Prompt: In Platos Phaedo, Socrates says that philosophy is practicing dying. What does he mean when he says this? What are his arguments for this? Is he right? (E.g., is this what you are doing in this classor are we not doing philosophy in this class?) Is it the same as or different from the view he presents in Apology?
Exegetical: you are arguing for a particular interpretation of one claim or argument from one of the philosophers we have read, against alternative interpretations. You select the claim or the argument, and then explain what it means, using philosophical reflection to spell out and critically assess the argument as well as appealing to other parts of what they have written and other relevant details about the context in order to support your interpretation.
Critical: you are supporting or arguing against some claim or argument made by one of the philosophers we have read. You must present the claim and explain it, then show why the authors argument for it does or doesnt work, providing additional reasoning of your own in support of it or in refutation of it.
