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 Introduction to Philosophy Syllabus |
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| Module 1: Introduction to Philosophy |
 How to Do Philosophy |
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Introduction to Philosophy |
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Plato - On Defending Philosophy |
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Bertrand Russell – On the Value of Philosophy |
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Final Questions and Activities on the Introduction to Philosophy |
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| Module 2: Epistemology; How We Learn |
Introduction to Epistemology |
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Rene Descartes – On Doubt and Certainty |
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John Locke – On the Foundation of Knowledge |
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George Berkeley – On Materialism and Idealism |
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Immanuel Kant – On the Sources of Knowledge |
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William James - On Pragmatism and The Will to Believe |
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Final Questions and Activites |
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| Module 3: Metaphysics; World Order of Things |
Introduction to Metaphysics |
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Plato – On the Allegory of the Cave |
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Plato – On Forms |
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Aristotle – On Categories |
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Aristotle - On Language and the Way Truth Works |
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Gottfried Wilhelm Liebniz – On Substances |
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David Hume – On Liberty and Necessity |
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Final Questions and Activities for Metaphysics |
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| Midterm project |
Midterm instructions |
Midterm Project
Introduction to Philosophy
Purpose: To do a reflective commentary on the philosophical writings from the first half of the term
Linked to course outcomes:
- Understand the different contexts and criteria for knowledge;
- Have developed an understanding of the relation of philosophy to other disciplines and areas of inquiry.
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| Module 4: Philosophy of Religion |
Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion |
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St. Anselm – On the Ontological Proof of God's Existence |
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St. Thomas Aquinas – On the Five Ways to Prove God's Existence |
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David Hume– On the Irrationality of Believing in Miracles |
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William James – On the Will to Believe |
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William Paley – On The Teleological Argument |
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Black Elk- Black Elk Speaks |
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Final Questions and Activities |
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Recorded lecture on Philosophies of Religion |
In this lecture, students will learn some of the basics of religious philosophy, be introduced to some of the writers covered, and mention some of the primary examples used by the philosophers. |
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| Module 5: Philosophy of Science and Technology |
Introduction to Philosophy of Science and Technology |
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Donna Haraway- A Cyborg Manifesto |
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Steven Shapin and Simon Schaffer -Leviathan and the Air Pump |
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Thomas Kuhn- The Priority of Paradigms |
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Philosophy of Science and technology |
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Final Questions and Activities on the Philosophy of Science and Technology |
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| Module 6: Ethics and Morality |
Introduction to Ethics and Morality |
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Aristotle - On Virtue |
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David Hume – On the Foundations of Morals |
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Immanuel Kant – On Moral Principles |
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Jeremy Bentham - On the Principle of Utility |
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John Stuart Mill – On Utilitarianism |
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Final Questions and Activities on Ethics and Morality |
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Video lecture on ethics and morality |
This video sets up the important points raised in these five readings. Material from the lecture may be on the unit quiz, too. |
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| Module 7: Socio-Political Philosophy |
Introduction to Socio-political Philosophy |
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Bertrand Russell – On Anti-Suffragist Arguments |
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Karl Marx & Frederick Engels – On Communism |
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Mary Wollstonecraft – On the Rights of Women |
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau - On Inequality |
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John Locke – On Property and the Formation of Societies |
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Thomas Hobbes – On The Social Contract |
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John Stuart Mill – On The Equality of Women |
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Final Questions and Activities in Socio-political Philosophy |
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| Module 8: Art and Aesthetics |
Introduction to Art and Aesthetics |
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David Hume – On Opinion and Taste |
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Immanuel Kant – On the Aesthetic Taste |
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Plato – On the Value of Art and Imitation |
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Edmund Burke – On the Sublime |
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Final questions and activities |
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Video lecture: Art and Aesthetics |
This lecture is on Hume, Burke, and Kant. |
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| Final Exam/Final Project Module |
Final Exam Instructions |
Remember to structure your essay logically, provide clear explanations, and support your arguments with evidence and reasoning from reputable philosophical sources. Properly cite any references used in your essay.
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