<p>If there was one, what are your opinions on the criteria of the exam?</p>
<p>In my opinion, there should be two subjects: western and eastern and it should be the hardest ap exam to take. It would be hard to implement since there are so many approaches to it.</p>
<p>What kind of material should there be? Should it vocabulary-based, or have a dbq? Or should have a strange test format?</p>
<p>I think it would be just a nightmare to grade.</p>
<p>it would be an interesting exam, i'd take it for sure</p>
<p>hmm it should have a strange format</p>
<p>The only problem with AP Philosophy is that Collegeboard tries to make exams that cover the standard introductory college course, and there is no real standard when it comes to the Philosophy 101 courses. It would most likely be like the AP English exams, where there are no required readings, only suggested books or authors. Obviously, the free response question will pose a few of the more famous philosophical questions, and ask you to justify them using your knowledge of the arts, sciences, and famous philosophers. The multiple choice section is going to be significantly more difficult to create. It would probably cover some of the history behind philosophy, like some famous philosophers (Plato, Aristotle, etc.,) and then just have a bunch of readings with multiple choice questions that follow. It would be a good exam to take, that's for sure.</p>
<p>Taken from Publications:</a> Philosophy: A Brief Guide for Undergraduates :</p>
<p>Introductory Courses. One might begin in philosophy either with a general introduction or with an introduction to a subfield, such as ethics, logic, philosophy of religion, or philosophy of art. For students whose main aim is to get to know the field rather than, say, advance their thinking on ethical matters, a general introduction is often the best starting point. These introductions are most often built around important philosophical problems. A typical one-semester introduction might cover readings in several major areas, such as the theory of knowledge, with emphasis on the nature and sources of knowledge; the mind-body problem, with a focus on the nature of our mental life in relation to the brain; the nature of moral obligation, with stress on alternative ways of determining what one ought to do; and the philosophy of religion, with emphasis on how belief in God might be understood and justified. General introductions to philosophy may also be built around major texts, especially writings by great philosophers. A one-semester course might cover parts of, say, Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, and Mill. Through their writings, all the problems just mentioned and many others might be discussed.</p>