Midterm Grades in Philo 104

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Midterm Exams in Philo 104

Midterm Exams – Philosophy of Religion (Philo 104)

General Instructions:
Please write legibly. Please use only ballpens. (black or blue)
Read and understand first what the statement is all about.
For every thesis statement, it is assumed that you should be able to explain, elaborate and present evidences or examples.

General rating system will consider the following:

·         Content (relevant themes, topics, terms, phrases) 50%

·         Cohesion (organization and presentation of thoughts) 25%

·         Analysis or illustration (connection of themes, topics, terms, phrases, examples) 25%

Thesis Statements
Explain each to the fullest of your knowledge. 20pts each

1.  
1.  Philosophy of Religion aims to deepen our understanding of certain religious concepts and beliefs as it tries to critically analyze and examine them through the method of philosophical inquiry. Philosophy of religion does not study what we believe but more significantly, subject these beliefs to rigorous rational criticism and assessment.  

2.   2.  The cosmological argument is widely recognized as a classic major attempt to demonstrate and prove the existence of God by an appeal to human reason alone. Having its basis on the indisputable fact of our experience with the sensible world, it is known in philosophical parlance as an example of an a posteriori proof or argument for God.

3.   3.   St. Anselm claims to derive the existence of God from the concept of a being than which no greater can be conceived. St. Anselm reasoned that, if such a being fails to exist, then a greater being—namely, a being than which no greater can be conceived, and which exists—can be conceived. But this would be absurd: nothing can be greater than a being than which no greater can be conceived. So a being than which no greater can be conceived—i.e., God—exists.

4.      Pascal’s Wager

	God exists	God does not exist
Wager for God	Infinite Gain	Finite Loss
Wager against God	Infinite Loss	Finite Gain

5. “Mom, who made the universe?” It’s God darling!”
But, mommy, who made God?” (A conversation between a mother and her child)

Group Activity in Philosophy 104 - Pascal's Wager

Group Activity (same grouping) in Philosophy 104

First Activity
On a sheet of pad paper explain the table below:
1. What does it mean to have infinite gain, if you make a wager that God exists?
2. What does it mean to have finite loss if in the end, God does not exist? What are these finite losses? Cite examples.
3. What does it mean to have infinite loss, if you make a wager against God?
4. What does it mean to have finite gain, if in the end God does not exist? What is this finite gain? Cite examples.

Second Activity
- Among the examples that you have provided for the First Activity, choose 1 example and present this to the class in the form of a role play. Presentation will be on Tuesday, May 5.

Remedial Exams in Philo 104

A remedial exams will be offered at 3PM tomorrow, (March 13, 2009) at LRC 307. The remedial exams will be an ORAL EXAMS. The coverage for the exams is the thesis statements given in the Final Exams. Please avail of the remedial exams especially for those who failed.

I'll also be available for consultation.

FINAL GRADES IN PHILOSOPHY 104

Philo 104 K
ID#		1QTR	2QTR		FE	FINAL EXAM		FINAL GRADE
'056242		90	86		39	87		87
'056280		94	90			92		92
'056020		89	82		43	92		88
'041843		WF						WF
'040880		83	86		36	83		84
'041044		74	73		37	84		77
'030237		74	78		17	69		75
'056790		91	85		36	83		86
'056433								WF
'057129		90	87		35	82		86
'041143		84	83		32	78		82
'056466		93	90			91		91
'056471		93	89			91		91
'056110		93	88			91		91
'056116		94	86			90		90
'041177			88
'056800		86	82		43	92		86
'056789		81	72		46	95		83
'056563		90	89			90		90
'041842		71	81					76
'041255		72	65					69
'070940		74	86					80
'056211		96	92			94		94
'056219		93	91			92		92
'990777		WF						WF

Philo 104 B
ID#	1QTR	2QTR	FE	FINAL EXAM		FINAL GRADE
'056243	79	80	20	70		76
'056792	91	87	48	98		92
'056244	86	89	46	95		90
'056308	89	86	48	98		91
'056682	84	82	36	83		83
'056680	87	91	46	95		91
'056688	92	87		90		90
'056679	90	87	46	95		91
'056322	89	91		90		90
'056315	77	85	32	78		80
'056298	93	87		90		90
'056659	86	82	42	90		86
'056034	92	89		90		90
'056699	93	88		90		90
'056693	95	89		92		92
'056691	89	87	39	87		87
'056354	91	93		92		92
'041395	92	86	50	100		93
'056080	87	73	38	85		82
'056449	91	89		90		90
'056087	87	87	48	98		91
'056490	91	86	46	95		91
057110	80	85		78		81
'056531	92	90		91		91
'056137	93	87		90		90
'056539	88	88	43	92		89
'056943	85	86	36	83		85
'056564	90	88	50	100		93
'041446	92	88		90		90
'056145	93	91		92		92
'041725	75
'056168	87	89	48	98		91
'056602	81	92	50	100		91
'056582	94	86		90		90
'056590	93	93		93		93
'056583	84	87	46	95		89
'056181	95	95		95		95
'056654	90	86	46	95		90
'056196	91	84	34	80		85
'056623	87	91	46	95		91
'070888	79	76	39	87		81
'056634	93	87		90		90
'056208	91	88		90		90
'056228	85	80	38	85		83
'056640	89	89	41	89		89

Philo 104 Q
ID#		1QTR	2QTR	FINAL EXAM		FINAL GRADE
'041333		68	65
'056245		93	82	79		85
'040998		69	76	75		73
'060992		78	91	94		88
'056965		83	90	83		85
'056312		84	81	83		83
'056311		90	91	91		91
'056685		85	82	80		82
'056891		75	82	84		80
'010156		68	67	83		73
'056331		78	87	88		84
'056816		90	90	90		90
'056780		90	89	90		90
'056720		96	87	91		91
'056041		86	85	89		86
'056969		97	93	95		95
'056079		68	64			WF
'020389		70	64	85		73
'056856		88	88	98		91
'056493		85	76	93		85
'041167		70	77	88		78
'056117		87	87	100		91
'056529		94	92	93		93
'056506		68	69	79		72
'041211		70	71	89		77
'030537		72	85	100		86
'056551		92	86	100		93
'056755		90	89	90		90
'056158		79	82	92		84
'030388		75	68
'056578		77	84	79		80
'056915		83	83	75		80
'056172		72	80	79		77
'056818		97	91	94		94
'056605		81	83	92		85
'056840		82	91	73		82
'020738		73	73	67		71
'030585		77	84	72		78
'056633		60				WF
'056814		75	81	73		76
'056645		81	82	72		78
'056644		86	78	94		86
'056239		82	81	90		84