CVSP 202 Final, Spring 2005

SPRING 2004-2005 thie l; 8 ‘ "RS JUNE 9, 2005 on on appr CVSP 202, SECTIONS 5, 6 & 7 (Hani Hassan) ~ FINAL WRITTEN EVALUATION 2 HOURS & 30 MINITES & 25 SECONDS BASIC CRITERIA OF EVALUATION: CLARITY OF PRESENTATION: this includes handwriting (since I am not an expert in deciphering coded messages); but more importantly, it is an issue of you clearly presenting your ideas, avoiding any vagueness and/or ambiguity. EXPLANATION AND JUSTIFICATION: never assume I know what you're talking about; it is very essential that you back up any central statements you make in presenting the ideas of the authors in question, and more importantly in your critical evaluation of those ideas. RELEVANCE: it is essential that you present ideas and arguments relevant to the questions asked. Going into irrelevant discussion is a waste of your valuable time; it could also cause the reader (yours truly) to lose sight of the relevant discussions you present. CRITICAL THINKING: this is most important in terms of your critical evaluation discussions; it is vital that you present ‘evidence’ of critical thinking, and not simply agreeing or disagreeing with ideas and authors discussed (simply stating: “I don’t like him” or “I love his ideas” is neither evidence of being critical nor of thinking!) ‘WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT SIMPLY SUMMARIZE! If at any point you are not clear about what the question is asking or of what is required of you, do not hesitate to ask me. But whatever you do, do not ask your fellow students (they will always mislead you by giving you the wrong answer, it’s human nature!) Finally, and putting it as plainly as I can: CHEATING IS ABSOLUTELY DISGRACEFUL: OFFENDERS WILL BE SEVERELY PUNISHED. eS en SE REE eee ve, baweun as OSE sry | LIBRARY Part I— Dante, Ibn Khaidun and Machiavelli A. Short answer uestions (10 %): Very briefly, what is the meaning and Significance of the following for their respective authors? L Rational love ii. Assabiyah (group feeling) lil. Beatrice iv, The fox and the Lion RICAN UNINTASIT LIBRARY “One can make this generalization about men: they are ungrateful, fickle [i.e. inconsistent}, ars, and deceivers, they shun danger and are 8reedy for profit” (Machiavelli, The Prince)