Society Final Exam 2024 PDF

SOCIETY Final 2024 [DETAILS:] - Saturday, December 14^th^, 8:30-11am in SAC 474. - The final exam counts for 15% of your final grade. - This is an oral, closed book exam. [GOALS:] The final exam allows you to solidify your understanding of the material we have studied this semester. The...

SOCIETY Final 2024 [DETAILS:] - Saturday, December 14^th^, 8:30-11am in SAC 474. - The final exam counts for 15% of your final grade. - This is an oral, closed book exam. [GOALS:] The final exam allows you to solidify your understanding of the material we have studied this semester. The setting allows you to deploy the skill of analysis and argument you have been developing in class. As such, it will test you on the following criteria: - Demonstrated **knowledge** of the course material. - **Clarity** of expression. - Formulation and articulation of **argument**. - **Synthesis** of different texts from the course in relation to a central theme selected at random (see list on the other side of the page). - Ability to exchange in **courteous scholarly discussion** within your group. FORMAT: - You will be examined in a group, but you will be graded individually. - Your group will have a 30-minute session. - You will each pick three themes out of a hat and choose [one] to discuss. - You are encouraged to react to the comments of the other members of your group. You are being assessed individually, but part of that assessment is your ability to foster respectful and meaningful intellectual exchange. RESPONSES: - Aim for about a 5-minute answer in your original response. - Your response should refer to [at least two texts]. Referring to more texts is fine, but only if it's relevant. - As you prepare, think: - *What is the most important insight about (the contrast between) x and y in helping us understand society? What textual examples illuminate this?* - You may be asked 1 or 2 follow-up questions before we open it up to the group. TO REVIEW: - This exam can be taken successfully with a thorough review of the semester's materials. - Revisit the texts and notes from class. - Review each topic listed below, and be sure to have identified two central points from each relevant text. Prepare textual examples to make your points. - Consider setting up study groups! **TOPIC LIST** - **Freedom *From* vs. Freedom *For*** - **Work, Self-Ownership, and Property** - **Rights and Duties** - **Institutions as Formative vs. Performative** - **Common Goods in Rational Choice Theory vs. in MacIntyre** - **Individualism vs. Personalism** - **Dependent Rational Animals vs. Nietzsche's *Ubermensch*** - **Capitalism in Locke/Smith & MacIntyre/Benedict XVI** - **Subsidiarity vs. Centralization** - **Self-Love vs. Love of God** - **Love of *true* glory vs. *false* glory vs. *God's* glory (cf. freedom)** - **Our Social Nature and the Body of Christ**