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According to Ludwig Wittgenstein, how do we learn the meaning of words like ‘game’?

What unique performance elements did John Cage incorporate in his piece “Water Walk”?

Immanuel Kant: What are the key concepts of Immanuel Kant’s epistemology that we studied in class? Explain how Kant’s ideas about knowledge and perception differ from those of his predecessors. Your response should be 100-150 words.  Or Franz Kafka: What do you remember about Franz Kafka’s contributions to literature, particularly in terms of surrealism, existentialism, and allegory? Provide examples from his short stories that illustrate these themes. Your response should be 100-150 words.

Aristotle is often considered an early ___________ because he emphasized observation and experience as the starting points for knowledge. He believed that we come to understand the world through our senses and then use reason to make sense of our observations.

Who is mentioned as having “woken” Kant from his “dogmatic sleep”?

What did Western leaders believe needed to be contained to protect democracy and capitalism?

Which of the following best describes the structure of the first movement in sonata form, considering the exposition, development, and recapitulation sections?

What do the trials and challenges faced by the protagonists symbolize?

What Kafkaesque theme is central to “The Cares of a Family Man”? 

What does Radamès request from the Pharaoh during the “Triumphal March”?