IOCC 201

Canceled 2-21-13.  Be careful in the snow!

Just to be clear, the College canceled classes at 2pm, this class meets at 2:10pm thus, canceled by the College and not me.

Additional Reading for Business Ethics 2-22

Read the Communist Manifesto.  It can be found here:

http://marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/

Dr. Berg

Have a calling for the Ministry?

Considering Your Call

Conference on Ministry

AN INVITATION TO EXPLORE YOUR CALL

DATE: March 9-11, 2013

TIME: Begins with registration on Saturday from 11am to 1pm

LOCATION: Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa

COST: FREE! (Housing and meals provided)

We invite you to join our community of students, faculty and staff
at Wartburg Theological Seminary for

"Considering Your Call" Conference on Ministry.

This weekend is for all those discerning a call, whether it be lay or ordained ministry.
No matter where you are in life, in age or career, God calls us all to ministry.
Come and spend a weekend with others who are also asking the questions:
"What does God need me to do? How is God calling me?"

Business Ethics

Feb 20th we will do group work so be ready to get your companies in order.

IOCC 201 Spring Exam I Study Guide

Remember, I am not bound by this guide in any way. Think of it as a good basic guide but not a controlling document.


IOCC 210 study guide

Do not take this as a complete representation of what could be on the exam, it is a “rough guide” at best.

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 trial of Socrates, outcome, charges, etc

Know the Socratic defense.

The Allegory of the cave from Republic (Book 7)

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.

 Essential, incidental, and accidental properties.

Aristotle on happiness

The 6 conditions for happiness and their order

The 4 lives, which one is best any why.

Voluntary, non-voluntary, and involuntary acts.

The ideal Polis for Plato and Aristotle

Basic forms of knowledge and the justification for truth from all three.

How Truth, Beauty, Symmetry and Purity relate in the Greek world.

Basic form of Platonic and Aristotelian writing as we have it today.

Basic Greek form of Democracy and their legal system.

 

Basic Logic/Fallacies

Know your words of the day.

IOCC 201

Wed we are in the Applebee Gallery for Aristotle's Poetics.  Thursday we are also in the gallery.

Business Ethics

No class today 2-13-12.  I only have the voice to teach one class today.  My apologies.  The exam is still Friday.
Dr. Berg

Fall 2013

I will offer Philosophy Through Film, Phil 250.  It will count for Intro to Philosophy.
Dr. Berg