You may write in the first person if you wish. Show your personality—use wit, sarcasm, irony, joy, passion etc. Who are you?

For our forum, I want you to go into your community and find a wise person—someone you feel has exemplary wisdom. While I want you to keep the class material in mind, I want you to define wisdom for yourself. It can be something pretty basic: my postman might express wisdom because he is patient and helpful to the community; my pastor might express wisdom because of his moral guidance and leadership; my girlfriend might have wisdom because she knows how to steer our relationship through stormy times; Kawhi Leonard might have wisdom because of his poise and dignity; President Trump might have wisdom because he wants to make the United States great again. It’s up to you to choose your framework and values.

Here is the form I suggest.

1. Cover sheet. All submissions in PH 1010 should have a cover sheet. The coversheet should state the assignment, student info, a title expressing your main idea, an image expressing your main idea. (Message: your paper should have a unifying main idea).

2. Paragraph 1: Identify who you think is wise and why. Your thesis or main idea should go here.

3. Paragraph 2. Identification. Who? Where? Your contact with the person?

4. Paragraph 3 or paragraphs 3-5. Three reasons why this person is wise

5. In #4, you should have at least two specific, concrete examples: “Last week on June 6, President Trump showed wisdom when he spoke of the heroes of D-Day…”

6. Brief conclusion. “In summary….”

A few photos for context.

Take your time with this assignment and submit a polished, thoughtful, and brilliant paper. Grading will be fair—but rigorous. We want to maintain high standards in Philosophy.