Attend my lectures regularly. With a little help from you, they will be fun, and besides, the answers I want to see on the test will depend on what I cover in class to a great degree. Take good notes, since I may give the occasional quiz or homework assignment.

PLEASE participate in classroom discussions!! Ask questions if you don't understand or if you disagree. Debating and clarifying issues are essential to understanding and enjoying philosophy, so think about what we do and get involved in class.

Come see me at office hours or make an appointment for any reason at all, either to clarify a point from class or to discuss issues not raised in class. Individuals as well as groups are welcome, and studying together is encouraged. If you want to see me outside of office hours, make an appointment after class or on the phone.

Look carefully at the exam schedule. I expect to know far in advance if there is a legitimate reason for you to miss an exam. Also, you'd better find out if an excuse is legitimate from me and no one else. If this procedure is violated, permission to take a make-up exam will not be given.

While this is not a course in English composition, I do expect and require complete, unambiguous sentences in well-written essays on the exam. Failure to hand in well-written, properly punctuated essays may result in a failure of communication between student and teacher. More importantly, it may affect your grade adversely.