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Virginia Tech

PHIL-1204: Knowledge and Reality

Description: Examines historical and contemporary approaches to such issues as: the nature of reality and the self, the relationship between mind and body, the existence of God, the nature of knowledge and illusion. Application to ethical questions about the fear of death, and the meaning of life.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 141

Average GPA: 3.27 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 30.44%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.13%

James C Klagge202436.6%37.4%13.6%5.3%3.2%3.9%3.0135
Gregory Novack202444.9%37.2%11.6%2.0%2.8%1.5%3.166
Daniel Hoek202466.2%25.0%3.3%1.4%2.3%1.7%3.4727
Kelly G Trogdon202053.7%33.8%5.2%1.7%5.3%0.3%3.2610
Timothy J Fuller202460.8%30.7%5.9%0.4%0.6%1.5%3.5013
Joseph C Pitt202046.1%37.0%10.3%1.2%3.3%2.1%3.2214
Lindsay T Key202050.8%26.6%20.0%2.6%0.0%0.0%3.262
Lydia K Patton202464.8%30.2%4.0%0.4%0.0%0.6%3.578
Eric P Lewis202444.7%33.6%11.2%2.9%5.3%2.2%3.069
Ted Parent202017.6%65.4%16.3%0.0%0.0%0.6%2.995
Marcella J Kelly202246.2%19.2%30.8%0.0%0.0%3.8%3.111
Claudio D'amato202168.9%26.8%3.2%0.0%0.0%1.1%3.653
Benjamin C Jantzen202474.0%14.7%5.3%0.0%3.9%2.1%3.563
Rohan Sud202447.7%38.8%10.6%1.5%0.0%1.5%3.332
Dane Stocks202185.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%14.3%3.901
Soheil Adine202357.2%42.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.571
Rivero Rodrigo R Garro202227.3%54.6%9.1%9.1%0.0%0.0%3.001

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Summer II 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Winter 2022Summer I 2023Winter 2023Fall 2024Term050% W