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SENATE 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

From

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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Subject

PHIL 151-3 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II 

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Date ?

November 12, 1974 

PHIL 468-5 SEMINAR III 

MOTION 1: ? 

That Senate approve - and recommend approval to the 

Board - the new course proposals, as set forth in 

S.74 - 142 for 

PHIL

151-3 

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History of Philosophy II 

PHIL

468-3 ? 

Seminar III 

If 1 is approved 

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MOTION 2 

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"That 

PHIL

250 be discontinued after August 31, 1975." 

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

From

Senate Ccrnidttee on Undergraduate Studies 

Date.

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At its meeting of 29th October, the Senate Committee on 

Undergraduate Studies considered the new course proposals for 

Philosophy 151-3: History of Philosophy II and Philosophy 468-5: 

Seminar III. 

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It should be noted that, upon approval of the 

former course, Philosophy 250-3: History of Philosophy II, will 

be discontinued. 

The Committee now forwards these proposals to Senate, 

with its recommendation that they be approved. 

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SENATE CO1NITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

Calendar Information 

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Department: PHILOSOPHY 

Abbreviation Code:PHIL 

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Course Number: ? 

151

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Credit Hours: 3 

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Vector: 2-1-0 

Title of Course: 

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History of Philosophy II 

Calendar Description of Course: A survey of philosophic thought from the Renaissance to 

the twentieth century. Special, attention will be given to the works of Descartes, Leibniz, 

Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, 

Hume. 

Kant, Hegel and Mill. The views of these great thinkers 

have helped to shape the ways in which 

'

we see the world. This course is therefore 

recommended to everyone with an interest in our intellectual heritage. 

Nature of Course Lecture 

tutorial 

may

Prerequisites 

not take PHIL 

(or

151

special 

for further 

instructions): 

credit. 

None ; s 

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udentswith credit forPHIL 250 

What course (courses), if any, Is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved: PHIL 250 

2. Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? Once a year. 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 75-3 or 76-1 

• Which of your present facultyvould be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? ? 

Tietz, Todd, Zimmerman, Copp, Herbst 

Objectivesof the Course 

To acquaint students with the major historical figures in Western philosophy. 

4. Budgetary 

and

Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required In the following areas: 

Faculty 

Audio Visual 

Space 

Equipment ? 

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5. Approval 

Acting Departmenv^ghairman 

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SCUS 

73-34b:- (When 

completing this 

form, 

for instructions see Memorandum SCtJS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

Oct. 173

RATIONALE FOR RE-NUMBERING PHIL 250 TO PHIL 151 

When the Department thought to have two introductory courses in the 

history of philosophy in its revised (1972) curriculum, it thought the 

best way to call attention to the historical sequence was to place one 

in the 100-division and one in the 200-division. It now appears that this 

was an infelicitious way to achieve the desired end. It has made History 

of Philosophy I (PHIL 150) appear to be a pre-requisite to History of Philosophy 

II (PHIL 250), but 

it is 

not; and it has made the latter course appear both as 

though it were significantly more difficult than PHIL 150, and as if it 

required some 100-division work in philosophy as a prerequisite. Both these 

latter appearances are unintended. Therefore, we would like to re-number 

PHIL 205 to PHIL 151. The course title, content, description, etc., would 

remain exactly as they are currently for PHIL 250. 

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MATSON, W. 1. 

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The historical figures covered 

will include Descartes, Locke, 

Lcrkeley, Hume, Leibniz and 

Kant. If time permits, we will 

discuss German idealism in the 

19th century. The major topics 

will be Reality, Mind, Knowledge 

and God. 

It is 

recornended that students 

taking this course should have 

previously 

conleted Phil. 150. 

There will be two essay examin- 

ations, one at mid-term and one 

final. 

OCT 2 4 1974

Chairman, SCUS 

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

Calendar Information ? 

Department: ? 

PHILOSOPHY 

Abbreviation Code: PHIL Course Number: 468 

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Credit Hous: 5 

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Vector: 0-3-2 

Title of Course: 

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Seminar III 

Calendar Description of Course: The seminar will be devoted to a detailed study of 

a particular philosophic problem. It is primarily a discussion forum in which 

faculty members and students will present papers and lead discussion. 

Nature of Course 

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Seminar 

Prerequisites (or 

special 

instructions): 

Normally students registering in PHIL 468 

will be expected to have completed PHIL 467. Students may not take this course for 

further credit if the topic is one for which they have credit in PHIL 207, 231, 331, 

360

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435, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442 or 467. 

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved: ? 

NONE 

2. Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? 

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Once a year. 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 753 or 76-1 

Which 

of your present 

faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? All members of the Department. 

ObjectivesoftheCourse 

To pursue in depth a major philosophic 

issue. 

(For further rationale and an 

explanation as to how this course will fit into the current program, please 

see

the attachment.) 

4. BudgetaryandSpaceRequirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

sive 

Library 

NONE 

Audio 

Visual 

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Space 

Equipment 

5.

Approval 

Date 

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Acting Departuienhajrn 

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

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RATIONALE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF A SECOND SEMINAR IN THE 400-DIVISION, 

PHIL 468 

Rationale: At present there are two selected topics courses and two 

seminar courses in the upper division: Phil 331-3 (Selected Topics II), 

Phil 60-5 (Seminar I), Phil 435-5 (Selected Topics III) and Phil 467-5 

(Seminar II). Since the new curriculum came into effect in 72-3 the 

frequency of offering of these courses has been very nearly two per 

semester: 

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72-3 ? 

none 

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73-1 ? 

Phil 435 (Moral Psychology); Phil 467 (Free will) 

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73-2 ? 

Phil 360 (Knowledge) 

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73-3 ? 

Phil 360 (Self Deception); Phil 435 (Belief) 

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74-1 ? 

Phil 331 (Moral Psychology); Phil 467 (Quine) 

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74-2 ? 

Phil 360 (Perception); Phil 467 (Reference) 

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74-3 

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Phil 435 (Phil. and Tragedy) 

• Projected and/or scheduled: 

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75-1 ? 

Phil 331 (Phil. of Law ); Phil 360 (Moral Psychology ) Phil 467 (Freedom) 

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75-2 ? 

Phil 331 (Phil. of Social Sciences); Phil 435 (Causality) 

If the Department continues to offer these courses at the rate of two per 

semester, in any three semesters some duplication will occur and it is 

therefore 

possible that some student may not be able to enrol in a seminar 

of his choice simply because he had already received credit for a course of that 

numerical designation. For example: a student who entered his last three 

semesters in 73-3 would have faced two clashes if he wished to take courses 

on the topics of Self-Deception, Perception, Quine, and Reference. It is 

therefore proposed that another 400 division seminar be introduced. The 

seminar is to be in the 400 rather than the 300 division because most seminar 

courses should presuppose that the students have taken a substantial amount of 

philosophy. (See "course description") 

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REQUIRED TEXTS.

The Moral Rules_..__ ?

_GERT. B.

Methods of Ethics__ ?

SIDGWICK, H.

ARISTOTLE

TAYLOR. R.

A Treatise of Human Nature - - - - - -

HUME, D.

Altruism --------__

NAGEL,T.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Studies in moral psychology centering about the concepts of virtue

and vice. Topics will include egoism, altruism, moral weakness, moral

emotions and motivations, justification and rationality, studies of

individual virtues and vices.

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R.0. BRADLEY

REQUIRED TEXTS.

Free Will & Determinism.... - -

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BEROFSKY. B. (ED.)

Freedom & Determinism - - - - - - -

LEHRER, K. (ED.)

Determinism and Freedom in

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Age of Modern Science - -

HOOK. S. (ED.)

Historical Inevitability

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BERLIN

RLX0]I1MENDET) TEXTS:

Pun:shnier,t and Responsibility

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HART, H.L.A.

Fiec VVill & Determinism ?

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FRANKLIN, R.L.

COURSE DESGRIPTION.

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determinism? Does it even make

sense

to suppose

that our world might be a deterministic

it is

room,

would there be in a deteouine;tic world for such concepts

those of freedom, choice,

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ions

these; see what light

can he thrown

them by a careful exploration of thin

liter: elation-

ships between certain concepts

scrutinize such popular thorii: is

those

psychological deter-

and

historical d.turmjr:isn:.

PHILOSOPHY 360

B. SZABADOS

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DILMAN, I. & PHILLIPS, D.Z.

Sense and Delusion 

(Additional readings will be provided as the course 

goes on) 

COURSE DE$CRIPTJO:

We shall be discussing questions about the meaning 

of life. This is a theme usually associated with 

'existential thought', hut not usually treated by 

philosophers of the so-called 'analytical school'. 

The issues to be developed and discussed are: what 

it means to question the sense of one's life and 

what are the forms of deception and delusion that 

are possible in this context. It seems that these 

differ from other forms of 

self-deception

in that 

one cannot recognize them without making or sub- 

scribing to a moral judgment. The notion of a 

mistake or deception in connexion with what is im- 

portant in life appears to he very different from 

the notion of a mistake or deception in connexion 

with matters of fact. 

There will be an effort made 

(hopefully

by everyone) 

to do some philosophy and not merely to rehearse the 

arguments of other philosophers. 

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

REQUIRED

PRICE, H.H. 

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Belief 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

We shall be discussing problems which arise when 

considering the question "What is it to believe 

something?". The concept of belief is at the core 

of our lives. Yet philosophical attempts to 

analyze it coherently and adequately seem to have 

failed. There appears to have been two 'schools 

of thought' about the concept of belief: (a) one 

'school' considering belief in relation to action 

alone and (b) the other considering it merely as 

a mental occurrence. These views will be criti- 

cally considered: an attempt will be made to offer 

an adequate account for 'belief'. 

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GAUTIIIER, D.P. (ed.)

Mora]JLndRati0fl1lSelf-Inte

4oraii tv and the Emotions

KANT, 1. 

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CiRu of Prac.tcal Reason 

KANT, I. 

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Groudrk of' 

_the ? Metaphysics 

Metaphysics 

of Morals

KANT j I. 

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Mt.ahvsicsOt Morals 

COURSE DE5C.RiPJiQ11:

An examination of the terilis and as.uuqitions of rationalist and

sentimentalist theories f

morn).

psychology. !\ central dispute

between these theories is whether the analysis of nlofal moti-

vation should be deonto1ogi.ca or teleological in character.

A discussion of the status of this dispute will involve an

analysis of concepts of muri t kiw and duty, self and other-

regarding motivation, emotion and j udgemen t , human nature and

human interest.

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COURSE DESCjLTOjCDj\LT3:

An historical source of disputes on these topics will be found 

in the recommended texts by Kant and Flume. Contemporary con- 

tinuations of such discussions, are found in the Feinberg and 

Melden texts (required) 

COURSE REQUI REMfJ.41.S.

Two papers. Students will be expected to present one paper 

discussing an article from one of the required texts; a second 

written paper of more genoral compass will also be required. 

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PHILOSOPHY 467

A. HERSCHORN

SEMINAR II

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In 1 *3

QUINE, W. V. 

QUINE, W.V. 

QIJINE, W.V. 

QUINE, W.V. 

QUINE, W. V. 

From a Logical Point of View 

The Ways of Paradox 

Word and Object 

Ontological Relativity and Other Essays 

Philosophy of Logic 

DAVIDSON and I-IINTIKKA ? 

Words and Objections 

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The seminar will be studying the philosophy of W.V. Quine, 

especially Quine's views on meaning and truth. A consider- 

able background in analytic philosophy will be presupposed. 

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Students will be presenting short papers to the seminar 

throughout the course on various topics in Quine. One 

of these will be expanded into a major paper for the course. 

PHILOSOPHY 360 

SEI'IINAR'I 

SUMMER SEMESTER 1974 

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J. WHEATLEY 

REQUIRED TEXTS: 

A.J. Ayer 

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Theory of Knowledge 

J.L. Austin 

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Sense and Sensibjija 

J. Wheatley 

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Prolegomena to Philosophy 

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

This seminar is designated in the Calendar 

as being a thorough Study of a particular philos- 

ophical problem. The problem we will tackle this 

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time is 

perception.

In particular, we will discuss 

one very ancient theory of perception (that what, or 

only what, we perceive are 

sense data

or

impressions

or whatever) and the now classic attack on that 

theory at the hands of J.L. Austin. We will not 

approach this problem by asking, roughly, did Austin 

win or lose? but more by asking 

where

did Austin 

win, and where lose? And where he won, 

what

did

he win, i.e. what philosophical point, whether 

against the theory or not, did he establish in the 

area of perception theory? 

If

anyone

wants to do some background reading 

in advance, he or she could read any of the standard 

works of Berkeley, or Wärnock's book (out in 

Penguin)

on Berkeley, or Ayer's Theory of Knowledge (also 

out in Penguin). 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS: 

BE DISCUSSED, 

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SEMINAR II

SUMMER SEMESTER 19714

S. DAVIS

REQUIRED TEXTS: 

There is no required text. Readings 

will be on reserve in the library. 

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

THE COURSE WILL COVER CURRENT ISSUES 

IN THE THEORY OF REFERENCE AND THE 

THEORY OF MEANING, 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS: 

To be discussed. 

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PHILOSOPHY 435 SELECTED TOPICS III 

SPECIAL TOPIC THIS TIME ONLY:

PHILOSOPHY AND TRAGEDY 

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M. TANNER 

REQUIRED TEXTS: 

EZRA POUND 

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STRANSLATION 

SOPHOCLES'S WOt 

V

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SHAKESPEARE 

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KING LEAR 

ROBERT LOWELL' S TRANS. RACINE 'S PHAEDRE 

ARISTOTLE ? 

POETICS ? 

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R. WILLIAM ? 

MODERN TRAGEDY 

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D. KROOK ? ELEMENTS 

OF TRAGEDY 

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SUGGESTED READING: 

STE INER ? DEATH OF TRAGEDY               

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W. KAUFMAN ? PHILOSOPHY AND TRAGEDY 

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M, PEC101AM ? BEYOND THE TRAGIC VISION 

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

Traditionally, philosophy and tragedy have been 

thought of 

as two alternative or complementary ways 

of reaching the deepest truth about men. In this 

course, we shall consider: the notion of artistic 

truth; the development of tragedy from drama in14 

Greece; Elizabethan England and Louis XIV's 

France into the novel and music-drama; tragic ' 

myth versus psychology; traditional questions 

including the psychology of tragic pleasure; the 

connexion between tragedy and affirmation; the 

difference between tragedy and the merely 

pathetic; the relationship between tragedy and 

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philosophical rationalism and empiricism. 

Finally, should time permit, we shall devote some attention to such 

issues as whether there can be a christian tragedy; whether tragedy is 

dead or dying; and such concepts as that of the philosopher-artist and 

the artist-philosopher. 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Course requirements will be discussed at the first meeting. 

**Students are advised that this course is offered jointly by the 

Departments of English and Philosophy. In 

74-3

only, this course will 

be designated as Philosophy 

435-5,

and English 

419-3

and English 

469-2.

SINCE ENROLMENT WILL BE LIMITED, STUDENTS SHOULD CONSULT THE ADVISORS 

IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH OR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY. 

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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L. Thomas • 

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From ? 

C. Bridwell 

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Subject

..........Phi.1.5], Phil 

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468

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Date.... ?

October 2 

2

1974

Philosophy 1S1, as noted, is simply a course re-numbering and should require 

no additional library resources. 

Philosophy 468 offers no specific bibliography, but overlaQs with Phil 360, 

435, 440/1/2, 467. Rechecking the reading lists for those courses, we have 

all but one title, and that one is out-of-print. There should be no problems, 

then, in our backing these courses. 

Gene Bridwell 

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