes the limits of what
we can claim to know based on sensory experience. Lastly, I will explain how
the empiricist, John Locke, would evaluate and answer the puzzle.


Resources:


1. Encyclopedia or similar comprehensive works:



Kemerling, Garth. “John Locke: The Origin of

Ideas.” Philosophy Pages. Britannica

Internet.2001. Web. 1 Mar. 2009.



http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/4l.htm


This source is a quick introduction to Locke and his
philosophical perspective and introduces the main themes in his work, An
Essay Concerning Human Understanding
. It will also help me understand the
more complicated aspects of Locke’s epistemology that I’ll be reading to write
my essay.


Uzgalis, William. “John Locke: The Limits of Human

Understanding.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2007. Web. 1 Mar. 2009.



http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/#LimHumUnd/



This source presents a much more detailed analysis of
Locke’s epistemology from his work, An

Essay Concerning Human Understanding.





2. Secondary sources:


E.J. Lowe. Routledge Philosophy Guide Book on

Locke: On Human Understanding. New

York, NY : Routledge, 1995. NetLibrary. 2002. 1 Mar. 2009



http://www.netlibrary.com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=73470



This source provides me with a comprehensive discussion
of John Locke, the person, and the arguments he puts forth in An Essay
Concerning Human Understanding
. It will also help me understand the book as
it relates to historical events and ideas. Additionally, it identifies arguments
from the work’s supporters and critics.


3.  Primary
sources:


Locke, John.

An Essay Concerning Human

Understanding
. Kitchener, Ont.: Batoche, 2001. Ebrary. 2005. 4 Oct. 2010.



http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/lib/apus/Doc?id=2001993


This is Locke’s own writing which allows me to read
how Lock perceived the problem of knowledge, experience and sensation in his
own words.





4. Journal article database:



EBSCO’s Academic Search Elite



This is a searchable database of scholarly articles
from many academic disciplines, including philosophy. I can use it to find
contemporary scholarly articles pertaining to epistemology, perception, and Locke.
It also contains the full text of many of the articles.




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