Day 29-33: Week after March Break

Enjoy the week!

Reminder: by FRIDAY of this week (March 25) you must sign-in your Snowdon assignment AND your ALFQ Project.  IF you are submitting a link to a Youtube clip, or an interview, please ensure that you complete the assignment sign-in.

Each day I'd like you to start with a clip, then a discussion of that video.  Could someone please take brief notes on what you discussed.

Monday's Video Question to discuss: Is WikiLeaks a reliable and real source of knowledge?  Provide some examples as to how it is and is not "true" information.

Tuesday Read page 233 of your text. Question to discuss: How do East and West differ on their conception of knowledge?  (use text)

Wednesday  Could you also watch the 3 minute philosophy on Descartes?  I can't put it on the blog.  Language warning.  Question to discuss: How are Descartes and his theories seen in society today?

Thursday Question to discuss:  What is "truth" about Al Gore's statements?
Friday Question to discuss:  What do you KNOW?

Here is the work for the week:
1.  Complete the handout "Philosophers and Knowing".  You will need to read chapters 9 and 10.
2.  Write any questions you have on the "Parking Lot" at the back of the room.
3.  Please read the thought experiment, "The Brain in the Vat" on p. 201 of the text.  Then respond to this question: How do you know you are not a brain in a vat and how can you know this for certain?" Write some dot jots.  We will use these ideas as a basis for discussion when I return.