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Theodore Gracyk Philosophy 101

Introduction to Western Philosophy

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	Fall Semester 2009 Saturday course Syllabus 2009 Classes will meet: August 29, Sept. 12, Sept. 26, Oct 17, Oct 31, Nov. 14, Dec. 5 (Snow makeup date: Dec. 12) Course Description: An introduction to Western philosophical thinking and methods through an examination of selected figures and movements from the history of the discipline, including Socrates, Plato, Descartes, Hume, Mill, & Kant. Credits: 3 Dragon Core Area 6: The Humanities
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	What is Philosophy?
	SAMPLE STUDENT ESSAYS
	I need help with the Euthyphro!
	Aquinas: The Five Ways to Prove That God Exists
	Analysis of the Argument of each of the Five Ways
	Criticisms of the Five Ways
	Outline of Paley's Argument and Hume's Response
	Christianity and Free Will (The Catholic Encyclopedia)
	Hard and Soft Determinism (another teacher's outline)
	d'Holbach & Moore lecture on Determinism
	Three Theories of Truth Compared (Very Basic level -- another teacher's outline)
	Theories of Truth (Lots of info: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
	Truth: Coherence and Correspondence (Advanced level: Stanford Encyclopedia)
	Relativism
	Outline of absolutism and relativism

	ASSORTED LINKS (generally relevant to introductory philosophy):
	Tell me more about the Meno, and about learning as recollection
	A very basic overview of Plato's Philosophy, including the Parable of the Cave
	Tell me more about ancient Greece
	Lecture notes about Plato at the University of Washington
	A visual of the cave, with explanations
	What do you want to know about Plato and his writings?
	What is Plato's distinction between knowledge and opinion in the Meno?
	Aristotle's Four Causes
	What happens after death? A traditional Christian doctrine
	Aquinas: The Five Ways to Prove That God Exists
	Analysis of the Argument of each of the Five Ways
	Criticisms of the Five Ways
	Pascal's Wager
	A basic guide to Pascal's Wager And a more complex one
	Tell me more about the problem of evil and its solution
	Why did Galileo get into such trouble with the Church?
	A general introduction to Descartes and his philosophy
	Malebranche on Free Will
	Ryle, the mind, and category mistakes
	Aristotle's thesis that virtue is tied to dispositions and an outline of Aristotle's ethics
	What is Hume's position on morality?
	David Hume: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (edited) Loads of links to pages about David Hume Outline of Kant's Ethics (duty and the categorical imperative) John Stuart Mill: Introduction to his life and his writings Outline of Mill's Utilitarianism -- and another outline Outline of King's Letter from Birmingham Jail d'Holbach Loads of links to pages about Immanuel Kant
	Citing sources (University of California web site)
	Syllabus: Summer 2002 Syllabus: Summer 2003 Syllabus: Fall 2004 Syllabus: Fall 2005 Syllabus: Fall 2006 Syllabus Fall2008
	Last updated March 14, 2009

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