Kant, You Ignorant Slut

I thought it might help us all if I opened up a post dedicated solely to complaining about how tough the Immanuel Kant reading was. Leave your best Kant insults insults in the comments of this post.

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Quiz #1

Quiz #1 will be held at the beginning of class on Friday, September 26th. You will have about 25 minutes to take it. There will be a section on evaluating arguments, and 4 short answer questions on the topic of ethical relativism (the Herodotus, Ruth Benedict, and Thomas Nagel readings). The quiz is worth 7.5% of your overall grade.

Feel free to insult me in the comments for putting you through the terrible ordeal of taking a quiz on a Friday.

Defining Our Terms

1. Tool: Here's one Urban Dictionary definition of "tool," the one I had in mind when referring to Dane Cook:

someone who tries too hard. a poser. one of those chic's who holds the sign saying "Carson Daly is Hot." the asstard who goes to a rock show because they heard one of the songs on the radio or mtv. or someone who insists on wearing velour sweat suits. Avril Lavigne.

2. Fugly: uh, rather ugly. Moe Szyslak has been called a few variations of this term.

3. Emo Kid: "Emo" has a ton of meanings. The wikipedia article on "emo" has a nice history of the term. Plus, there's always stand-up comedian Emo Phillips:


Did I forget any terms? Let me know!