WHY? what would your answer be? some people wrote because. is this the correct answer and why?
2006-07-12 05:56:19 · 13 answers · asked by chris 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
The question "why" can be answered in any way, however, in the context of a philosophy class, it is implied that the answerer will be a little more detailed in reply than a flippant, "because."
In reality, the answer can be like a shard of mirror, for despite it's small size, it can still reflect the world. And, like the shard of mirror, the answerer can only reply from their perspective. Guided by a certain tendency towards clarity and honesty, the answerer has an opportunity to be an accurate reflection of their particular place in time, and this is done by studying.
Therefore, to learn and reflect.
2006-07-12 06:09:22 · answer #1 · answered by Finnegan 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It seems that any answer would be correct without further parameters being asked in the question. What I think the professor may have been asking (I had a few profs like this in my phil classes) was for each student's view of the topics in the course (such as why are we here, has God been proven to be real, etc...)
But without other requirements stated in the question, the professor shouldn't be able to mark any answer wrong unless it was left blank.
2006-07-12 06:05:16 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a philosophy class...meaning that there are no correct answers. Your professor was looking for a deeply insightful bit of total fluff. 'Because' isn't an answer and people who wrote that didn't get the point.
This is precisely why people with real majors laugh at the 'humanities'.
2006-07-12 06:03:28 · answer #3 · answered by jkk109 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you come back up with those your self? I beloved the most suitable 2. wise, wise. =] (yet I do have a query about the most suitable one...if he replaced into meant to apply each thing he discovered that semester and also you suggested an array of topics replaced into coated, how ought to he get away with "What chair?" and get an 'A'? that's not that serious, that's purely me being my pedantic self. ;-))
2016-11-01 22:21:38 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive heard professors ask that before but I think a more correct answer would be "why not?"! who's really going to argue with you when you answer why not?
2006-07-12 06:00:06 · answer #5 · answered by Mike F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is 'that', not 'because'. 'That' is more grammatically correct. Other answers I've heard to this one:
Why not?
Why, indeed!
I said so and I'm the mommy, that's why.
Go ask your mother.
Sir, I'm only going to ask you once, Blow into the Breathalyzer....!
2006-07-12 16:55:08 · answer #6 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got an A as an undergrad from a prof who commented that my final paper was "...beautifully written. But I think you missed the point."
2006-07-12 13:09:26 · answer #7 · answered by Daisy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like the Socratic method to me. It is a way to find and justify reason or the opposite too.
2006-07-12 06:01:23 · answer #8 · answered by El Luigy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not? You can either accept that there isn't always answers to every question or you can wrack your brains trying to respond.
2006-07-12 06:14:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"he who has a why will bear almost any how"
that would have been my answer.
but i guess every answer is correct when it comes to philosophy...
2006-07-12 07:44:25 · answer #10 · answered by nomar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋