Monday, May 17, 2021

  Philosophy 12

  • Study for tomorrow's metaphysics test. Please review the following:
    • What is metaphysics?
    • Flux vs. stasis
      • Heraclitus, Cratylus, Parmenides, Zeno, and Democritus
    • Form and matter
      • Plato & Aristotle
    • Free will and determinism
      • Sartre and existentialism
  • Read pp. 118-121 and create four questions in total plus create a full answer for each question, for a total of 8 marks. This will cover the "free will" portion of the text.
  • For Monday, May 17, finish the inquiry essay, Why is autonomy so difficult to achieve?
    • Send via "Share" in Office 365.
    • Put your name and a title at the top.
    • Use a standard 12 or 14 size font.
    • Use 1.5 spacing.
    • Indent at the beginning of each paragraph and add an extra space between paragraphs.
    • Pay attention to the order of body paragraphs (i.e. best argument last), and adjust your topic and concluding sentences accordingly. Use introductory transitions!
    • You are encouraged to revise and upgrade your rough copy paragraphs! Also, feel free to have a friend or family member help you with editing.
  • Did you finish all of the Metaphysics 1 questions?