NEIL W. TENNANT

tennant.9@osu.edu

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Professor
Department of Philosophy


Assessment

Item Date due Weight
First essay Refer to Calendar 10%
Midterm exam Refer to Calendar 30%
Second Essay Refer to Calendar 10%
Final exam (in lecture venue) Refer to Calendar 50%

First essay worth 10% of grade. For due date, refer to Calendar.

Write about 2000 words on one of the following topics. The material for (1) and (2) will be easy to find in the textbook. There is material on all three questions in the Lecture Summaries.

  1. What is the role of Philosophy in our intellectual lives and our outlook on the world?
  2. Can one prove a priori that God exists?
  3. Explain the following logical ideas:
    • The axiomatic method
    • The relationship between scientific theories and observational evidence
    • Reflective equilibrium

Second essay worth 10% of grade. For due date, refer to Calendar.

Write about 2000 words on one of the following topics. Relevant material will be easy to find in the textbook.

  1. Cartesian Scepticism and the Method of Radical Doubt
  2. Cartesian Dualism v. Ryle's Logical Behaviorism

You are reminded to acquaint yourselves with the penalties for plagiarism. Any material that you take from another source must be quoted (or displayed with indentation) and properly acknowledged, with a full bibliographical reference. This requirement includes material from the world wide web.