Study Guide: Lesson 1 Prelude to Philosophy: What is Philosophy? List 4 reasons students often presuppose a low view of philosophy. 1. The image that one has to be super intelligent to do philosophy. 2. As a discipline‚ most students study it late in their academic development. 3. Most people don’t think it’s practical. 4. Most students don’t know what philosophy is or how it can benefit them. Know Socrates’ quote: What is the unexamined life? What did he mean when he said it wasn’t worth living
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Study Guide: Lesson 10 What is Knowledge? Lesson Overview With this lesson‚ we begin a new unit on epistemology‚ which is the philosophical study of knowledge claims. In this first lesson on epistemology‚ we begin by examining the question “What do we mean when we say we know something?” What exactly is knowledge? We will begin with a presentation that introduces the traditional definition of knowledge. Wood then discusses some of the basic issues raised in the study of epistemology and then
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Study Guide: Lesson 1 What is Philosophy? Lesson Overview Welcome to this introductory course in philosophy. For our first lesson‚ we are going to examine the question: What is philosophy? There are 4 ways you can get to know what a discipline is: define it‚ describe it‚ contrast and compare it with other disciplines‚ and finally experience it. In this first lesson‚ we will aim to accomplish the first 3 of these activities. The rest of the course will be an exercise in experiencing philosophy
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STUDY GUIDE: LESSON 2 The Importance of Philosophy in General Lesson Overview Having discussed what philosophy is‚ we now consider why it is important to study philosophy. We will divide our discussion into 2 parts: (1) Why is it important for all persons in general and (2) Why is it specifically important for Christians to study philosophy? We begin‚ in true philosophic fashion‚ by examining the question itself: what we do mean by philosophy being important and we introduce the idea of the
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Philosophy and Persons – Phil 130 Partial Study Guide for Exam #1 Possible Topics for Extended Response Be prepared to write a solid paragraph on the following topics: 1. Montaigne and Locke’s theory of perception and how its distinction between appearance and reality provides a basis for skepticism about knowledge of the external world. They both believe that the senses provide information to people‚ but that all of the information obtained cannot be fully trusted. The reason is because
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Philosophy Exam Review Positive and Negative Freedoms Positive freedom – Refers to people’s power to control their own lives and to make their own decisions. Negative freedom – Refers to freedom from physical or emotional coercion‚ or force. No person‚ institution‚ or government can pressure someone to act in a certain way. Satyagraha Who – developed by Mahandas Gandhi What – A philosophy and a tool of political action‚ which means holding to the truth‚ and refers to non-violent civil disobedience
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Study Guide: Lesson 13 Justification‚ Part 1: Noetic Structure Tasks View and take notes on the presentation‚ “An Overview of Issues in Contemporary Justification‚ Part 1.” What are 3 characteristics of a person’s noetic structure? The sum total of everything that person believes It recognizes the differing degress of certainty‚ firmness‚ and conviction with which people hold their beliefs. Characterized by how beliefs are related together. Explain coherentism and the 3 problems with
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BIO Chapter 2 Study Guide 1-Know the difference between an atom‚ an element and a compound. -Atom-The basic unit of a chemical element. -Element-A unique molecule that makes up all matter and cannot be broken down any further. -Compound- Two or more elements together 2-Understand and be able to apply the concept of the Atomic number and the Atomic mass of an element. -Atomic Number- The number of protons an element has. -Atomic Mass-The number of Protons + Neutrons. *the number of neutrons
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BIO 201 – HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I CHAPTER 13: THE BRAIN AND CRANIAL NERVES- CLASS LECTURE NOTES VISUAL A & P‚MARTINI SECTION 1: FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF BRAIN AND CRANIAL NERVES INTRODUCTION: Brain characteristics A. Equals ~97% of body’s neural tissue in adults B. “Typical” brain 1. Weighs 1.4 kg (3 lb) 2. Volume of 1200 mL (71 in.3) C. Size varies among individuals 1. Male brains are ~10% larger than female (related to body size) 2. No correlation between
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Thirteenth Amendment * The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude‚ except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8‚ 1864‚ by the House on January 31‚ 1865‚ and adopted on December 6‚ 1865. On December 18‚ Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed it to have been adopted. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted after the American Civil War. Fourteenth Amendment * adopted on July
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