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and assignments.| Instructor: | Jim Anderson |
| Class WWW site & mirror: |  http://3gooddogs.com/phi215 |
| Internet Resource sites: | http://3gooddogs.com/humanities.html#philosophy |
| Primary texts: | All of the primary texts for this course are available online. They are extracts from original philosophical works by major figures in the history of philosophy. See second column in the schedule of assignments table below. |
| Secondary texts: | Online commentaries on the primary sources and interactive critical thinking web site. See third column in the schedule of assignments table below. |
| Description: | This course introduces fundamental issues in philosophy considering
the views of classical and contemporary philosophers. Emphasis is placed on knowledge and belief, appearance and reality, determinism and free will, faith and reason, and justice and inequality. Upon completion, students should be able to identify, analyze, and critique the philosophical components of an issue. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in humanities/fine arts. |
| Attendance: | For students taking this course in the classroom for credit, a maximum of four absences are permitted. Any unexcused absence decreases the final grade by 5 points. |
| Grading: | Grade scale: | ||
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| Labs (4) | 50 points each | 200 pts | A = 1000 - 900 |
| Quizzes (4) | 50 points each | 200 pts | B = 899 - 800 |
| Issue Questions (8 #2-9) | 50 points each | 400 pts | C = 799 - 700 |
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D = 699 - 600 | |
| Quizzes and labs have 5 extra credit each points for being typed. | F = 599 - 0 | ||
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