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r coinAY. LAMCE PAGE 3 barton Toma Wins Philosophy Contest During the winter term the philosophy Department held a contest to answer the philosophic question that is below. The winner, who won 550 was Varton Toma, a sophomore, and below is his answer. Runner up and winnter of $10 was Todd Redman, junior. The puzzle comparing the intentionality of a roll of a die with the intentionality of a murder occurring from Russian Roulette cir- cumstances is based on a play of the words “hope” and “intention”.* The puzzle can be solved and clarified in the following way. (I have underlined the key words in both versions and I have used ( ) to indicate the word changes in the revised edi tion.) If Brown in an ordinary game of dice hopes to throw a six and does so, we do not say that he, threw the six in tentionally. On the ottfer hand if Brown puts one live cartridge into a six- Andy Jones, a S.A. graduate, will display his art in Vardell this month. Andy Jones Exhibits Art In Vardell chambered revolver, spins the chamber as he aims it at Smith and pulls the trigger hoping to kill Smith, we would say if he succeeded that he had killed Smith in tentionally. If Brown in an ordinary game of dice hopes to throw a six and does so, we do not say that he threw the six in tentionally. On the other hand if Brown puts one live cartridge into a six- chambered revolver, spins the chamber as he aims it at Smith and pulls the trigger (hoping the bullet is in the correct position for firing, because Brown intends to kill smith, we could justifiably say that Brown intentionally killed Smith.) The second puzzle is clear because the words “hope” and “intend” have been used correctly. When we say the word hope we mean wish or desire. Hoping is passive in a sense because it does not in volve anything besides the mental process of wishing for something. Intent, on the other hand, is relatively ac tive. When we say the word in tentional we mean on pur pose, thought out, or plann ed. We can not do something intentionally unless we have some idea of how to do it. Therefore, when we intend to do something, we have figured out an action(s)which will have a relatively specific consequence. This involves predicting the future to a cer tain extent. This is complete ly different from the passive act of hoping. Another dimension of the word intent is the underlying assumption Var ton Toma, winner of the philosophy contest. that a person usually intends to do things only if he desires or hopes for the conse quences which he has predicted for the actions. Because of this the word hope can sometimes be misleadingly used in place of intent. This is the key of the puzzle. In the die situation, Brown is rolling a die and he “hopes to throw a six”. The word hope is correctly used in this context because rolling a six is Brown’s wish or desire. It would be technically incor rect to say that Brown in tends to roll a six because it would require some type of thought out plan of action, the only action in this case is ithe rolling of the die, which is why intent may sound cor rect. In the gun situaton of the puzzle there is both intent and hope. The author, however, has cleverly and deceptively used only “hope” to describe the situa tion. This is misleading because although Brown did hope to kill smith, he also in tended to kill him. Brown knew the consequences of pulling the trigger. Thus, the murder was intentional. The only thing Brown could have merely hoped for and not in tended is that the cartridge would be hit by the hammer. This latter since of hope is similar to the hop in the die situation. *ln this paper, intention, intentionally, intend and intent are used inter changeably because they are all derivations of the same word. By NANCY HOGG The Vardell Gallery is presenting Andy Jones dur ing March 1983. Jones is a former art student, basket- ball player, and a graduate from St. Andrews, who received his B.A. in paintng and printmaking in 1980 and ^ M.F.A. from Lousiana Tech University in the spring 1982. Jones is now living ™ Laurinburg employed as a 8faphic designer for In graham Time Co. The title of his show is, Beter State?” The title with the question that *hen Jones moved back to Orth Carolina from Lou- sjMa whether it was really a wter move. This is his se- wnd exhibit since last spring. 5 exhibit will consist of ree large multi-paneled Wintmgs, 5 constructions 5 other pieces niight be labeled draw- “f • His pieces are brightly the are life scaled. Jones’ paintings are figurative using combined imagery. The images are from his observations from actual life studies, photographs and from his memory. He considers his paintings machine works because they are combined from different observations and settings and then put together as one piece. His boxes are construc tions with objects placed in them and glass placed on top. The 5 drawings are con structed by combined media, with old book pages, oil paint and handset type. The three types of work that will be shown all have one idea in common. They are all extremely personal statements using images, that are reflected from and directed to society. Everyone should be sure to come to Andy’s opening on March 14 at 8:00 p.m. , in Vardell Gallery. We should all support one of our alumni that is exhibiting in Vardell Gallery. Sewage Causes “Stink On Campus By BILL LIDE Two weeks ago the Laurin burg Public Works Depart ment had to dump a large amount of raw sewage on the lawn between Orange dorm and the Burris Rehabilitation Center on the campus of St. Andrews Presbyterian Col- lege. The problems were created when officials discovered that there was a block in the sewer lines. The Public Works Dept, originally sur mised that the block was located on the campus, but after investigation they discovered the block was bet ween the school and Laurm- burg. Department head Ervm Taylor did not know what caused the blockage, but he said that previous problems had been caused from people putting improper materials m manholes. Taylor said, “Last time ^e had a problem (in the lines) someone had stuck some treetrunks in a manhole.” After the sewage was dumped on the lawn, the St. Andrews maintenance crew raked up most of the debris and spread lime on the grass. Although the area ^ was cleaned, there was still a large amount of debris, con sisting of tissue paper and waste. The sewage has also caused the grass to turn black and an unpleasant odor hangs in the air around the area. Along with being an eyesore in the central part of campus, the sewage h^ also created the possibilities of serious health problems if the area is not thoroughly clean ed. When asked why the sewage was spilled on to the grass, Taylor said that his department had not other choce and that the area would clear up soon. College official Jerry Sur face said that he was unaware of the problem, but that they would act upon it immediately. The students of St. An drews feel thte area needs to be cleaned up more thoroughly and that there is a large health risk by leaving the sewage on the grass. David Shultie, a student at St. Andrews, said “It seems like it was an idea that was not planned or thought out very clearly.” Fellow student Craig Crouch said, “It would cause some serious health risks for the people of this campus.” St. Andrews had had a history of sewage and drainage problems, including two such problems earlier this year, but this i» the first time that style raw sewage has been dumped on the school’s grounds.
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