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Philosophy 105-940: Extra Credit Exam. Posted, Sunday evening, December 4; DUE: Friday, December 9, noon.

NAME _______________

GRADE: + POINTS

This extra credit exam is designed to be consistent with the syllabus policies on EC assignments. So: (1) Some students asked for EC. The policy is that if there are any extra credit exams, all students will have access to them equally. Hence this EC exam is being offered to everyone. (2) Of course, the EC exam is not mandatory. It is entirely voluntary. It will, however, have its own "assignment drop box," as if it was a regular exam. (3) EC points are not a gift. Your EC answers or paper must be good enough to earn points for you. Also, it is possible that an answer is ill-conceived and as a result deserves to be marked wrong, costing you points.

This exam has five parts. You may do two parts, three parts, four parts, or five parts. If you take the exam at all, you are committed to doing two parts. Each part is actually the same as the others (except for your answers). Each part will be graded the same way, from -1 point to +5 points (from a bad answer to a very good answer; 0 = not good enough for points, but not bad enough to lose a point). Maximum number of points available is +25, for providing excellent answers in all five parts; maximum number of points lost for providing bad answers [I trust none of you will do this, but still …] is -5.

In each part, you will use (strictly) 30-35 words to state clearly something (a idea, concept, procedure, process, etc.) that you learned in the course. The answer must be well-written and well-expressed; it must be specific and precise instead of vague, ambiguous, or equivocal; it must concentrate on course material; and you must make clear to me not only what the idea is but also why it is important. That may seem difficult to do within 30-35 words. But I'd like to see you take the challenge. I am not seeking any particular item. Use your intelligence, experience, imagination, and creativity to produce your own list. Good luck! And have fun!

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