Midterm Study Tips:

 • Look at the course schedule. Next to each day, there is a list of the main topics from that day. Go through this, and make sure you understand each of these main topics. Imagine that you have to explain each of these topics to a friend in the class. If you aren't able to do this, then you probably aren't ready for the exam.

• Look through the handouts. These have more detailed information from lectures, including the arguments that we considered. For each argument make sure that you can do the following:

            - Explain why the conclusion is important.

            - Explain what each of the premises says.

            - Give rationales for each of the premises.

• Sometimes we considered objections to arguments. For each objection to an argument, make sure that you can:

            - Explain which premise the objection attacks.

            - Explain how the objection attacks that premise.

• Be sure that you have carefully done all the reading. Some of the exam questions will not be answerable if you have not done the reading.

General Exam Info:

 The exam will consist of two parts.

 • The first part will include very short answer questions. Here are two examples:

(1) Give an example of a metaphysically possible state of affairs and a metaphysically impossible state of affairs.

(2) We appealled to five principles in the Dilemma of Freedom and Foreknowledge (DFF):

Which principle does the Aristotelian Response deny?

•The second part will include questions that require medium-length answers. Here are two examples:

(1) Explain why a being that is essentially omniscient is greater than a being that is merely omniscient.