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Introduction to Philosophic Inquiry

Spring, 2008 Assignment Schedule--Version 1.0

Abstract: Class Assignment Schedule. 

As the semester progresses, for the most recent version of our class schedule, check this page. If an update is available, the version number will be a higher number than Version 1.0. In the week column the dates are in the form of MM.DD-DD, where the month is separated from the days of the week by a period. 

"p.l.e" stands for lecture notes on "philosophy.lander.edu"--i.e., the Website with the bright red p.l.e. icon in the corner.

"RFPI" stands for "Readings for Philosophical Inquiry"--the online textbook for this course

"IES" stands for "Introduction to Ethical Studies"--an online supplementary textbook for this course.

    Week Week's Reading Week's Projects
    Wk. 1

    01.07-11

    		 *RFPI Part I. "Personal Uses of Philosophy"

    *RFPI Ch. 2 "The Nature of Learning"
    *Read PDF Syllabus, esp., instruction for registration for mwforum Discussion Board. 

    *Register and Login to the mwforum Discussion Board as explained in the Syllabus.

    *Fill out personal information on the mwforum Discussion Board Profile Page.

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board
    Wk. 2
    01.14-17

    *RFPI Ch. 3 "The Nature of Philosophical Inquiry"

    *p.l.e " The Nature of Philosophy"
    *p.l.e. "Divisions of Philosophy"

    *p.l.e. "Characteristics of a Philosophical Problem"

    *p.l.e. "Principle of Charity"

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board
    Wk. 3
    01.22-25
    *RFPI Ch. 4 "Just Do What's Right"

    *RFPI Ch. 5 "Seek Truth Rather Than Escape Death"
    		 *p.l.e. "Plato, The Apology Part I "

    *p.l.e. "Plato, The Apology Part II "

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board
    Wk. 4
    01.28-01    		 *RFPI Ch. 6 "Enlargement of Self"

    *RFPI Ch. 7 "Only Faith Can Give Truth"     		*p.l.e. "Russell"

    *p.l.e. "Tolstoy"

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board
    Wk. 5
    02.04-08    		 *RFPI Part II "Philosophy of Religion" (Introduction)

    *RFPI Ch 10 "The Ontological Argument"

    		 *p.l.e."Anselm"

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board

    *Test I: Philosophy of Life Due Friday 12 noon
    Wk. 6
    02.11-1156

    [Monday
    Last
    Withdraw
    Date]

    *RFPI Ch 11 "An Answer to Anselm"
    		 *p.l.e. "Aquinas"

    *p.l.e. "Aristotelian Background"

    *p.l.e. "Argument From Motion"

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board
    Wk. 7
    02.18-22
    *RFPI Ch 13 "From the Nature of the Universe"
    *p.l.e. "Argument From Cause"

    *p.l.e. "Argument From Necessity"

    *p.l.e. "Argument From Gradation"

    *p.l.e. "Argument From Design"

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board
    Wk. 8
    02.25-29

    [Wed.
    Semester
    Midpoint]
    *RFPI Ch. 14 "The Teleological Argument"

    *RFPI Ch.15 "The Wager"

    		 *p.l.e. "Paley"

    *p.l.e. "Pascal"

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board
    [03.03-07
    Spring
    Break]


    Wk. 9
    03.10-14

    		 *RFPI Ch. 17 "The Problem of Evil"
    *p.l.e. "Dostoevsky"

    *p.l.e. "Hick"

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board

    *Test II: Philosophy of Religion  
    Due Friday 12 noon
    Wk. 10
    03.17-21    		 *RFPI Part III "Philosophical Ethics"

    *RFPI Ch.18 "Free Will and Determinism"

    *RFPI Ch. 21 "The Ring of Gyges"

    		 *p.l.e. "Plato"

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board
    Wk. 11
    03.24-28    		 *IES Ch. 6 "The Objectivity of Moral Judgments"
    *p.l.e. "Moore"

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board
    Wk. 12
    03.31-04

    *p.l.e. "Refutation of Psychological Egoism"
    *p.l.e. "Ethical Relativism"

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board
    Wk. 13
    04.07-11    		 *IES Ch. 5 "Ethics are Relative"
    *p.l.e  "Westermarck"

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board
    Wk. 14
    04.14-18    		 *RFPI Chapter 24 "Slave and Master Morality"

    *RFPI Ch. 25 "Man Makes Himself"    		 *p.l.e. "Nietzsche"

    *p.l.e. "Sartre"

    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board
    Wk. 15

    04.21-25

    		 *RFPI Chapter 33 "What Makes a Life Significant?"
    *Post at least two reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board

    *Test III: Philosophical Ethics 
    Due Friday 12 noon
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