Taking first Philosophy class this semester, help me pass

egocidal · #1 01-11-2006, 01:55 AM

So im not really into the "i think therefore i am" or "what is knowledge" crap. So how do I get an A in this class without compromising whatever I think about philosophy, ie, its a bull class. Things I should say to the teacher, what.

MathEconomist · #2 01-11-2006, 01:58 AM

God forbid you might actually have to learn something about a field that you clearly know nothing about in order to do well in it. If you don't want to learn the material, don't take the class. There's nothing worse than whiney business or premed majors who don't actually want to learn anything.

hmkpoker · #3 01-11-2006, 02:10 AM

I think the fact that they force students to learn something that has nothing to do with their degree is even bigger crap. Is there any reason a premed student should have to put up with philosophy classes?

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yukoncpa · #4 01-11-2006, 02:16 AM

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I think the fact that they force students to learn something that has nothing to do with their degree is even bigger crap. Is there any reason a premed student should have to put up with philosophy classes?

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I wasn't forced to take philoshopy, it was an elective. If you think that Med students should only study Medicine, then maybe medicine should be a trade school subject. We go to college to get a well rounded education.

hmkpoker · #5 01-11-2006, 02:23 AM

That's high school's job. Most college majors require twice as many [censored] classes than classes that actually pertain to the field of study. If someone wants to study philosophy, let him, but don't make it a prerequisite toward a degree that has nothing to do with it.

yukoncpa · #6 01-11-2006, 02:28 AM

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That's high school's job. Most college majors require twice as many [censored] classes than classes that actually pertain to the field of study. If someone wants to study philosophy, let him, but don't make it a prerequisite toward a degree that has nothing to do with it.

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Dude, these classes are easy and they are fun. The purpose of high school and the purpose of trade school is to teach functionaries how to function. The purpose of University is to Educate.

kurto · #7 01-11-2006, 03:17 PM

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I think the fact that they force students to learn something that has nothing to do with their degree is even bigger crap. Is there any reason a premed student should have to put up with philosophy classes?

(This probably belongs in politics, but I couldn't resist [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img])

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Philosophy and the skills you can learn from it are useful for doctors. At least in terms of diagnostic analysis.

egocidal · #8 01-11-2006, 02:43 AM

dude...im sorry but eat me. I am in fact a business major and this class is required. What will I learn, that I exist and should think accordingly? what makes up an argument? what is a premise? It's a bull class filled with bull questioned designed for people like to wear berets and smoke cigarettes while listening to indie music. in other words: hippie emo douches.

and btw, i wasn't asking for your opinion on whether the class was worth something or not. i wanted to know how to pass or seem like i knew what i was tlaking about. bluffthis answered my question.

Aytumious · #9 01-11-2006, 02:54 AM

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dude...im sorry but eat me. I am in fact a business major and this class is required. What will I learn, that I exist and should think accordingly? what makes up an argument? what is a premise? It's a bull class filled with bull questioned designed for people like to wear berets and smoke cigarettes while listening to indie music. in other words: hippie emo douches.

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With this attitude you should have no trouble acing the class.

MathEconomist · #10 01-11-2006, 02:58 AM

I find it incredibly ironic that a business major thinks some class is worthless. At the undergrad level, business classes are the most ridiculously easy and pointless classes imaginable. Any philosophy major could make a 4.0 as a business major at any school, let alone someone majoring in the hard sciences or math. If you don't want to actually learn things in college, go drop out and found your own business. You'll learn a lot more about business that way than you will in school and you won't have to pay tuition or take philosophy. Your ignorance of what philosophy is and why it is worth studying are exactly why people should have to take these classes.