Clicker Procedure

• Open the TurningPoint Anywhere program.• Load the correct participation list from the USB drive

(i.e., load up our student data information so that their clickers will be recognized). Daniel will update it every Thursday afternoon.

• Poll students at the computer. (I haven't figured out yet if we can start and stop polls from the clicker.)

• Most important! Save the session data back to the USB thumb drive. After Thursday's lecture, deliver USB to Daniel’s box for updating.

Today, Jan. 20

• Daniel on Quizzes and ResponseCard at 10:30am

• First Quiz is today• Lecture starts at mid-Pythagoras

Tuesday, Jan. 25

Optional Weekly Course Review• Provided by the UA Think Tank• Every Wednesday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.• At Park Student Union (2nd Floor)

Tuesday, Jan. 25

Clicker Question 11. If perception is top down, then

A. Perceptual experience is influenced by beliefB. Perceptual experience is completely determined

by the environmentC. Perceptual experience is the same for all

observersD. Perceptual experience is always misleading

Tuesday, Jan. 25

Clicker Question 22. According to the lecture, the video clip of the

rotating mask illustrates thatA. Reductionism must be trueB. The Pythagorean theorem is a prioriC. Some perceptual experiences are not

determined by what the observer knowsD. Whatever is a priori is also a posteriori

Jan. 27

• Quiz 2 is today– Opens on D2L at noon today– Closes on D2L at 11:59pm today

Jan. 27

Clicker Question 11. According to Heraclitus, the Logos

A. Changes continuouslyB. Implies skepticismC. Determines how all change occursD. Explains why motion is illusory

Jan. 27

Clicker Question 22. According to Democritus,

A. Atoms vary in size and massB. Space is merely a figment of human imaginationC. Some atoms swerved in the distant pastD. Atoms are composed of subatomic particles

Feb. 1

1. Zeno’s Paradox of motionA. Presupposes that space is infinitely divisibleB. Maintains that motion, regardless of distance,

requires some timeC. Implies that motion through any space requires

infinite timeD. All of the above

Feb. 1

2. According to the lectureA. The number of natural numbers is infiniteB. Infinity is indefinableC. Every number is irrationalD. None of the above

Feb. 3

• Quiz 3 is today– Opens on D2L at noon today– Closes on D2L at 11:59pm today

Feb. 3

1. SocratesA. Founded the AcademyB. Authored The ApologyC. Stated that he had no wisdom, small or greatD. Endorsed atheism

Feb. 3

2. According to Socrates, to be rational isA. To deliberateB. To create one’s own valuesC. To recognize that happiness is an illusionD. To maintain that all knowledge is a posteriori

Feb. 8

1. According to the lecture, the fact that normal humans are prone to reason fallaciously in some situations implies thatA. Normal humans automatically conform to the Socratic

conception of rationalityB. The Socratic conception of rationality is confirmed by

current cognitive psychologyC. Normal humans do not meet the standard of

rationality proposed by SocratesD. The Oracle at Delphi knew that Socrates was wiser

than Apollo

Feb. 8

2. According to the Socratic conception of rationality, psychological illnessA. May explain why a person fails to do what

he/she knows to be bestB. Is relative to one’s cultureC. Results from trauma to the heart transmitted to

the soulD. Implies that the Logos is distributed over the

competing parts of the brain

Feb. 10

• Quiz 4 is today– Opens on D2L at noon today– Closes on D2L at 11:59pm today

Feb. 10

1. Crito A. Authored The CritoB. Convinced Socrates to accept exileC. Married the widow of SocratesD. None of the above

Feb. 10

2. In The Crito Socrates initially declines immediately to escape from prison because

A. He is a relativistB. He asserts that the escape plan will failC. He admits to his own guiltD. He insists on examining the reasons in favor of

escape

Feb. 15

1. According to Socrates,A. Since he was born in Athens, he has no choice

but to abide by Athenian lawB. The laws of Sparta are superior to the laws of

AthensC. All moral principles are derived from the laws of

great governmentsD. By deliberately living in Athens, he implicitly

agreed to abide by Athenian law

Feb. 15

2. According to the lecture, Socrates’ final attitude in The Crito regarding whether he should escape prison implies that he concludes that by escaping,A. The overall value of his life would be less than if he

accepts his sentenceB. He would confirm the pronouncement of the

Oracle at DelphiC. He would demonstrate the nobility of autonomyD. All of the above

Feb. 17

1. According to The PhaedoA. Socrates died by a self inflicted knife woundB. Socrates admits that relativism is trueC. Phaedo is the daughter of PlatoD. Socrates considers whether humans might be

immortal

Feb. 17

2. According to the Platonic theory of the Forms,A. Forms are observable in physical objectsB. Forms are eternalC. Forms are concepts that exist only when

conceived by rational creaturesD. None of the above

Feb. 22• First Examination on Feb. 24– Administered on D2L; take it on your computer– Don’t come to Soc. Sci 100– Opens at 9:30am– Closes at 10:45am– 50 Multiple Choice Questions

• Optional Review Session– Feb. 23– 5:00pm to 5:50pm– Location: ILC 140

• See D2L for the Study Guide for the First Exam

Feb. 22

1. According to the Platonic theory of the Forms,– Knowledge of the Forms is inexpressible– Forms are definable– Forms are created by the gods– The motion of the Forms determines the

movements of physical objects

Feb. 22

2. According to the lecture’s presentation of the Argument from Recollection, knowing that x and y are equal in length implies also knowing – That all Forms are equal– That if y is equal in length to z, then x cannot be

equal in length to z– A universal and necessary truth a priori– A universal and necessary truth a posteriori

March 3

• Special Extra Credit Quiz– Today on D2L from 11:00am – 11:59pm– 20 extra credit points– Use of all reference materials and collaboration

is ok; the objective is to discover the correct answers

– All questions drawn from those on Exam 1

March 3

• AristotleA. Tutored Alexander the GreatB. Founded a School at the Lyceum in AthensC. Studied under PlatoD. All of the other answers are correct

March 3

• According to AristotleA. Matter can exist outside of objectsB. Matter is intelligibleC. Matter is the source of plurality and individualityD. Matter is pure actuality

March 8

• Quiz 5 today– Opens on D2L at noon today– Closes on D2L at 11:59pm today

March 8

1. According to AristotleA. Matter is pure actualityB. Matter is pure potentialityC. Whatever contains matter cannot changeD. All matter is reducible to groups of atoms

March 8

2. According to AristotleA. Matter is unintelligibleB. Form is definableC. Form is pure actualityD. All of the other answers are correct

March 11

• Quiz 6 today– Opens on D2L at noon today– Closes on D2L at 11:59pm today

March 11

1. According to the lecture, Aristotle’s definition of “substance” implies that

A. Substances are only fictions of the human mindB. Every substance is really a wordC. Every substance can, in principle, be understood

by the human mindD. Every predicate is the subject of a sentence

March 11

2. According to the lecture, an Aristotelian maintains that if x is a limping male lion, then

A. The Form of limping is an accidental form in xB. The Form of being a lion is a generically essential form

in xC. Being male is a Form in xD. All of the other answers are correct

March 22

1. According to Aristotle, if Socrates is both rational and snubnosed,

A. Socrates is accidentally snubnosedB. Socrates is essentially rationalC. Some forms in Socrates are essential and others are

accidentalD. All of the other answers are correct

March 22

2. According to Aristotle, A. Matter is a universal formB. A universal is a form that can exist simultaneously in

more than one substanceC. Every substance is a universalD. None of the other answers are correct

March 24

• Quiz 7 today– Opens on D2L at noon today– Closes on D2L at 11:59pm today

March 24

1. According to Aristotle, a universalA. Is that which is known by everyoneB. Is that which is simultaneously in motion and at restC. Is that which is simultaneously in different substancesD. All of the other answers are correct

March 29

– Exam 2• Covers only Aristotle lectures, readings & D2L notes• Thursday, March 31• Opens on D2L at 9:30am & closes at NOON• 50 multi choice questions

– Study Guide for the Exam will appear on D2L late today

– Optional Review Session• Wednesday, March 30• 5:00pm – 6:00pm• ILC 130

March 29

1. According to Aristotle, Y correctly thinks of X only if

A. Y represents XB. Y represents a form of XC. Y has a form of X in Y’s soulD. All of the other answers are correct

March 29

2. According to Aristotle, if X is the efficient cause of Y, then

A. If x occurs, then y occursB. X contains matterC. Y contains matterD. All of the other answers are correct

April 5

• Results for Exam 2 are published on D2L• Simple score• Simple score + 5 extra credit points because I confused

room for the optional review session

• Special 5 Point Extra Credit Quiz Today on D2L– Quiz opens at 11:00am and closes at 11:59pm– You may take as much time as you wish to

complete the Quiz prior to 11:59pm– OK to consult course material and others as you

complete the quiz

April 5

1. AugustineA. Composed his philosophical writings in GreekB. Was baptized a Christian as an infantC. Was a Christian bishopD. All of the other answers are correct

April 5

2. According to Manichæism of Augustine’s period,

A. The Form of the Good exists and precludes the possibility of evil

B. There exist two fundamental natural forces, one for good and one for evil, that operate in all objects including humans

C. Christianity and Islam are equivalentD. The Unmoved Mover is the efficient cause of evil

April 7

1. According to Augustine,A. Knowledge of the forms is innateB. Forms do not existC. If knowledge of the forms were innate, all

people would have the same innate knowledge of the forms

D. If knowledge of the forms were innate, Christians would have more knowledge of the forms than non-Christians

April 7

2. According to Augustine,A. Each person knows his/her native language

innatelyB. All knowledge is a posterioriC. Your knowledge of your native language requires

divine intervention in your lifeD. All of the other answers are correct

April 12

• Quiz 8 today– Opens on D2L at noon today– Closes on D2L at 11:59pm today

April 12

1. According to Augustine’s Doctrine of Illumination,

A. Parents can teach their children languageB. Knowing the meaning of “triangle” implies

knowing the meaning of “trilateral”C. All people know all the same universal and

necessary principlesD. None of the other answers are correct

April 12

2. According to Augustine– God created the universe ex nihilo– God is omniscient but indifferent to the fate evil of

people– God is responsible for evil – There is more evil in the universe than good

April 26

• Note:– Final Examination on D2L– May 10, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM– Covers only: Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Aquinas and

Descartes– Optional Review Session

• May 9, 3:30-5:30pm• Chem 134

• Quiz 9 today– Opens on D2L at noon today– Closes on D2L at 11:59pm today

April 26

1. The Ontological Argument isA. A posterioriB. InductiveC. Ex nihiloD. A priori

April 26

2. According to Descartes, knowledge requires:A. CertaintyB. A high degree of confidence, but not absolute

certaintyC. Verifiable scientific experimentsD. Divine intervention

April 28

• Note:– Final Examination on D2L– May 10, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM– Covers only: Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Aquinas and

Descartes– Optional Review Session

• May 9, 3:30-5:30pm• Chem 134

• Quiz 10 today– Opens on D2L at noon today– Closes on D2L at 11:59pm today

April 28

1. Who, among those below, was not alive during Descartes’ life• Newton• Copernicus• Bacon• Galileo

April 28

2. According to the Dream Hypothesis advanced by the skeptic,A. Observers are certain about the existence of

physical objects if they follow the scientific methodB. A posteriori knowledge of the existence of physical

objects is impossibleC. Every skeptic is a fiction in the dream of every

other skepticD. Dreaming is reducible to the collective activity of

the atoms that compose the brain

May 3

• Note:– Final Examination on D2L– May 10, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM– Covers only: Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Aquinas

and Descartes– Optional Review Session

• May 9, 3:30-5:30pm• Chem 134

– Study Guide for Final Exam to Appear on D2L by May 5