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).