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BQE Text FA24
November 16, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The text portion of the Basic Qualifying Exam (BQE) will be held on Saturday November 16th 2024 from 1:00pm–4:00pm. The location is tbd.
The two texts for this spring semester are:
Text 1: N. Malcolm (1956), ‘Dreaming and skepticism’. Philosophical Review, 65: 14–37.
Text 2: H.D. Aiken (1950), ‘A pluralistic analysis of aesthetic value’. Philosophical Review, 59: 493–513.
Students are responsible for retrieving the texts. (For certain pedagogical reasons, the Graduate Committee deliberately does not post them anywhere. Both articles are easily available via the CSULB library, BeachReach, and so forth. Use the skills learned in the proseminar.)
Meantime, if you have general questions about the BQE, please consult the graduate handbook. Also, Prof. Rosenkrantz will be organizing a BQE orientation meeting soon; he will explain the nature of the exam, how to prepare, answer questions, et cetera. If you have questions, please consult the BQE orientation handout. If further assistance is needed, please speak with him directly.
Please get settled before the exam, and arrive early as needed.