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You initially have 5 philosopher’s stones to use during this course. You will also have opportunities to earn even more of them based on your attendance and social annotations. You may then exchange your philosopher’s stones to unleash special philosophical powers!

Earning Philosopher’s Stones

• If less than 70% of the class fully attends a regular class meeting, then everyone who did so that day will earn 0.20 of a philosopher’s stone.
• If less than 50% of the class fully attends a regular class meeting, then everyone who did so that day will earn 0.50 of a philosopher’s stone.
• For every 300 points you earn from social annotations, you will earn 0.25 of a philosopher’s stone.

You use your philosopher’s stones by emailing me. In your email, please be specific about how you are using your stone. For instance, your email might say that you are using 1 philosopher’s stone for a 24-hour extension on the social annotations for “How Do I Assess an Argument?” Once I know all that, I will make it happen!

Using Philosopher’s Stones

One philosopher’s stone may be exchanged for…

• A 24-hour extension for any professional development activity, any social annotations activity, or any experiment in philosophy (excluding those activities that are done during a class meeting). Please note that this extension begins immediately after the original due date/time.
• The full 80 philosophy experience points for one regular in-class discussion (this includes a discussion you may have missed).

Finally, for each philosopher’s stone that you do not use by the end of the course, you will earn 20 philosophy experience points.

So use your philosopher’s stones wisely!