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INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

Spring 2005          EVENTS   AND DATES              

         MODULE  TOPICS

Start

End

Reading

Discussions End Assignment  Due

Written Assignment

Course Orientation

1-24-05

1-30-05

All   COURSE INFORMATION DOCUMENTS

1-30-05

 Orientation Assignment

1 Introduction to the Course 

1-31-04

2-06-05

Online text Chapter 1

2-06-05

Assignment #1

2 The Greeks : From Religion to Philosophy, chaos to cosmos     Pre-Socratics to Socrates

 2-07-05 2-13-05

Online text Chapter 2 sections 1,2,3,4,5 Pojman Chapters 1,2,3,4,5 PLATO’s ION, APOLOGY CRITO

  

 

Socrates: the Philosopher

 2-14-05 2-20-05

Online text Chapter 2 sections 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 Pojman, Chapter 6

PLATO’S PHAEDO

  

 

Plato: the Process

 2-21-05 2-27-05

Online text Chapter 2 sections 13,14,15,16,17 PLATO's     REPUBLIC PLATO’S SYMPOSIUM

 2-27-05

Assignment#2

3. Philosophy of Religion: The Existence of GOD

 2-28-05 3-06-05

Online text Chapter 3sections 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, Pojman, Chapter 7,8,9

  

 

Miracles // The Problem of Evil

 3-07-05 3-13-05

Online text Chapter 3 sections 8,9,10,11,12 Pojman, Chapter 10,11,12

 3-13-05

Assignment#3
Mid Course Evaluation and Changes 3-14-05 3-20-05 Discussions only 3-20-05 Discussions only

4  Metaphysics

 3-21-05 3-27-05

Online text Chapter 4

 3-27-05

Assignment#4A

    Epistemology

 3-28-05 4-03-05

Online text Chapter 5 Pojman, Chapters 13,14,15,16,

 4-03-05

Assignment#4B

5  Mind-Body Problem

4-04-05

4-10-05

Online text Chapter 6 Pojman, Chapters 17,18,19,20

4-10-05

Assignment #5A

Freedom and Determinism

4-11-05

4-17-05

Online text Chapter 7

4-17-05

Assignment #5B

6   Ethics

4-18-05

5-01-05

Online text Chapter 8 Pojman, Chapters 25,26,27,28,29,30

5-01-05

Assignment #6

7  Social/Political Philosophy

5-02-05

5-08-05

Online text Chapter 9 Pojman, Chapters 31,32,33,34,35

5-08-05

 

Political Philosophy

5-9-05

5-15-05

Online text Chapter 10

5-15-05

Assignment  #7

8  What is Philosophy?

5-16-05

5-18-05

Online text Chapter 12

5-18-05

Assignment #8

Culminating Activity

5-18-05

5-18-05

Course Evaluation

5-18-05

  Assignment BONUS
READING and Lesson are in the online text listed by chapter (ch) and section (s) provided to you FREE.  You are to read and do research by means of a computer in the Library,  or any facility with computers with internet access on the reading days including your home or workplace!

Discussions are in the assigned classroom on the dates indicated on topics in the chapter and listed by link.

Written Assignments may be submitted by email, FAX, or on paper.

REQUIRED TEXTS:   NONE !  the  text is on a website and the url is:

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Online Textbook

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