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On this page I will provide information on approved Extra Credit Opportunities for students. This is most important for students who have missed quizzes or have done poorly on quizzes, but it may be good for all.
EXTRA CREDIT #1:
16 Feb 2026
Dear Phil 1001 students,
Have you missed a quiz and would like to make it up with an Extra Credit Opportunity? Or would you just like to have a low quiz score dropped?
Here is the deal: Do this assignment typed with your computer.1) Attend the UWMilwaukee lecture mentioned below in person or virtually;2) One one side of a sheet of lined paper
indicate key points on what the speaker says regarding the current state of our own American republic in relation to Plato’s Republic;and3) On the other side of the lined paper, write your analysis and reaction in 150-200 words. Provide a word count.
Submit this to me via email by 28 February. Late submissions will NOT be accepted.
Reward: 1 additional low quiz grade will be dropped (in addition to the regular 3 dropped) in the calculation of your average quiz score fro the course.
“Plato’s Republic and Ours:” Public Lecture with Patrick Deneen
The lecture will be delivered by nationally-renowned political philosopher and public intellectual Patrick J. Deneen (University of Notre Dame), who will wrestle with the question: What does ancient Athens have to do with contemporary America? Digging deeply into Plato’s foundational text, he will extract its key ideas and bring them to bear on the current state of our own American republic. The lecture is free and open to the public. It will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 26 in the Golda Meir Conference Center at UW-Milwaukee.
Link to registration: https://www.st-irenaeus.org/programs
EXTRA CREDIT #2: (forthcoming)