Essay Topic:
Even if colonialism did bring more benefits than harms to some of its victims, does it follow that the descendants of these victims are owed no compensation?
Guidelines (Important!!!)
1. Depth and Analysis
2. Answer with why and how
3. references and citation of existing literature related to philosophy and the topic (check the reading list attached, but not limited to the attached list; please also include other philosophical literature as references)
4. engage vigorously with academic literature
5. Make sure to focus on developing one or two main strands of arguments
6. Avoid repition and develop a more focused and claim oriented structure (argument, objection, counter-objection, etc.)
7. watch out for obfuscations and conflation of ideas
8.
Format (general):
Intro
Argument
Counter Argument
Rebuttal
Conclusion