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Introduction to Philosophic Inquiry

Summer, 2008 Assignment Schedule

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
    05.19-24    		 *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 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 three reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board by Saturday, midnight
    Wk. 2
    05.26-31    		 *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"

    *Article "Man, as Project"

    *Readme2

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

    *RFPI Ch 10 "The Ontological Argument"

    *p.l.e."Anselm"

    		 *Register and Post at least three reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board by Saturday, midnight

     

     

     

     

     

    *Test I:  The Nature of Philosophy Due Wednesday 12 noon
    Wk. 3
    06.02-07    		 *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"

    *p.l.e. "Hick"

    		 *Test II:  The Meaning of Life Due Wednesday 12 noon

     

     

    *Register and Post at least three reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board by Saturday, midnight

     

     

     
    Wk. 4
    06.09-14    		 *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. 6 "The Objectivity of Moral Judgments"

    *p.l.e. "Moore"

    		*Test III: Philosophy of Religion  
    Due Monday 12 noon

     

     

    *Register and Post at least three reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board by Saturday, midnight
    Wk. 5
    06.16-21

     

    *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?"

    		 *Register and Post at least three reading comments or replies on mwforum Discussion Board by Friday, midnight

     

     

    *Test IV: Philosophical Ethics 
    Due Friday 12 noon
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