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Sean Whitton <spwhitton@email.arizona.edu>
Offices: Social Sciences 130, 138 and 140
- (basement level; during office hours, please look for me in all three rooms)
Spring 2019 office hours: Thursdays, 2:45pm–4:45pm
- If you have a class that completely overlaps these times, and you wish to meet, send me your full class schedule and something can be arranged.

Downloads

None yet. See D2L for the course syllabus.

Policy

Section synopsis

The purposes of the discussion section are to

clarify any parts of the course material which you aren’t sure you understood; and
engage philosophically with the course material by talking about it as a group.

Although I have studied the authors we’ll be reading before, I’m hoping that by discussing them with you I’ll learn something new. So please feel free to speak up regarding (1) and (2). There are no stupid questions!

E-mail

I aim to respond to all e-mails within two working days. Please do not expect a response sooner than one working day, and do not expect to receive a reply on Saturday or Sunday. Please do not e-mail Prof. Smit just because you haven’t heard back from me, unless it’s highly urgent.

Technology

No smart phones, dumb phones, laptops or tablets may be used during discussion sections. There are no exceptions without my explicit permission.

There is scientific evidence that you will remember more by taking notes on paper.

The end of class

Don’t start to pack away your things until I have finished speaking. It’s disrespectful of me and other students who are trying to listen.

Accessibility and Accommodations

If you anticipate or experience physical or academic barriers based on disability, please let me know so that we can discuss options. If you have reasonable accommodations, please plan to meet with me by appointment or during office hours to discuss accommodations and how my course requirements and activities may impact your ability to fully participate.