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Introduction to Philosophic Inquiry

Summer, 2011 Assignment Schedule

--Version 1.1--

As the semester progresses, for the most recent version of our class schedule, refresh your browser, and check this page. If an update is available, the version number will be a higher number than Version 1.0. In the week column below, 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
    05.16-20    		 *Readme1

    *RFPI Part I. "Personal Uses of Philosophy"

    *RFPI Ch. 2 "The Nature of Learning"

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

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

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

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

    *RFPI Ch. 4 "Just Do What's Right"

    		 *Read Syllabus, esp., instruction for registration for Philosophy Forum.

    *Register and Login to the Philosophy Forum as explained in the Syllabus.

    *Fill out personal information on the Philosophy Forum Profile Page.

    *Post a minimum of two critical reading comments or replies on the  Philosophy Forum by Saturday, midnight

    *Recommended: "Notes on How to Study "
    Wk. 2
    05.23-27    		 *RFPI Ch. 5 "Seek Truth Rather Than Escape Death"

    *p.l.e. "Plato"

    *RFPI Ch. 6 "Enlargement of Self"

    *p.l.e. "Russell"

    *RFPI Ch. 7 "Only Faith Can Give Truth"

    *p.l.e. "Tolstoy"

    *RFPI Ch. 7 "Le Mythe de Sisyphe"

    *p.l.e. "Camus"

    *Readme2

    *RFPI Part II "Philosophy of Religion" (Introduction)

    *RFPI Ch 10 "The Ontological Argument"

    *p.l.e."Anselm"

    		 *Post a minimum of  two critical reading comments or replies on the Philosophy Forum by Saturday, midnight

     

     

     

     

     

    *Test I:  The Meaning of Life Due Saturday midnight,  05.28
    Wk. 3
    05.30- 06.03    		 *RFPI Ch 11 "An Answer to Anselm"

    *RFPI Ch 13 "From the Nature of the Universe"

    *p.l.e. "Aristotelian Background"
    *p.l.e. "Argument From Motion"
    *p.l.e. "Argument From Cause"
    *p.l.e. "Argument From Necessity"
    *p.l.e. "Argument From Gradation"
    *p.l.e. "Argument From Design"

    *RFPI Ch. 14 "The Teleological Argument"

    *p.l.e. "Paley"

    *RFPI Ch.15 "The Wager"

    *p.l.e. "Pascal"

    *RFPI Ch. 17 "The Problem of Evil"

    *p.l.e. "Dostoevsky"

     

     

    *Post a minimum of two critical reading comments or replies on the Philosophy Forum by Saturday, midnight

     

     

     
    Wk. 4
    06.06-10    		 *Readme3

    *RFPI Part III "Philosophical Ethics"

    *RFPI Ch.18 "Free Will and Determinism"

    *RFPI Ch. 21 "The Ring of Gyges"

    *p.l.e. "Plato"

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

    *IES Ch. 24 Mandeville, “The Fable of the Bees”

    *p.l.e. Mandeville, “Human Beings are Always Selfish”


    		 *Test II: Philosophy of Religion  
    Due Monday 06.06, 12 noon
    Due Wednesday 06.08 12 midnight

     

     

    *Post a minimum of two critical reading comments or replies on the Philosophy Forum by Saturday, midnight
    Wk. 5
    06.13-17

     

    *RFPI Chapter 24 "Slave and Master Morality"

    p.l.e. "Nietzsche"

    *RFPI Ch. 25 "Man Makes Himself"

    *p.l.e. "Sartre"

    *RFPI Chapter 33 "What Makes a Life Significant?"

    		 *Post a minimum of two critical reading comments or replies on the Philosophy Forum by Saturday, midnight

     

     

    *Test III: Philosophical Ethics 
    Due Monday 06.20, 12 noon

 

Further Reading: Philosophy Dictionaries on the Web

  • Especially recommended for our introductory class are Runes, Dictionary of Philosophy and Kemerling, Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names, both described below.

  • Dictionary of Philosophy Dagobert D. Runes edited the essential terms from ancient, medieval, and modern philosophy in this 1942 dictionary. Andrew Chrucky provides the conversion to hypertext in this highly recommended resource.
  • Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind Key terms from the philosophy of mind are briefly defined and related to contemporary thought. The resource is edited by Chris Eliasmith.
  • Free Online Dictionary of Philosophy FOLDOP is edited by Luciano Floridi and Gian Paolo Terravecchia. This dictionary contains about 2500 entries, many contributed by qualified volunteers
  • The Ism Book Brief definitions of some philosophical terms ending in "ism" includes theories, doctrines and disciplines and is maintained by Peter Saint-Andre.
  • Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names A concise but extensive list of philosophical terms and philosophers with links to more extensive information available on the Web is maintained by Garth Kemerling. This source of terms is highly recommended for introductory students.
  • Wikipedia An online free encyclopedia for all subjects, but especially recommended here for an accessible introduction and survey of philosophical terms, topics, and philosophers.
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