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Introduction to Philosophy: Values
ANNOUNCEMENTS UPDATED 11/4/2009 Phil 102b has two in-class midterms, a final and one optional paper. For details, see Syllabus.
due Nov.9 (MW)/Nov.10 (TTh)/Nov.12 (R) No late papers accepted without a doctor's note
Study guide for the 2nd Midterm REVISED MW was Nov.4 TTh was Nov.3 Th/R: Nov.5
SLIDE SHOW GUIDE TO ESSAY TESTS
Textbook: The Moral of the Story, 6th edition 2009. For the Table of Contents and other information, click on the image.
For extra credit information, scroll down
EXTRA CREDIT OPTIONS in FALL 2009 Four (4) extra credit options (3 points each) allowed per student per semester. Total max. extra credit points available: 12 points = 4 percentage points added to your final grade. All written work must be turned in in hard copy; no e-mail submissions, please! Extra credit options will be posted throughout the semester. Stay tuned. Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday Oct.9, 12:0-2:00, LRC 435. Lecturer in Geography Ginger Root will talk about “Hands of Mercy Orphanage: The Faces behind Tanzania’s Poverty.” Sign in and stay for the first hour, and earn 3 points! Extra credit option: Write 1/2-1 page about the question, "Is there an American identity?" based on John Steinbeck's "Paradox and Dream," Ch.3 Primary Readings section. Extra credit option: Write 1/2-1 page about the renewed interest in Ayn Rand, based on this article: "Is Rand Relevant?" and (if applicable) your own Ayn Rand readings. Extra credit option: Rent and watch (or read) the first volume of Lord of the Rings, and compare the Ring story with the Ring of Gyges (Ch.4): Write 1/2-1 page about similarities and differences. Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film Return to Paradise, and write 1/2-1 page about something not mentioned in Ch.4 in the textbook. Extra credit option: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday Nov.6, 12:00-2:00, LRC 435. Lecturer in Philosophy Josef Binter will talk about “Nietzsche's Last Year.” Sign in and stay for the first hour, and earn 3 points! Earn an extra 3 points by writing 1/2-1 page about something in the lecture referring to Nietzsche's views on values. Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film Big Fish, and write 1/2-1 page about something not mentioned in the textbook. Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film Smoke Signals, and write 1/2-1 page about something not mentioned in the textbook. Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film The Thirteenth Warrior, and write 1/2-1 page about cultural differences in the film (referring to Chapter 3).
EXTRA CREDIT OPTIONS in SPRING 2009 Four (4) extra credit options (3 points each) allowed per student per semester. Total max. extra credit points available: 12 points = 4 percentage points added to your final grade. Extra credit option: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday May 8, 12:00-2:00. LRC 435. Speaker: Nina Rosenstand, Professor of Philosophy, Mesa College; topic: “Ethics on the Brain: Moral Theory Meets Neurobiology” Sign in and stay for the first hour, and earn 3 points. Write 1/2-1 page about the event, and earn an extra 3 points. Extra credit option: Write a relevant blog comment to one of Prof. Rosenstand's posts on the www.philosophyonthemesa.com website, and submit it in hard copy under your own name, or submit it without posting it to the blog if you're shy! Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film As Good As It Gets, and write 1/2-1 page about something not mentioned in the narrative in Ch.9. Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film Extreme Measures, and write ca. 1/2 page about something not mentioned in Ch.5 in the textbook. Extra credit option: Write 1/2-1 page about your impression of some cultural differences between The United States and Europe, with examples. Extra credit option: Write 1/2-1 page about the renewed interest in Ayn Rand, based on this article: "Is Rand Relevant?" and (if applicable) your own Ayn Rand readings. Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film Return to Paradise, and write 1/2-1 page about something not mentioned in Ch.4 in the textbook. Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film Big Fish, and write 1/2-1 page about something not mentioned in the textbook. Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film Smoke Signals, and write 1/2-1 page about something not mentioned in the textbook. Extra credit option: Write 1/2-1 page about Darwin's influence, based on this article: Darwin, Prescient with ‘Origin,’ Is Still Influential - NYTimes.com Extra credit option: Write a relevant comment of 2-3 paragraphs about Prof. Rosenstand's blog entry "Darwin and/or the Quest for Meaning," http://philosophyonthemesa.com Extra credit options: Write 1/2-1 page about the moral issues in any of these articles:
Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday February 20, 12:00-2:00. LRC Room 435. Speaker: David Miano, Lecturer at Mesa College; topic: "The Origins of the People of Israel." Sign in and stay for the first hour, and earn 3 points. Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday March 13, 12:00-2:00. LRC Room 435. Speaker: Jennifer Hernandez, Lecturer at Mesa College; topic: “Belle Baranceanu: An Artist’s Experience in the W.P.A.” Sign in and stay for the first hour, and earn 3 points. Extra credit option expired: Screening of Smoke Signals at Mesa in H-117/118 at 6:00 pm March 26! The event is free. Show up, and write 1/2 page about the film and/or the event! Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday April 17, 12:00-2:00. I-106. Speaker: John Berteaux, Professor of Philosophy, Cal State U., Monterey Bay; topic: “Whither Now Individualism, Multiculturalism, or Assimilationism?” Sign in and stay for the first hour, and earn 3 points.
EXTRA CREDIT OPTIONS in SPRING 2008 Four (4) extra credit options (3 points each) allowed per student per semester. Total max. extra credit points available: 12 points. Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday May 9, 12:00. LRC Room 435. Speaker: Angela Oberbauer, Lecturer at Mesa College; topic: "Separation of Church and State: Constitutional Policy in Conflict" Extra credit option: Write a relevant blog comment on the www.philosophyonthemesa.com website, and submit it in hard copy under your own name, or submit it without posting it to the blog if you're shy! Extra credit option: write 1/2 page suggesting a film to be represented in the new edition of the textbook. Extra credit option: Write ca. 1/2 page answering any study question from Chapter 13 (Media Ethics, Just War theory, Animal Rights, and the Death Penalty). Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film As Good As It Gets, and write ca. 1/2 page about something not mentioned in the narrative in Ch.9. Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film Return to Paradise, and write ca. 1/2 page about something not mentioned in Ch.4 in the textbook. Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film Runaway Jury, and write ca. 1/2 page about something not mentioned in Ch.5 in the textbook. Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film Extreme Measures, and write ca. 1/2 page about something not mentioned in Ch.5 in the textbook. Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film Saving Private Ryan, and write ca. 1/2 page about something not mentioned in Ch.5 in the textbook. Extra credit option: Write 1/2 page about the implications of this research about the site of conscience: 'Second Thoughts' Are Real Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film Big Fish, and write ca. 1/2 page about something not mentioned in the textbook. Extra credit option: Rent and watch the film Smoke Signals, and write ca. 1/2 page about something not mentioned in the textbook. Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday Feb.8, 12:00. LRC Room 435. Melinda Campbell, lecturer in Philosophy, talks about "The Color of Reality." Sign in and earn 3 points! Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday April 11, 12:00-2:00. Sarah Blum, lecturer in History, Mesa College, will talk about “'No Paradise of Tolerance': School Desegregation and the Legacy of Housing Discrimination in Louisville, Kentucky, 1950-present" Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday March 7, 12:00. LRC Room 435. Cecily Heisser, lecturer in History, will talk about "Constructing Individuality: Becoming the Viennese Writer Rosa Mayreder."
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