EXAM 1
- Exam 1 is on Feb 18.
- The exam will cover everything we've done so far.
- It will consist of questions just like the quiz questions.
- We'll review on Feb 16. Look at the material ahead of time so you know what you want to review.
- To do well, you will want to review--
- blog posts & your own notes
- feedback on your quiz (returning Friday)
- feedback on your RRs
- the readings
- Make good use of the blog but don't memorize anything--must express ideas in your own words
- Be specific (e.g. explain ideas in specific sections of Epictetus)
- Elaborate (e.g. "what is hedonism?")--one sentence is rarely enough
- Give complete explanations--(e.g. Haybron's objection to Vitrano)
- Make sure you understand what an argument is
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LIST OF POSTS & TOPICS
MODULE 1 COURSE BASICS
Jan 23 Course Basics -- arguments
MODULE 2 THE GOOD LIFE AND BEING GOOD
Jan 28 The Virtue Centered Life -- PDF on Aristotle's account of the good life and the nature of virtue
Jan 30 Other Cultures, Other Virtues -- Aristotle recap, Aristotle's table of virtues, Lakota virtues, quietness, humility
Feb 2 The Stoic Approach to Life -- Aristotle recap -- Stoics vs. Aristotle -- Epictetus's advice -- advice that applies generally vs. advice that applies to specific situations (should be able to discuss sections with specificity)
Feb 4 The Stoic Approach to Life -- more of Epictetus's advice
Feb 6 The Altruistic Life -- recap of virtue views, Peter Singer, effective altruists
MODULE 3 THE GOOD LIFE AND BEING HAPPY
Feb 9 The Happy Life -- Hedonism defined -- what is happiness? -- the pleasure view -- higher and lower pleasures -- preference argument
Feb 11 Life Satisfaction -- the pleasure view of happiness vs. the life satisfaction view -- Vitrano's case for the LS view -- can you be wrong if you think you're satisfied? -- Haybron's objection and Vitrano's reply
Feb 13 The Experience Machine -- Nozick's EM argument -- Vitrano's response to the argument--Nozick's trajectories objection to hedonism
