Monday Logic - Happy Halloween!

The quiz question for Logic today was to do word problem 4 from exercise 8E (p 427 in the new edition and p 398 in the old). So with this one first you have to translate the sentences into the symbols given. Then use the implication rules and the first five replacement rules to show the argument is valid.

Thursday classes

For Introduction to Philosophy this morning the quiz question was how do you know you have a persistent self? For Ancient and Medieval Philosophy today the quiz question was do you think a city could be a city of God if it did not have an orchestra? For my evening Introduction to Philosophy class the first question was do you think the United States is getting more secular in the way that France is secular? The second question was how do you know you have a persistent self?

Wednesday Logic

Today the quiz question was to do problem 6 in section II of exercise 8B.

Tuesday classes

For Introduction to Philosophy this morning the quiz question was do you think the United States is getting more secular in the way that France is secular? And for Ancient and Medieval Philosophy today the quiz question was what city was the City of God for Augustine, and what city was the city of Men?

Monday Logic

The quiz question today has nothing to do with what we are doing in class but has been bugging me lately. Since Einstein said that nothing can go faster than the speed of light (C), then how does he give us the formula E = MC2? Doesn't that imply to be energy energy must go the speed of light squared - or faster than the speed of light? Can there be energy then? But obviously there is.

Thursday classes

For Introduction to Philosophy class this morning the quiz question is the famous one: if a tree falls in the forest and there is nobody there to hear it does it make a sound? (This should set us up for our discussion of Berkeley next class.) For Ancient and Medieval Philosophy today the quiz question was how do you account for human freedom? For Introduction to Philosophy this evening the first quiz question is how do you keep the average education level of voters from resulting in poor policy in a democracy (based on average understanding of the issues instead of expert understanding)? and the second quiz is the famous one: if a tree falls in the forest and there is nobody there to hear it does it make a sound? (This should set us up for our discussion of Berkeley next class.)

Wednesday Logic

Today we went over test 2 and began the symbolic portion of the course. The quiz was with regard to the exercise on WFFs and specifically problem 10. Is it a WFF or not? (I did start to record this portion of the class but the batteries died almost immediately - so, sorry about that. But I did find this old lecture on symbolic logic. Sorry for how terrible these are.

Tuesday Classes

For Introduction to Philosophy this morning the quiz question is how do you keep the average education level of voters from resulting in poor policy in a democracy (based on average understanding of the issues instead of expert understanding)? For Ancient and Medieval Philosophy the quiz question is how do you teach complexity in faith to those who have been raised on a child's understanding of their religious narratives without creating a sense of betrayal by the young adult?

Monday Logic

For Introduction to Logic test 2 there is this version and there is this practice version. One of them will be the test to turn in. Don't forget your name on each page, and for those that are invalid make sure you include what rules they break.

Thursday classes

For Introduction to Philosophy this morning the quiz question was do you think health care should be considered a right? For Ancient and Medieval Philosophy the quiz question is what do you think motivated Christian martyrs to sacrifice their lives? For my evening Introduction to Philosophy class the quiz questions were how do the Idols of the Theater reflect a new interpretation of religion? and do you think health care should be considered a right?

Wednesday Logic

Today we did a variety of syllogisms to prep for the test next class. Also note that a midterm progress grade must be submitted by October 14th so please make sure you have test 1 and quiz responses emailed to me ASAP.

Tuesday classes

For Introduction to Philosophy today the quiz question was how do the Idols of the Theater reflect a new interpretation of religion? For Ancient and Medieval Philosophy today the quiz question was what philosophy of life does this song represent? Lyrics Eblouie par la nuit - Stoic? Epicurean?

Monday Logic Columbus Day

For Introduction to Logic this morning the quiz question was to do syllogism AEE-3.

Thursday classes

For Introduction to Philosophy class this morning the quiz question was does the earth go around the sun or does the sun go around the earth? For Ancient and Medieval Philosophy today the quiz question was what is the difference between politics and sociology? For Introduction to Philosophy class this evening the first quiz question is is how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? The quiz question for the second half is does the earth go around the sun or does the sun go around the earth?

Wednesday Logic class

Today's quiz question was give an example of the syllogism Baroco (AOO-2).

Tuesday classes

For Introduction to Philosophy this morning the quiz question is how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? For Ancient and Medieval Philosophy today's quiz question is what do you think the connection is between love and the soul?

Monday Logic

The Quiz question today was to put the sentence "If a person has 10 dollars in her checking account then she is not rich" into a standard form categorical statement. As some noted the answer is right under that in the text. As an additional fun thing to do with this, and the main thing is to practice putting ordinary statements into categorical statements to see how they work, try putting an ordinary language statement that someone says into a standard categorical statement form.