PHI 101 - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
Fall 2003, MWF, 11:30 (Dr. Beisecker)
Study Guide for Final Exam
The final will be in our regular classroom on Wednesday, December 10 at 10:00 am (10:10 actually). As with our other exams, please bring a scantron form (or two) to the final. The format will resemble the midterms: a series of multiple choice questions followed by an essay. You will have two hours to complete the exam.
To help focus your preparation, here is a list of the topics that will be covered on the final:
Part I - Ethical Theories
Utilitarianism
Kantian Theories
The Categorical Imperative (Formula of the End-in-itself)
Virtue Theories
Part II - Skeptical Worries and Solutions
Hume’s Problem of Induction
Hume’s Skeptical Solution
Goodman’s Riddle of Induction
The Argument from Illusion
Berkeley’s Idealism
Russell’s Response
The Argument form Analogy
Ryle’s Logical Behaviorism
Part III - Minds and Machines
The Turing Test
Searle’s Chinese Room Thought Experiment
Systems Reply
Robot Reply
Brain Simulator Reply
Combination Reply
Part IV - The Problem of personal Identity
Body Criterion
Memory Criterion
Survival of the self
GOOD LUCK!