Wednesday - Jan. 18 
Introduction
Maps and Areas of Philosophy

Monday- Jan. 23
Textbook Reading Assignment:
Chapter 1 - What is Philosophy?
1.1   Why Study Philosophy
1.2   Defining Philosophy
1.3   Thinking Philosophically: Becoming a Critical Thinker
1.4   Understanding Arguments

Online Reading Assignment:
Why Logic First (pdf)
The online logic test which the above document refers to can is no longer available online, sorry!


Wednesday - Jan. 25
Logic and reasoning (continued)

*Optional Exercises (for students who wish more practice with determining whether arguments are valid or invalid)

Answers here

SMART BOARD NOTES FROM TODAY'S CLASS (pdf)

Monday- Jan. 30
QUIZ 1: Will cover readings in Chapter 1 given for Monday Jan. 23 (above)
Textbook Reading Assignment:
How Can We Know The Nature of Reality?
5.1     What is the Nature of Reality?
5.2      Reality of the Eternal Realm of the Forms

Optional Reading Assignment:

Plato: Excerpts from the Republic (pdf) (compliments textbook reading, the quiz material will be taken from the textbook reading.

INTRODUCTION TO READING PLATO (pdf) (ignore page numbers and references to a text book, the book referenced is not ours)

Today's smart board notes  (pdf)

Wednesday - Feb. 1
Plato (continued)

Monday- Feb. 6
Plato (continued)
Smart Board Notes for today

Wednesday - Feb. 8
Metaphysics-Epistemology
Textbook Reading Assignment:
5.4 Can Reality be Known? Rene Descartes

Internet Reading Assignment:
Rene Descartes Meditation I
Rene Descartes Meditation 2

Links on audio and visual illusions in class:
Sine wave speech:
http://www.lifesci.sussex.ac.uk/home/Chris_Darwin/SWS/

Fade in illusions:
http://nivea.psycho.univ-paris5.fr/Slow%20changes%20bis/intro.html


Monday- Feb. 13
QUIZ 2
The material will cover Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.4
Rene Descartes Meditation 2

Wednesday - Feb. 15
Descartes Meditation 3

Monday- Feb. 20
In-Class video which explores differing modern views
on Near Death Experiences

Wednesday - Feb. 22
Are you Free? Freedom and Determinism
Textbook: 4.1, 4.2

Monday- Feb. 27
Are you Free? Freedom and Determinism
Textbook: 4.3, 4.4

Wednesday - Feb. 29
QUIZ 3
The material will cover Sections 4.1- 4.4

Monday- March 5

Wednesday - March 7

Monday- March 12 - Spring  Break

Wednesday - March 14 - Spring  Break

Monday- March 19

Wednesday - March 21

Monday- March 26

Wednesday - March 26

Monday- April 2

Wednesday - April 4

Monday- April 9

Wednesday - April 11 

Monday- April 16

Wednesday - April 18

Monday- April 23

Wednesday - April 25

Monday- April 30

Wednesday - May 2

Monday- May 7

Wednesday - May 9

Monday- May 14 (last day of class)