Philosophy 1020- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 30 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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Disciplined consideration of big questions about the nature of humans and the world we live in. Philosophy is characterized by its subject matter and it"s method: Great questions were raised 2500 years ago (500 bce) We are halfway through the life of our planet. Epistemology (what is knowledge, what can we know) Ethics (what is the source of moral obligation?) What should you expect from this course: knowledge and information. Appreciation of general intellectual problems and western tradition: skill. Enhanced ability to think rigorously, dispassionately, and argue and write clearly. 5 short writing assignments (500 words/2 pages) 40% 2 midterms november 15 + february 13 7-9 pm 20% There are three abrahamic religions: christianity, islam, judaism. Many of the world"s major conflicts are defined by religious difference: war on terror / jihad, palestine. The idea of definition: defining something as giving it necessary and sufficient conditions. unmarried is condition of bachelor and male is condition of bachelor.
