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Second Mid-term

Second Mid-term. In class on Monday, April 7. No books or notes during exam. Bring your own paper Don’t need “Blue Books” Review during Discussion sections on Friday No other special review sessions. Review for Second Mid-Term.

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Second Mid-term

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  1. Second Mid-term • In class on Monday, April 7. • No books or notes during exam. • Bring your own paper • Don’t need “Blue Books” • Review during Discussion sections on Friday • No other special review sessions.

  2. Review for Second Mid-Term Mid-term is cumulative—so also review material from first mid-term. But this second mid-term will emphasize material since the first mid-term.

  3. Web metaphor Architectural metaphor Observation sentences Knowledge Belief Change of beliefs Hypotheses Reject belief/Believe not Withhold judgement Inferred beliefs Virtues of hypotheses Trade-offs Conservatism Modesty Simplicity Generality Testability/Refutability Precision “Ad hoc” hypotheses Faith Review for Second Mid-Term Web of Belief:

  4. Apology of Socrates Formal charges Informal accusations Socrates’ replies Socrates’ mission Socrates’ beliefs. Psuchē/psychē Atomism Immaterialism Functionalism Early dialogue Middle dialogue Theory of Forms Review for Second Mid-Term Phaedo:

  5. Arguments for Immortality Pure knowledge Cyclical argument Objections by Simmias Cebes Socrates’ replies Deductive argument Inductive argument Argument by analogy Essential properties Accidental properties Reason vs. emotion Review for Second Mid-Term

  6. Explain the objection by Simmias (or, Cebes), and then explain Socrates’ reply. Is Socrates’ reply adequate? Why or why not? Use Quine’s 6 virtues of hypotheses to evaluate the hypothesis that computers could think. Review for Second Mid-Term

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