Thursday classes

For Introduction to Philosophy the quiz question was what is your favorite joke? (For fun you might look up logical fallacies and try to figure out which fallacy is the form your joke takes.) For History of Philosophy the quiz question today was a scenario question. Do you think the young man was guilty?

Wednesday Logic

Quiz question for today had to do with the difference between what we might call the emotional versus rational - give a statement you think represents a rational thought, and then give a statement that you think expresses an emotional feeling or thought. How would you describe the difference between them?

Tuesday classes

In History of Philosophy the quiz question today concerned Spinoza and the question was if you were a pantheist how would that change your morality? (Hint, this is essentially the basis for separation of church and state.) For Introduction to Philosophy the question was what would you consider Eudaimonia?

Logic Monday

The quiz question today was what is your favorite music? Please send me a link along with your explanation.

Thursday Classes

Today in History of Philosophy the quiz question was what rights do you think should be considered inalienable? In Introduction to Philosophy the question today was what was the name of Aristotle's father (and son)? So who do you think the Ethics book was named in honor of?

Wednesday Logic

The quiz question today is meant to highlight the difference between arguments that logic can help and those disagreements that are more verbal disagreements - do you think abortion is murder?

Tuesday classes

UAA had no classes for Monday because of the holiday. Today my History of Philosophy class we discussed Descartes and the mechanistic view of the world. Thursday we will continue this with a look at Hobbes. So my question for the quiz today was if we are mechanical bodies what motivates us to do things? That is, if we are machines, what drives us to behave the way we do? In Introduction to Philosophy we talked about Socrates and Plato and the quiz question was Do you have a soul? And if so, what is it? Easy questions!