tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post454730731039174819..comments2024-03-14T04:16:20.472-07:00Comments on In Socrates' Wake: Face the PUMAMichael Cholbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02012523929044363216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-52288888504603544782010-05-20T20:00:51.565-07:002010-05-20T20:00:51.565-07:00Vance, I don't know that I see that specific p...Vance, I don't know that I see that specific problem so often. I think lack of modesty (=excess of ambition) is a common problem for students. It's worth mentioning that by 'provocative' I mean something modest(!): a thesis that goes beyond what is patently obvious. Personhood is a controversial issue in the ethics of abortion, Descartes was a dualist, etc. -- these won't cut it for provocativeness.Michael Cholbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012523929044363216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-6360475700781242732010-05-20T19:42:32.997-07:002010-05-20T19:42:32.997-07:00Michael, do many students ever struggle to come up...Michael, do many students ever struggle to come up with thesis statements that are simultaneously provocative AND modest? Do you give them examples of ones that you think do a good job or meeting both criteria?Vance Rickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615463743461037098noreply@blogger.com