Philosophy 104: Introduction to Ethics

Russell Marcus, Instructor

Queens College, Spring 2004

Information for the Midterm

The midterm will consist of nineteen questions, culled from the boldfaced questions on Reading Guides #1-5. You will be asked to answer fifteen of them.

You will have the entire class period to complete it, though it shouldn't take that long.

At the beginning of this term, I mentioned that success in this course depends on being able to discuss a) what the philosophers say; b) why they say it; and c) whether they are right or wrong (i.e. provide some considered critical comments). I do not expect you to provide each of these for each question on the exam. But the best papers will include elements of critical analysis as well as the more mudane explication of the readings.

Feel free to email me with any questions, or sample answers, for my feedback.