IOCC 201 study guide #1

IOCC 210 study guide

Know the “ages” of the Greek world and what gave rise to Homer’s age.

The basic of Homeric authorship, style, works, structure, muse/poet, etc.

Know the main characters from the sections of The Odyssey we read.

When did Greek philosophy develop? Know some basics of Greek Philosophical thought.

Difference between Plato and Socrates.

Fundamentals of Platonic thought.

The story of Ion, magnetic rings, and what it teaches, and Plato’s argument.

Details of the Apology, trial, outcome, charges, etc.

Point of and some details from Symposium

Know the Socratic defense.

The Allegory of the cave from Republic.

Rough details of Aristotle’s life.

What counts as poetry

Know how to identify the poetic

Three forms of poetry. Which one is best and why

How to identify the tragic.

The four causes.

Aristotle on women

Aristotle on happiness

The 6 conditions for happiness and a bit about each one and how they are ordered.

The 4 lives, which one is best any why.

Voluntary and involuntary acts.



Know your words of the day.

Ethics Exam advice

Ethics students.
Here is a short list of advice for the upcoming exam.

• Make sure you have read everything I have assigned.
• Take your time with the exam.
• Answer every part of each question.
• Take you time to think about the issues involved in each question.
• Come up front and ask me for clarification if you have any questions.
• Write clearly and neatly.
• Look over your answers and think about them when you think you are done.
• Take the time to study in a small group for a short period of time if possible.
• Don't stress yourself out.

IOCC 201 Extra Credit

Greetings IOCC 201.
You can now start earning extra credit by working in the Center for Learning Excellence.  I will grant 1 point for each hour you work with our excellent tutor Mr. Viles or work on your paper with another tutor.  The CLE will track your time and they will send me all the details.  You can also earn one hour worth of extra credit for attending the special workshops offered during the semester.

Take advantage of this opportunity to sharpen your writing skills, learn more about the course, and earn extra credit!

Here is a link for the hours of the CLE.

Here is a link regarding tutoring at the CLE.

And a link for CLE FAQs

Ethics

Our Plan for the semester:
Sept 3 Objectivism/Relativism Pt II 2,3,5,6

8 Egoism Pt III 3,4

10 Religion Pt XI 1,3,5

15 Feminism Pt IV 8,9

17 Skepticism Pt X 1,2

22 Evolution Pt XII a.1,A.2,A.3

24 Free Will Pt XII B.1,B.2

29 EXAM I

October

1 Aristotle Intro

6 Virtue Ethics Pt VIII 3,5

8 Virtue Ethics Pt VIII 6,7

13 Film

15 No Class

20 Deontology 277- 280

22 Kant Pt VI 1

27 Kant Pt VI 4

29 Film

November

3 Utility Pt V 2,3

5 No Class

10 Utility Pt V 6

12 Utility Pt V 7

17 Exam II

19 The Social Contract Pt VII 1,3

24 No Class

26 No Class

December

1 Group Project

3 Group Project

8 Final Exam Review (Extra group work if necessary)

Ethics and IOCC 201

A friend passed along this short but well done web page on writing papers for philosophy courses.  It is a good source for the Ethics class and not bad for the IOCC 201 class.