I'm in shock.
I just checked my grades from last semester.
My prof in History of Modern Philosophy gave me an A-.
This wouldn't be surprising, except that I'd spent the summer afraid to check my grades, because I thought I'd failed. My average for work during the semester was about an 80, and my final paper, when you get down to it, was an attempt to prove that Descartes had some good ideas, but they don't work in a culture other than his. My prof has spent his entire professional life studying Descartes, and refused to listen to any arguments about his work during class.
In order for me to have gotten an A-, he has to have given me above a 95 on my final paper.
Ok... I feel a little better about last semester now.
My prof in History of Modern Philosophy gave me an A-.
This wouldn't be surprising, except that I'd spent the summer afraid to check my grades, because I thought I'd failed. My average for work during the semester was about an 80, and my final paper, when you get down to it, was an attempt to prove that Descartes had some good ideas, but they don't work in a culture other than his. My prof has spent his entire professional life studying Descartes, and refused to listen to any arguments about his work during class.
In order for me to have gotten an A-, he has to have given me above a 95 on my final paper.
Ok... I feel a little better about last semester now.