- What have you learned in this course that surprised you?
- Would you take another course in philosophy if money/time weren't major barriers?
- Do you have an understanding of the philosophical dimensions of the study of biomedical ethics?
- Have you developed an appreciation for the relevance of metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical questions in our daily lives?
- Have you improved in your skills of analysis and critique, as well as in written and oral communication due to this course?
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Reflections on Philosophy & Ethics *mandatory*
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I'm actually surprised how much I learned in this course. Prior to this class, I never really paid any attention to higher division collegiate sports or professional sports. I would watch them play, I just never was caught up on the news or incidents that had been going on. I liked when you would ask the class if there was anything going on that would relate to class because I liked learning/hearing about incidents regarding coaches, players, teams, etc. going against NCAA rules or whatever the case may be. This class helped me learn to think ethically about situations whether it happened in sports or just in general.
ReplyDeletePersonally, no I do not think I would take another course in philosophy. I'm not the type of person who can think or speak philosophically, so these types of classes are difficult for me.
I honestly can say I think my skills of analysis & critique, along with my written and oral communication skills have improved from being in this class.
I am shocked at everything I have learned throughout our First Year Seminar class this semester. Before even attending the class I knew I would have somewhat of an interest due to the course being called Sports and Ethics. During this class we were taught how to think on philosophical terms and question literally different views on just about everything allowing me to use my brain and think in ways I never had before. It was interesting starting class off with news that related to class because I hardly every stay up to date with the news now so it was nice hearing what was going on around the world relating to what we were discussing in class. I enjoyed having the guest speakers Coach Hans and Terry Connor come in and talk about competition and Title IX. I was apart of a Title IX committee in high school, but with Terry Connor coming in to give us more detail on the topic was helpful especially because it allowed us students to ask questions. This class involved a lot of individual speaking out in philosophical ways which I found myself to struggle with which is why I am not sure if I would consider taking another philosophy class. Since I had to speak out and give my opinion on certain points I became more comfortable allowing me toward the end to participate a little more with the in class discussions. I would definitely say that my analysis and critique skills have greatly improved due to this course since we are able to debate in a way during discussions I like how you were able to stick strongly to one side and support that belief. I gained a lot of knowledge throughout this course the most important I would say would have to be the Chapter involving performance enhancing drugs because with the majority of our school being student athletes we need to be taught what illegal substances are and what goes against NCAA rules and regulations so that topic being brought up I found very beneficial.
ReplyDeleteI have learned how to think at a deeper level in this class. It has taught me how to stand by the point I am trying to make, while being able to see other perspectives that I haven't thought of. Another thing that I was surprised I learned was that sports have a bigger meaning than just to compete, there are many different aspect to sport and many different meanings of sport. This class showed me how to view things differently than I always have, to help give me a broader outlook to life. I would like to take another philosophy class to expand my understanding, but as stated in the question time and money are a big factor in that decision. I believe that I have a better understanding of the philosophical dimensions of bio-medical ethics, but I would like to know more about it and have a deeper understanding. Sitting through that lecture with Dr. Hebbeler showed me a whole other side to ethics that didn't involve what we only talked about in class. It is kind of mind boggling because there are so many different aspects to philosophy. I believe that my writing skills have improved since I started this course, because when writing papers I had to think of multiple view points to my topic by rebutting my main point. My oral skills have also improved by allowing me to speak my mind in class without having a fear of being judged. I was able to get my point across and hear others talk about their view points, which at the end of the day helped everyone get a greater understanding of what we were all talking about.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised on the amount of terms that I didn't know of until now. I probably would take another course because it makes me think more deeply about not only the big issues but also the smaller ones too. I have received an understanding of philosophical dimensions of bio-medical ethics. Yes, I do appreciate the relevance of metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical questions in our daily lives. I'd like to challenge myself to look deeper into this in my daily life as well. I would like to think I have improved on my skills from this course. It was a good opening FYS. I learned not only the content of this class, but it also helped me in understanding key college skills like time management.
ReplyDeleteIn this course, I learned to think about things in different ways. I never really looked into things the way I did in this class. Also, I learned a lot about myself by taking the lens test. I learned a ton of terms that I have never even heard before. From our discussions in class, I have most definitely received an understanding of philosophical dimensions of bio-medical ethics. After our discussions, papers, presentations, I have improved my skills of analysis and critique. Also improved my written communication and oral communication.
ReplyDeleteI've learned that everything in this world effects everyone differently in every way possible. Each individual makes certain choices in every way that cause them to learn ethics, morals, and cost and benefits of each situation. I will be taking more philosophy classes in the future because learning how individuals think and trying to find reasons as to why certain individuals make certain decisions will benefit me greatly in the future. I have begun to develop a curiosity as to why we do certain things in our everyday life. The main question that comes to mind is if I'm doing everything because its what was expected to do as a successful high school student-athlete or its what i want to do.
ReplyDeleteI have learned to look at things from all different prospective, not just my initial one because not everyone thinks the same and there are more "lenses" to view things from. And along with this I learned how to look at it from the different lenses and I am able to understand why they may view something the way they do, relying back on our education in ethics. I could see myself taking another philosophy later on in college is if it were focused around something I like just as this one is focused around sports. I do feel that I have a respect and appreciation of things such as bio medical ethics and overall ethical questions in our lives. I feel that my greatest improvement has become the formulating of an argument as well as my communication skills in the classroom setting, as both of these things were crucial in the performance of this class.
ReplyDeleteI have learned a lot of new terms that I did not know before, I also learned a lot about myself through the ethical lens. The guest speakers that joined our class really helped me understand more about title IX and competing. I enjoyed talking about current events and it kept me up to date with news in the "sports life". I really liked how we went over notes and how we were able to talk about a chapter. I feel like it helped me understand the context more than just reading a book and answering questions. For our final presentations, my classmates have went into further detail about different topics and I believe this has really helped me understand the different drugs that are being used by people all around. I probably will take another philosophy class down the road….
ReplyDeleteHeading into this class, I always assumed that ethics and sports went hand and hand. That when a player, no matter what team, fell down, you helped him up. I didn't realize that there was so many theories and aspects to ethics that there are. Being asked what i would do in certain situations, like would I give the opponent an extra jersey if they left theres somewhere else. Or would I take a win if I know that my team didn't win fair and square. I still do not know the answers to those unless I was in that spot. But reading this book, and learning the terms, theories, and how I can relate what I learned in this class with my job and life down the road is amazing.
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning of this class, I just played and watched sports, I never really looked deep into the ethical side or any of that. Throughout this course, I learned that there are different aspects when it comes to how the sport is played. For example, all of the little things that go on that nobody really knows about, like the players reading title ix. You don't really think that professional athletes sit down and read the rules or ethics of their game, when most of them actually do. I thought that was very interesting. If i had the space and the money for another philosophy course, I would consider my options. This was my first Philosophy course ever and it opened my eyes to a whole new view on sports (not bad) , so yes I would consider taking another course like this one. Biomedical Ethics was very interesting. When you think of someone working for the white house, you don't really consider the little side jobs that have a huge impact. So listening to his interview was very helpful and helped me get a start on what biomedical ethics is all about. I don't find myself asking ethical questions very frequently, but I have once or twice ever since this course has started. I think a lot of the questions that people could ask themselves throughout their daily lives, is "why this, or why that". Overall I have developed good communication skills because of all the class discussions. Yes, I was very quiet during these discussions, but I love listening and putting in my input when I feel it is needed the most. I get the most from listening to what other people have to say, and then I will react. When it comes critiquing and analyzing situations, I have developed those skills also. Reading through the chapters made me realize all the different problems there are in the world today that we don't realize. It makes me open my eyes more, so I can find a problem and find a quick and reasonable way to solve it. The skills I have gotten from this course will definitely follow with me through my college career.
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning of this class, I just played and watched sports, I never really looked deep into the ethical side or any of that. Throughout this course, I learned that there are different aspects when it comes to how the sport is played. For example, all of the little things that go on that nobody really knows about, like the players reading title ix. You don't really think that professional athletes sit down and read the rules or ethics of their game, when most of them actually do. I thought that was very interesting. If i had the space and the money for another philosophy course, I would consider my options. This was my first Philosophy course ever and it opened my eyes to a whole new view on sports (not bad) , so yes I would consider taking another course like this one. Biomedical Ethics was very interesting. When you think of someone working for the white house, you don't really consider the little side jobs that have a huge impact. So listening to his interview was very helpful and helped me get a start on what biomedical ethics is all about. I don't find myself asking ethical questions very frequently, but I have once or twice ever since this course has started. I think a lot of the questions that people could ask themselves throughout their daily lives, is "why this, or why that". Overall I have developed good communication skills because of all the class discussions. Yes, I was very quiet during these discussions, but I love listening and putting in my input when I feel it is needed the most. I get the most from listening to what other people have to say, and then I will react. When it comes critiquing and analyzing situations, I have developed those skills also. Reading through the chapters made me realize all the different problems there are in the world today that we don't realize. It makes me open my eyes more, so I can find a problem and find a quick and reasonable way to solve it. The skills I have gotten from this course will definitely follow with me through my college career.
ReplyDelete1. I was surprised by all the confusion and misunderstanding people have about moral issues in the real world.
ReplyDelete2. I would take another course as long as it was about moral issues that interested me
3. I have develiped an understanding, and this class really opened my eyes about different views such as utilitarianism.
4. This class increased my critical thinking more than any other class.
1. I came into this class thinking it was all about the ethical situations like the Deflategate or Spygate incident, and honestly, I was a little disappointed the first chapter when we were talking about relativism, but a long the line, I was interested in all the different ways people think when it comes to ethical situations, not only in sports, but real world situations.
ReplyDelete2. I would take another class just because I am curious about how these ways of thinking go into more depth. I think the topic of the human mind and how it works is very interesting, and I would like to learn more about the topic.
3. I think I have a strong grip on what most of it is. I know the different ways people think, but I honestly couldn't name them off the top of my head. If I would happen to take another philosophy class, I think that's the place I would learn these in more depth.
4. I would have to say I have developed an appreciation of these things in every day life. I think that before this class, I had noticed these things and I took into account that people will think different and have different opinions than others. The ethical questions in every day is what interests me because I always know the ethical answer to something, but I may not do the right thing. Others may always do the more ethical resolution or some may never do it. This is what I think is so interesting about it.
5. I think this class has helped with critiquing within writing, but not so much with presenting. I have learned that there are two sides to something, and I have to take in mind that somebody else will think differently than me, so I have to critique that person in a way where I'm not just bashing on their opinion, rather I try to convince them I am correct in a more pleasant manor.
1. I've learned that it is neat to talk about different peoples perspectives about an issue.
ReplyDelete2. I probably would take another class like this if I didn't have to write so many papers and such. I liked all of the discussion that was done in class.
3. I feel like I have a decent grasp of these concepts but definitely wouldn't be able to pass a vocab test on the terms.
4. I have developed an appreciation for discussing these topics. It was not something I did a lot of previously but I will certainly try to do in the future.
5. I still feel like I have a ways to go in my analyses but I definitely improved.