INSTRUCTIONS:
For this assignment, you are to ponder some reflection questions before listening to the lecture component. These questions aim to stimulate your thinking and focus your concentration on the topics to be explored in the lecture, as a means of provoking you into thinking philosophically while you attentively listen to the lecture. Your responses to these questions are also a means of preparing you to craft your final project for this course, where you will be asked to construct your own philosophical account of what it means to you to live a good life. There will be multiple questions, but do not respond to them all. Rather, pick one question to respond to that catches your attention or that you otherwise find intriguing. After you have selected your question, spend 10 minutes pondering the question and recording your thoughts. For this assignment, do not be concerned about the number of thoughts you have on the topic of the question. Rather, you should be concerned with the quality of your thoughts. In assessing your response, the teaching team will look to see how clearly and precisely you articulate your beliefs and how deeply you explain the reasoning for and assumptions underlying your beliefs. Here are the questions for you to consider:
REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
1. When you hear the term “philosophy,” what associations come to mind? What does it mean to do philosophy and/or to think philosophically? What does it mean to be a philosopher? As you articulate your position, clearly explain the reasoning for your position, and if appropriate provide a concrete real-life example that illustrates your position.
2. What is the value of philosophy? Does philosophy have any value for how you live your life? As you articulate your position, clearly explain the reasoning for your position, and if appropriate provide a concrete real-life example that illustrates your position.
