History of Modern Philosophy Class Blog - Fall 2026

   8/27/2026 Have you ever seen the Milky Way when looking at the night sky? (Apparently 90% of people have not.)   Some significant events making up the “scientific revolution”   -       Printing press -       Mercantilism and the rise of state sovereignty -       Geographic exploration -       Protestant revolution(s) -       Developments in Mathematics     Galileo’s discoveries -       Moon -       Sunspots -       Moons of Jupiter -       Saturn -       Phases of Venus -       Milky Way is made of stars -       Stellar parallax         Galileo also conducted experiments invo...

“Modern Philosophy”   Philosophy lounge 436 Eric Sotnak   No electronic devices (Blog)   Weekly Responses 50%   3 paragraphs or more   2 essays = 40%   10% attendance   Attendance Policy 10% Attendance          Maximum of 12 absences before failing course          You get 1.5 points for each day you come to class. There are 29 class meetings (= 43.5 points). If you attend 24 class meetings, you will get 100% on your attendance grade (36 points). If you attend more than 24 class meetings (up to 29) you can earn 121% on your attendance grade. In addition, extra credit points will be earnable at the end of the semester depending on how many people complete the course evaluation.       AI Policy You may use AI in whatever ways you want in the course with the following restriction: You may never misreprese...