Paper 2 Assignment In roughly two to three double-spaced pages, answer the follo

Paper 2 Assignment
In roughly two to three double-spaced pages, answer the following prompt:
St. Augustine loves a good paradox. A paradox is a puzzling or obviously false conclusion that follows from seemingly obvious premises and apparently acceptable reasoning. Choose a paradoxical question that St. Augustine asks in the Confessions and explain what is paradoxical about it. What (if any) solution does Augustine suggest? Does it succeed in resolving the paradox? Why or why not?

Note: this paper has both an expository component—carefully and accurately explain a philosophical puzzle that St. Augustine explores in Book VII, Book VIII, Book X, or Book XI of the Confessions; explain his reasons for thinking it is a problem, as well as his response to it—and an argumentative component—evaluate whether his arguments are persuasive. For the latter, you should be giving your own, original assessment of the success of Augustine’s response to the puzzle you have chosen. You may also want to assess whether there are other potential responses that he does not consider, or whether he is correct in the way he formulates the puzzle in the first place.
Here are some ideas of paradoxes you might choose (but you may choose a paradox not on this list):
The problem of evil: if God is all-good and all-powerful, where does evil come from? If evil comes from the human will, why does God allow us the freedom to choose evil?
How is weakness of the will possible? Why can Augustine (and humans in general) fail to do what he (we) will(s) to do, given that the will just is the power to motivate action?
How is the memory of emotion possible without actually re-experiencing that emotion?
The paradox of time: if time is composed of the past, the present, and the future, yet the past is gone, the future is not yet, and the present instant occupies “no space,” then does time not exist?
The paradox of divine providence: if God is omnipresent, and is always with us, how is it possible to stray from him? Relatedly, if God already knows everything about us, why does Augustine feel the need to confess his sins and temptations?
You may choose any philosophical puzzle from the text that you wish. If you have a different topic in mind, feel free to run it by me in advance to make sure you’re on the right track.

Successful papers will do all of the following:
Address all parts of the prompt
Accurately, clearly, and completely explain both the philosophical problem/paradox at hand, Augustine’s answer/position, and his argument(s) for his position
Use direct and concise language
Evaluate Augustine’s response to the puzzle. This means you should do at least one of three things: give your own, original reasons why you think he’s correct; raise an objection to Augustine’s response to the puzzle in question; or suggest a different response to the puzzle that you think is better than the one Augustine offers.

Guidelines:
Your paper should draw only on Augustine’s Confessions. Do not consult any outside sources.
Read and cite the text you are drawing from closely, but use quotations from the text sparingly. Direct quotations should be no longer than three lines of text, maximum. When you do quote, cite the text using parenthetical citations with either the page number or book and marginal line number. You do not need to include a works cited list.
Pay attention to the structure of your paper. It is perfectly acceptable (even encouraged!) to structure your paper in two parts: part one explains/reconstructs the arguments from the text and part two provides your own original response to those arguments.
The second part of this exercise is asking you to do some philosophy of your own! So, try to critique an argument (even if you actually think it’s a good one) by either picking one of its premises and objecting to it, or arguing that one of the logical “steps” in the argument, from the premises to the conclusion, is flawed. This part should be solely the product of your own thinking about the persuasiveness of the argument presented in the text. First-person language (e.g. ,“I argue,” “I think”) is appropriate here, as long as you are providing reasons for your thinking (and not merely stating your opinion or reaction to the text without providing support for your view).
Don’t try to do too much in your evaluation. It is better to spend a lot of space arguing thoroughly for one point than it is to make many different, but less well supported, points.
Proofread! Frequent grammatical and spelling errors will negatively impact your grade.
Avoid flowery and/or redundant language, unnecessary generalizations (“For millennia, philosophers have pondered…”), and the like.

Length: Your paper should be roughly 2-3 pages in length, double-spaced. Use 11-12 pt. font and 1” margins.
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