Exam on Friday 14 December

Please be informed that oral exams on Friday 14 December will take place at Room 17 in the Philosophy Department.

When you enter the door of the department, just walk straight between the cubicles to reach the room. Please do not wait in the corridors nor near the front desk because the chairs there are reserved for students of other teachers. You can wait for your turn at Room 17  while witnessing the exams of those who will take it before you.

Please be guided accordingly.

Sign up schedule

Thank you for submitting your schedules for finals week. Here is our priority list for signing up:

The following may sign up on Tuesday 4 December (in designated classrooms) or Wednesday 5 December (08h00-12hh00 at the department):
Edvi Brendan Giko Aly Christian Migz Jaja Dee Aids MarcusA Lean Nic KimH Brie Corns Mauli Faith Frankie Dana Xandro Bri Julius Mia Alex Diego.

The following may sign up on Thursday 6 December (in designated classrooms) or Friday 7 December (08h00-12h00 at the department):
Carl, Anika Chynna Frany BeaA BeaC Luigi Dyan Meg Niko SamV Nick Clary Belle Camille Donna
Kiefer Kevin Vince Mon Ryan JR Alexa Danica Alana Rion Rin Denise Gab Chiaw Sian Ady Trixia Yvette KimC Kat Pauline Adjo Lyka Ramon SamL MJ Jay Nico MinChan Balao Anton Tiolo Gianella Kok Nathan Pao Toby, Jarred, Yoj.

Those who are not on the list or did not submit a schedule may sign up on Thursday 6 December or Friday 7 December, but priority will be given to those listed above.

Please be guided accordingly.

An invitation to a dialogue-forum. See you there!

Chapter 2 of St. Anselm's Proslogion in Mathematical/Symbolic Notation

This is Yoj Gaviola's boardwork when he presented his repetitio on Chapter 2 of St. Anselm's Proslogion to Ph 103 U (12h30-13h50) on Tuesday November 6 2018.
Thank you, Yoj for the permission to post this.
Photo by Nic Rañola.

Re: our class tomorrow and the emergency drills

Please spread the word regarding our class and the emergency drills.

Just in case the drills happen during our class, we shall of course comply and go through the drills but I plan to continue the class discussion at our designated evacuation assembly area (EAA).

 I advise everyone to BRING AN UMBRELLA against the heat of the sun and to bring along a PORTABLE STOOL OR MAT to sit on at the EAA. I am also expected to account for the participants of the class during the evacuation drill and so we might as well continue the discussion while waiting for instructions from the emergency response team.

Thank you and see you tomorrow.

No classes today, etc.

Dear Ph 103 students:

Please be advised I would be out of contact in the following days and would not be able to reply to any emails over the weekend. For those who have questions or consultation matters to send me by email, I can only promise to be able to read and reply to these queries until 5pm tomorrow (Wednesday 31 October).

It is unfortunate that we have no classes today due to Typhoon Rosita. Perhaps this is an opportunity to ruminate on the problem of evil: does a typhoon with the capacity to cause physical harm and destruction (i.e. evil) have anything to do with the question of God's existence? Why does the cancellation of classes give you more time to suffer through chapters 2 and 3 of Anselm's Proslogion, delaying the opportunity to clarify this in class for another week?

Please make sure to place your reflection papers in my mailbox/pigeonhole on or before Monday, 5 November.

See you on our next class on Tuesday, 6 November.

Oral exam venues

Please note the venues for our oral examinations:

Thursday 11 October: CTC 105
Friday 12 October: SOM 111
Monday 15 October: SOM 111

You may enter the room prior to your time slot to wait for your turn. The philosophy teachers using the room will designate seats for waiting students. Talking (conversation, group studying, and all other forms of verbal communication) is strictly prohibited for waiting students. It goes without saying that everyone must extend courtesy and respect to one another, especially for the sake of the student taking the exam at any given time.

Please be guided accordingly.

Oral Exam Guidelines

On exam days, a copy of the exam schedule will be posted on the Philosophy bulletin board at Dela Costa Hall outside the lobby and along the 2/f corridor for your reference.

The exam will take place at the stone bench near the pathways crossing at the quad in front of Dela Costa Hall. If it rains, we move to the side of Dela Costa Hall under the newly constructed eaves.

You don't need to bring anything to the exam. Index cards, outlines, and the like are prohibited anyway. A list containing the keywords will be provided.

Your time begins exactly when the person before you rises from the bench (NOT after you sit; NOT after you pick a card). This is to ensure that we will have no delays and the last person to take the exam for the day will be able to take it on schedule. If you are next in line, be ready to immediately approach the bench.

The teacher will use a tablet to track your time. The screen will be visible to you so you can pace yourself according to the time you have.

A deck of cards is shuffled then ten cards are taken from the deck and placed face down in front of you.
The number you picked will be the number of the keyword you will tackle.
If you get a King, Queen or Knave/Jack, you get to pick your keyword.
If you get the Joker, the teacher picks your keyword.

Admittedly, ten minutes will not be enough to exhaust one keyword but you may connect it to other keywords as long as the focus is still on the original one you picked. (Don't use it as a ruse to divert the focus to another keyword.)

If the teacher asks a question, it is to clarify what you have already said or to bring attention to an aspect of the topic that you may have neglected.

Sometimes difficult questions are asked to measure whether or not you really deserve a high mark.

Please be in the vicinity of the venue and be ready to take the exam 10-15 minutes prior to your time.
If someone does not make it on time, the student next in line is asked to take the exam. It will just be as if the tardy student switches time slots with the next person in line.
You may switch time slots but be sure you have a clear understanding with one another. Telling the teacher about the switch will be appreciated but not necessary.

Schedule of Midterm Oral Exams

Our oral exams will take place on the following dates:

Thursday 11 October
Friday 12 October
Monday 15 October

07h00-12h00

Venue: dela Costa grounds

Please wait for my next post which will contain oral exam guidelines.

Schedule of sign-ups

Thank you for providing your schedules for the midterms.
Based on the data I gathered, here is the schedule for signing up:

The following may begin signing up on Tuesday 2 October
(07h30-11h00, 12h30-13h50 designated classrooms):
Harvey BeaA MarcusA Leana Aids Luigi Giko Alexa Ryan Vince KimH Brendan Nic Dana Kat Ramon Frany Soph Corns

The following may begin signing up on Wednesay 3 October
(08h00-11h00 philo dept):
BeaC Mauli Pao Mia Clary Frankie Rin Anonymous Jarred Kevin Ady Diego Carl Anika KimC Brie Pauline Xandro Nathan Julius Danica

The following may begin signing up on Thursday 4 October
(07h30-11h00, 12h30-13h50 designated classrooms):
Denise Balao Tiolo Renee MJ Aly Mon Sian JR Niko Christian Dee Jaja Migz Faith MinChan Kok Trixia Camille Lyka Yvette Yoj

Anonymous above refers to someone who submitted a form without a name. We shall solve that mystery in our next class.

Late submissions will still be accepted so please make sure to pass schedules until Monday 1 October. During class on Tuesday 2 October, I will announce the schedules of those who submitted late.

Please be guided accordingly.

See you at FAVR on Tuesday

Please remember our venue for class on
Tuesday 25 August:

Faura AVR (FAVR)

The 8am session (Ph 103 L) will view a documentary on how events of recent history have placed God on Trial. Has Christianity lost all ascendancy and credibility given the world wars, holocaust, colonization, and cultural and sexual intolerance?
The 09h30 session (Ph 103 S) will view a documentary on the seemingly endless debate between science and religion. 

Since classes are called off at 12h30 to give way to the Academic Convocation, students in the 12h30 class (Ph103 U) are invited (but not required) to attend either of the two sessions.

For students of sections L and S, your attendance will be checked in your enrolled section (as usual) because this is considered a regular class activity. If you are interested to view the film of the other section, you are highly encouraged to do so but please note that no credit to attendance will be counted.

 Please be guided accordingly.
Thank you and see you in class. 

Repetitio by Renee Navarra

I present to you the text of Renee Navarra's repetitio in Ph 103 S (09h30 class) last Tuesday September 18. This is a rap piece she performed while her classmates clapped the beat. Unfortunately, the beat-clapping made it difficult to hear her words distinctly. We thank Renee for agreeing to have her text posted here. Thus, here you go, the text of Renee's repetitio y'all!


Repetitio
by Renee Navarra

Let’s go back to last week when we learned about heirophanies.
What’s that? Let me tell you something ‘bout these things please.
Basically, the sacred manifests itself
material, physical – something we can feel yo
but you won’t get it till I give examples tho.
Like the sky – it’s always up there while you are here.
Unreachable, you’ll never ever touch it, I fear
but our eyes see it so you believe it.
Manifestations show that the sacred really exist.
That is a heirophany
have to come in forms like these.
It’s really a necessity
‘cause we are all embodied here.
Humans need the kind of reminders that only makes sense physically.

It’s gonna take me a while to explain this to you.
I’ve got a couple more of these verses left to do.
So let’s get down and finish this review (4x).

Let’s bring this back to heirophanies with my boy Alyosha.
Who’s that? Let me tell you ‘bout this boy from Russia.
Lived under Zosima in a monastery
He was holy, known by the whole town legendary.
Then he died and his body did decay.
He ain’t all that like they say.
All this bothered Alyosha, but hey,
he realized now that Zosima’s underground,
Alyosha’s faith and his mind was renewed and sound.
He won’t have to care
‘cause Zosima’ll be everywhere
underground he’ll be there.
That is a heirophany.
Even mundane things be
also have capacity
the sacred really here, see.
Humans need the kind of reminders that only makes sense physically.

Now that I’ve explained heirophanies to you.
I’ve only got Gabriel Marcel left to do.
So let’s get down and finish this review (4x).

Last week we also talked about the lottery metaphor.
But first, I’ll tell you ‘bout reflectinos on this floor.
Objective, detached – that’s what we call primary.
Subjective – philosophy happens in secondary.
And now we got that we can carry on finally.
Detach yourself, life’s a bunch of lottery drawings.
You get you cards – what you get is what you’ll be dealing.
Lucky, unlucky, it is all a mystery.
You don’t know what you’ll get. This reflection’s primary.
One thing is for sure and it is your mortality.
Death is enough to jolt you from complacency.
This is when I start reflecting in secondary.

So you learned about heirophanies and the lottery.
I hope this review refreshed your memory.
So let’s wrap up and finish this review (4x).

See you at the Library on Thursday

Please remember our venue for class on
Thursday 30 August:

Batch 83 Room, Multi Media Rooms, New Rizal Library

The 8am session (Ph 103 L) will view a documentary on the origins of religion. The perspective is sociological, anthropological and psychological.
The 12h30 session (Ph 103 U) will view a documentary on the plurality of faiths in the middle east and understanding the religious conflicts in the region.

Since classes are called off at 09h30 to give way to the Mass of the Holy Spirit, students in the 09h30 class (Ph103 S) are invited (but not required) to attend either of the two sessions.

For students of sections L and U, your attendance will be checked in your enrolled section (as usual) because this is considered a regular class activity. If you are interested to view the film of the other section, you are highly encouraged to do so but please note that no credit to attendance will be counted.

 Please be guided accordingly.
Thank you and see you in class.