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1、Philosophy194IntroductiontoKnowledgeandRealityWinter2012ProfessorMatthewDavidsonWebsite:http://tinyurl.com/davidsonphilosophyEmail:fromstudent@fastmail.net(allow2daysforaresponse,put"Philosophy194"inthesubjectline)OfficeHours:TuTh2-4VA228Phone:537-7727CourseDescription.Thiscoursewillexamine(among
2、otherthings)thenatureofhumanknowledge,thenatureofthehumanmind,therationalityofbeliefinGodgiventheexistenceofevil,anargumentthatitisrationaltobelieveinGod,thenatureofart,andthevalueofeducation.Thereisonerequiredtext,aswellasreadingsavailableonthewebsite.TherequiredtextisExploringPhilosophyed.Steph
3、enCahnRecommended:SurelyYou'reJokingMr.FeynmanbyRichardFeynman(recommended)alsoavailableforcheckoutatUH052.AbouttheClassIexpectyoutocometoclasseachdayhavingdonetheassignedreadingandwithquestionstoask.Itwillnotbepossibleforyoutoreadthematerialassignedforthecoursewithouthavingquestions.Youneedtotak
4、enotesonwhatyouarereading,andyouneedtowritedownyourquestionsandbringthemtoclass.Thematerialwillbehard.Thisclasswillfocusoncriticallyevaluatingideasthroughclassdiscussionandreflectionbothinsideandoutsideclass.IwillnotfeedyouinformationwhichIexpectyoutomemorize,writedownforatest,andforget.Thegoalof
5、thisclassistoassistyouinthinking.Thisoftenhaslittletodowithmemorizingfacts.Also,justbecauseyou'renotbeingfedaspateofinformationyoushouldn'tthinkyoushouldn'tbetakingnotes.Youshouldbethinkinghardaboutwhatisbeingdiscussedinclass,andyoushouldbetakingnotesasyouthinkthroughproblemsandlistentowhatyourcl
6、assmatesorIhavetosay.AssignmentofGradesThegradewillconsistofamidterm(30%),alastexamonthelastdayofclass(10%),nshortcriticalpapersthataregradedtobeassignedrandomlythroughoutthequarterandtobeturnedinthenextclassperiod(worth25/n%each),andafinalpaperduethedayofthefinalworth35%.Theremaybepop-quizzesgiv
7、en.Eachwillbeworth3%ofthegrade,andthesepointswillbetakenfromthefinalexam,finalpaper,andmidterm;inthatorder.Thepapersshouldbetyped,anddouble-spacedin12-pointArialorHelveticafont.Nopaperswillbeacceptedlatewithoutaverygoo
