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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: 614

Average GPA: 3.08 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 23.86%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.47%

James C Klagge202426.6%44.2%19.7%4.9%2.4%2.3%2.88111
Joseph C Pitt202032.6%49.4%14.1%1.7%1.3%0.9%3.09175
William M Goodwin200512.0%60.0%25.1%0.5%2.4%0.0%2.7812
Lydia K Patton202336.8%45.8%8.5%2.7%4.1%2.0%3.1065
Mark Bauer201020.8%51.0%19.1%2.9%3.5%2.7%2.8313
Stephanie M Semler201052.1%30.4%0.0%0.0%8.7%8.7%3.241
Ted Parent202017.3%62.8%15.7%0.8%0.3%3.1%2.9719
Kelly G Trogdon202050.0%41.4%4.9%1.0%2.3%0.3%3.3234
Timothy J Fuller202360.3%31.4%6.4%0.4%0.7%0.7%3.4812
Daniel Hoek202366.5%22.6%4.2%1.7%2.7%2.2%3.4521
Amiel Bernal201322.7%59.1%18.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.061
Gregory Novack202449.1%30.3%10.8%5.8%3.0%0.9%3.1410
Richard C Lamb201518.2%50.0%18.2%4.5%9.1%0.0%2.611
Eric P Lewis202439.0%36.7%15.5%2.7%5.0%1.1%2.9923
Christopher B Haufe200939.0%35.6%25.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.063
Lindsay T Key202050.8%26.6%20.0%2.6%0.0%0.0%3.262
Marcella J Kelly202246.2%19.2%30.8%0.0%0.0%3.8%3.111
Bradley A Kelley200447.8%46.5%5.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.392
Michael V Butera201070.3%18.5%4.6%1.5%4.2%0.9%3.464
Matthew Mccall201023.8%40.4%22.2%3.1%2.8%7.6%2.922
Dillon W Bak201817.8%51.4%20.9%5.5%1.1%3.3%2.813
Jason S Gardner200663.1%27.7%8.7%0.4%0.0%0.0%3.466
Daniel M Kraemer201513.5%62.2%16.7%0.0%0.0%7.6%3.012
Steven J Mischler201532.7%45.5%9.5%3.3%3.0%5.8%3.102
Caitlin G Parker201544.2%43.0%4.8%3.1%0.0%4.7%3.342
Nathan Rockwood201738.5%42.3%13.6%1.6%0.8%3.2%3.164
Scott E Thomson200422.3%43.5%30.9%3.4%0.0%0.0%2.792
Matthew M Schuler201130.8%27.9%17.1%12.6%7.3%4.4%2.604
Souza Charles R De201683.9%9.7%0.0%3.2%0.0%3.2%3.781
Claudio D'amato202168.5%25.2%4.3%1.1%0.5%0.5%3.566
Benjamin C Jantzen202368.9%15.5%7.9%0.0%4.6%3.1%3.462
Andrea Falcon200540.4%55.6%3.0%0.0%0.9%0.0%3.353
Mark D Lowe200933.5%51.1%12.0%1.1%2.3%0.0%3.108
Ryan E Artrip201233.5%30.5%23.3%7.2%5.5%0.0%2.832
Rohan Sud202447.7%38.8%10.6%1.5%0.0%1.5%3.332
Jonathan S Dixon201245.0%41.6%10.7%1.9%0.0%0.9%3.303
Matthew T Rea200812.7%76.6%9.4%0.0%1.4%0.0%2.9810
Christina R Stiso201435.4%43.7%11.6%1.4%5.1%2.7%3.024
Bryan W Hall200534.8%51.5%12.3%1.4%0.0%0.0%3.162
Mathew J Sayball200945.8%40.6%11.7%0.0%1.9%0.0%3.243
Matthew R Dougherty201221.8%52.5%16.1%5.6%2.7%1.3%2.892
Matthew D Priselac201345.0%44.0%2.8%4.2%2.7%1.4%3.252
Philip R Olson200621.6%48.6%21.6%5.4%2.7%0.0%2.771
Ivan Guajardo201176.0%19.9%1.5%0.0%2.6%0.0%3.665
Eric B Hodges201159.0%35.9%5.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.481
Kevin M Klipfel201042.5%50.0%5.0%2.5%0.0%0.0%3.291
Jean A Miller200460.7%25.6%13.0%0.8%0.0%0.0%3.393
Michael S Zarella201460.0%20.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.341
Charles B Repp200548.1%24.3%23.8%3.9%0.0%0.0%3.092
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
Audra C Jenson201725.0%25.0%25.0%12.5%12.5%0.0%2.341
Morgan E Davies201644.4%33.3%22.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.321
Karen L Wallace200630.0%30.0%20.0%0.0%20.0%0.0%2.531
Rivero Rodrigo R Garro202227.3%54.6%9.1%9.1%0.0%0.0%3.001
Andrew Garnar200773.1%23.1%3.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.582
Darren M Jackson201442.9%28.5%7.1%7.1%14.3%0.0%2.741
Kevin T Nordby201353.4%39.9%6.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.371
Daniel J Linford201456.3%31.2%6.3%0.0%0.0%6.3%3.531
Ryan G Wanttaja200850.0%31.3%12.5%6.3%0.0%0.0%3.231
Michael V Trapp201515.0%35.0%30.0%10.0%10.0%0.0%2.291

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