sllabus for phi 2010 (miniterm class, mondays 5:40pm)

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Nazzira's hummus, check it out!

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philosophy of mind (all sections)

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clear minded climate change science

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my legend for the revision of your first paper assignment

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this was a really close call (it missed earth by 70,000 km)

I mentioned this "asteroid 2019" the other day in passing, 

millenials, you better heed Phyrro's advice

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"whatever happens is perfect"

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to confirm the point that scientific consensus is always checked with disensus

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necessary, sufficient conditions, exercise, fall 2020

Tell, whether the following examples are necessary or sufficient or neither.

1. Is being charged for a crime a necessary or a sufficient condition for being a criminal? 

2. Is earning 95 points a necessary or sufficient condition for passing a class with an A? 

3. Is having the flu virus in your blood a necessary or sufficient condition for being sick? 

4. Is attending class regularly and punctually a necessary or sufficient condition for being successful in class?  

5. Is being 20 years old a necessary or sufficient condition for being a college student? 

6. Is completing all the requirements of your degree program a necessary or sufficient condition for earning your degree? 

first assignment for our philosophy paper

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concerning homework

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fallacies

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triff's tomato sauce

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pick a topic for your philosophy paper

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homework #1, spring 2021

explaining questions need at least 40 words each.  it's prohibited to answer definitions by copy and paste. you must rephrase the definitions.   send your assignments to: atriff@mdc.edu

 

1. based on this post, 

The idea is to pick a proposition of your own (remember, a proposition is just a sentence in quotes) of your own for each of the four branches, then immediately after the proposition proceed to briefly critique like as I did in the post. 

based on this post,

 

2. What are the main four branches of philosophy and what are their subject of study.

 

3. What is the Socratic method?

4. What is the fundamental stuff (arche) of the universe for Thales, Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides and the Atomists?  

 

based on this post,

 

5. Try to write down a valid deductive argument with false premises. 

 

6. What would take a deductive argument to be invalid? (think of what makes it valid)

scientific theories, laws and criteria of adequacy

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epistemology's main characters

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