Wow! Some very thorough presentations on Ethical Systems! Will will finish these presentations on Monday, Sept 30.
This week, you have Monday to finish preparing your presentations. We begin presenting on Tuesday. Attached is a worksheet you may use to guide your note taking for the test you will take after presentations are completed.
- We will be dealing with Ch 5-16 in our text: Ethical Systems - Sign up in groups of three or four - Today: read the chapter for the system your group chose. - Focus on how you will teach this system to the class, the main philosopher and their philosophies (what are they, how do they differ, what do they add to the system) - Begin a PowerPoint or KeyNote presentation you will use next week during presentations. - Yesterday we took the test on Metaphysics and Epistemology. If you need to make up the test, you must due so by Friday. - Today and Friday, we will be watching our Metaphysics film, "The Matrix" (see attached assignment)
- Using Aristotle's forms, describe and object using the 4 formal causes and questions. Discuss.
- WARNING: TEST on TUESDAY covering both Epistemology and Metaphysics. Everything you ever wanted to know about Metaphysics, Plato vs Aristotle's For
- Hand in your Truman Show assignments. - Ppt Lecture on Metaphysics - "The Ship of Theseus" (see .doc below): discuss the ancient philosophical questions about the nature of substance vs form, permanence vs change, and what is real. We will cover the first two points on the worksheet in class. - for HW, due Wed., complete the philosophical questions on the worksheet below. I'm looking for a paragraph or two for each scenario, explaining the logic of your responses. * Test on Metaphysics and Epistemology on Monday!
Finish the Truman Show and work of Questions (due Tuesday) for remainder of class.
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PurposeIn the Fall, we focus on the foundations of Philosophy and Logic, culminating with a project where you express your own Personal Ethical Code. In the Spring, we study ethical systems of thought and analyze their logic, ending with the development of your own nation, founded and run according to your ethical code. Remind NoticesSign up to get notices https://www.remind.com/join/7cf69 Google ClassroomFor electronic/paperless hand in of HW. Students can join the class with this code: brtzp0p
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May 2015
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