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MIDTERM EXAM PREPARATION

Your midterm exam, which is scheduled for Tuesday 12.15, will feature 6 parts -- three content sections and three literacy-skill sections. You will need to select 3 parts to complete.

The sections:

1. Hindu and Buddhist beliefs

2. Philosophy, part I: Plato (objects and forms), Aristotle (ethics/virtue), Lao-Tzu (Taoism)

3. Philosophy, part II: Nietzsche, Heidegger, Seneca, Augustine, Spinoza

4. Given a text, determine the central claim and provide an evidence-based justification.

5. Given a text, determine the central claim and provide an evidence-based justification.

6. Given a text, determine the central claim and provide an evidence-based justification.

Below are some documents that may be helpful to you as you prepare. Obviously, however, you will want to refer to the work and notes in your folder as your primary source of review.