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Desrtopa comments on Help Reform A Philosophy Curriculum - Less Wrong Discussion

22 Post author: JonathanLivengood 08 December 2012 10:45PM

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Comment author: Desrtopa 09 December 2012 03:46:39AM 13 points [-]

At some universities, at least, it's possible to test out of many class requirements. This is easiest to implement with math classes, but I think creating tests that gauge proficiency in logic shouldn't be that hard. Probably easier than creating a meaningful test for familiarity with the works of various philosophers.