History of Philosophy in the 17th & 18th Centuries

Exam paper

3 questions to be answered out of at least 12
Display a knowledge of 3 of our philosophers
Read the questions - obvious questions may be dressed up in a complex-sounding quote.

Specimen exam paper

METHODOLOGY OF REVISION

Be active. Repeated reading of notes is not efficient.

Ways of being active:

1. Having a go with past exam papers

Get old exam papers and try writing an answer without books or notes.
Review your answer and look up the stuff you needed but didn't have.

To fill gaps/clarify:

Use your lecture notes, my materials on the webpages (which includes a detailed list of topics linked to the relevant passages in the presentations), dictionaries/encyclopaedias, articles you are familiar with. Minimise new reading.

2. Edit your notes so as to produce an elegant well-organised presentation of the topics you have decided to focus on.

In doing so, maximise architectonic

Vary this to spider form if that is your cast of mind.

The object is to order the material in a way that enhances grasp and lends itself to the memory.

3. Use topic heads on webpage.

List of topics and subtopics, linked.

Work through the ones you are wanting to prepare. Look up the heading, write notes from memory, look up text using links.
(Does it work?)

Other aids to consolidation

• Collaboration in developing the website eg
• CD Rom of the website available

Net Forum

Post your' issues' here. I will try and look in from time to time.