CVSP 204 Final, Fall 2002

Civilization Sequence 204 Fall 2002 — 2003 [Not Reearerenre at Sections 4&5 Te LAN EKSITR, LIBR Inanna Hamati-Ataya | ARY OF BEIRUT — Final Examination Thursday, January 23, 2003 Part One: Choose 5 of the following questions. 1) 2) 3) These questions should be answered briefly and accurately. Estimated time: 30 minutes 50 points What are the two steps of the process of evolution? Explain briefly each one of them and how they are related to each other. What is Popper's definition of a scientific statement or theory? Give examples. What are, according to Popper, the requirements that a theory should meet in order for it to replace an old one? Give examples studied in Hawking’s A Brief History of Time. What are, according to Freud, the three dangers challenging man’s happiness in society, and the ways to escape them? Give two manifestations of Nietszche’s “will to power” according to the author. Then try to define the “will to power” in one sentence. Explain man’s love and death instincts, and give four examples of how society (or social life) restricts their expression. Parttwo: Choose one of the following essays You will be evaluated on your ability to synthesize. 50 points. Man, the Other, and Society: explore the themes of conflict and possible dialogue. From essence to identity: show the possible consequences of defining oneself and others, and how such a definition can easily become esseniialist. CS 204 has showed you a new aspect of the relation of knowledge to power. Explain it, and say how this has changed your conception of science, “truth”, and domination. Good Suck.