Thursday 10/24
Examination II
As per the syllabus, please note that today's examination is worth 175 points. So it is important that you carefully review all of the notes, handouts, texts, and, crucially, the synopses for each of the lecture days. I'll again allow a single, handwritten, 4"x6" notecard for reminders, explanations, or whatever you think might help. That said, I'm not sure what would be relevant to add to a notecard. Our discussions have been penetrating, philosophical, and challenging. This exam more than the others will be your opportunity to see how far you yourself can take them. I do not yet know the precise length or format of the exam, although I would expect more short-answer and essay questions than the last exam.
Exam III is organized as follows:
- Intelligent Design, Pseudo-science, the problem of Demarcation Criteria, and the (deductive) nature of Scientific Theory
- Divine Command Theory and the Euthyphro Argument
- The Ring of Gyges and the puzzle of whether to be good or bad
- The Milgram and Stanford Prison Experiments, Abu Ghraib, and the bad barrell-makers
- Moral Responsibility, the Traditional Problem of Freedom of Will, and the challenge of neural-determinism