Evaluate the merits of the arguments / theories in question.We want to understand whether (and the extent to which) the views presented in your chapter(s) are good ideas.

Explain the content of your chapter(s).This would include (but not be limited to):Defining philosophical concepts clearly and precisely.Making important conceptual distinctions (showing the important and subtle differences between similar and/or related concepts that are not actually identical).For instance, you may not actually want to use the word “Love,” since we are covering so many different varieties of love. Instead, you would want to tackle more specific concepts (philia, for instance, or agape, or romantic vs erotic vs aesthetic love, etc.).It may also be important as you deliver your presentation not to confuse descriptions and explanations (these tend to be primarily descriptive claims) for condemnations, exculpations and justifications (which tend to be evaluative judgments) or for injunctions, recommendations and prohibitions (which tend to be normative imperatives). Don’t confuse one for the others. It’s a rookie mistake that many students tend to commit. Be ahead of the curve.Providing the historic/philosophic/cultural context needed to properly understand the content of your chapter(s).In some cases, for instance, your author may be responding to another author, or to a particular philosophical tradition. In such cases, you would be responsible for teaching your audience about that background. Obviously, this may require further research on your part. Feel free to integrate it into your presentation.Summarizing the views of the author(s) clearly, fairly and with sufficient intellectual sophistication (remember, this is a college-level course)..Analyze the content of your chapter(s).Though a summary is necessary for our purposes, it is not sufficient. We also need to be able toIdentify the different parts making up a particular theory.Understanding how each of those parts works on its own.Understanding how those parts work together to produce the larger theory of which they are individually a part..Evaluate the merits of the arguments / theories in question.We want to understand whether (and the extent to which) the views presented in your chapter(s) are good ideas. This will require that you subject those views to rational scrutiny and philosophical critique:To do this you would have to find the merits and the virtues of such a theory: perhaps it manages to explain a given phenomenon very well, perhaps it provides a powerful lens through which to make sense of a particular issue; perhaps it helps to elegantly explain things we may not have thought about or questioned before; perhaps it does a great job in helping us circumscribe the and bring into focus the conceptual range of a particular question; perhaps it identifies powerful theoretical tools that we may have missed otherwise; etc.But, given how complex human relations are, you would also have to find the potential flaws of such a theory: perhaps it commits various kinds of logical mistakes; perhaps it is based on claims that are inconsistent with our best understanding of a particular discipline; perhaps it made sense when it was first written, but maybe we have made enough scientific and philosophical progress to now realize such views don’t hold water anymore; perhaps it misrepresents or overlooks certain important concepts that would be relevant to such a discussion; etc.Keep in mind that this kind of evaluation is NOT about your personal opinion, or whether you as an individual happen to agree or disagree with a particular idea. It is about whether the arguments, views and theories in question are able to stand up to objective standards of good reasoning.