Grading Rubric for Exegetical Passage and Bibliography Paper

Criteria	Levels of Achievement
Content 70%	Advanced 92-100%	Proficient 84-91%	Developing 1-83%	Not present
Content	7 points The passage selection is clearly stated and obvious to the instructor. Seven or more scholarly and credible sources are cited in the bibliography.	6 points The passage selection is stated and made available to the instructor. A minimum of seven credible sources are cited in the bibliography.	1 to 5 points The passage selection is not clearly stated. There are less than seven sources cited in the bibliography. Two or more of the sources are not scholarly and credible.	0 points Not present
Structure 30%	Advanced 92-100%	Proficient 84-91%	Developing 1-83%	Not present
Thread: Grammar and Spelling, Turabian formatting	3 points Spelling and grammar are correct. Sentences are complete, clear, and concise. Bibliographic references are cited in current Turabian format.	2 points Spelling and grammar has some errors. Sentences are presented as well. Bibliographic references are cited with some Turabian formatting.	1 point Spelling and grammar errors distract. Sentences are incomplete or unclear. Bibliographic references are minimally or not cited in current Turabian format.	0 points Not present
Instructor’s Comments

Reality, Art, and Truth

This 5 – 6 page essay assignment will be completed in three parts. You may want to use section headers to organize your paper. Remember to explain the theories you reference with supporting citations to the textbook and online lectures in correct APA format. Here is a guide to help you with APA-style citations. Use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for properly citing resources.

Part I. The Self

Discuss the avocado idea of the self and explain at least one version of the idea that human beings have a shared essential nature (such as Cartesian rationalism or Greek philosophy). Contrast this account with the artichoke idea of the self (drawing upon existentialism to develop your account) and a discussion of how the modern/avocado and postmodern/artichoke ideas of the self differ. You may use your analysis from the Week 2 assignments to develop your account in Part I.

Part II. The Avocado Self and Art as Representation

Explain the idea that art is mimesis (Plato and/or Aristotle) and how this is like the avocado idea of the self. Discuss a character/narrator/subject in a work of art (novel, poem, film, graphic novel, short story, television show, song, painting, etc.) who you think captures the avocado/art as mimesis idea that we have an essential, shared human nature and that art reflects this reality for us.

Part III. The Artichoke Self and Art as Transformation

Explain the idea that art is transformative/how artistic creation expresses the unity of subject and object (Nietzsche, Schelling, and/or Heidegger). Discuss how this reflects the artichoke idea of the self. Discuss a character/narrator/subject in a work of art (novel, poem, film, graphic novel, short story, television show, song, painting, etc.) who you think captures the artichoke/post-modern idea of the self and the idea that art creates truth.

Part IV. Art and Philosophy

Finally, reflect upon the relationship between art and philosophy by considering some of the following questions:

1. Are the self and the material world distinct entities, as Descartes thinks? What are some examples of representative art that illustrate the idea that the subject/mind and the object/world/body are distinct? Alternatively, are the self and the world organic unities, as Schelling argues? How might artistic creation express this unity of subject and object?

2. Is art mimesis/representation (as in Platonism and Aristotelian aesthetics) or is it a means of transforming the self and reality? Might it be aspirational, allowing us to achieve catharsis, as Aristotle suggests? Consider, too, how the idea of art as representation is akin to the avocado view while the idea of art as transformative is more like the artichoke view.

3. What is the relationship between art and philosophy? Do you agree with Descartes that logic and critical thinking are the best means of achieving certainty about reality and existence, or is your view more akin to the perspective of Keats, Schelling, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and/or Heidegger that art is the ultimate expression of truth? How are these views a rejection of the natural standpoint we see adopted by empiricism and rationalism and rejected by phenomenology?

4. Do some kinds of art (music, for example) express the truth more fully than others? How so? How does the idea and purpose of art differ across cultures?

Do not plagiarize, work must be original. Also, you must use citations, credible references and APA format. When done with assignment please go back over work and check for grammar, punctuation and spelling errors and please attach a Turnitin report.