PHLA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Value Theory, Political Philosophy, Deductive Reasoning
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Textbook: 6th edition but 5th is okay! Weekly assignments will be handed in at tutorials (simple questions) 10 assignments = 5% of final tutorials will start on 3rd week of school mark. Midterm quiz = 16% of final mark = 40 min (similar to questions found on weekly assignments) 2 essays = 22% each of final mark: 1000-1200 words, due nov 5th & dec 8th final exam (~dec 22) = 35% of final mark. No late papers except for very serious excuses. Asks questions that come naturally to children e. g. where do babies come from?"; uses tools that come naturally to lawyers ex. Answers are investigated with reason (structured thought aiming to reach a conclusion), thought process and evaluation. Big questions in philosophy: what is existence? , what do we know? , what is consciousness? , does god exist? , what is the mind? (feels, thinks, conscious) o.
