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        Calendar, Lessons & Assignments      Introduction to Philosophy  

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PHIL101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY  SPRING 2017  EVENTS AND DATES             

Spring 2017   PHIL 101 B1  F1   MONDAY COURSE SCHEDULE /CALENDAR

        MODULE  TOPICS

Start

Reading

Discussions End Assignment > Due  \/

Written Assignment

Course Orientation

  

Course Orientation

  

 Orientation Assignment

1 Introduction to the Course 

 1-30-17

Online text Chapter 1

    

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

 2-6-17

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

  

 
NO CLASS 2-13-17 NO CLASS    

Socrates: the Philosopher

 2-15-17 Wed as a Monday

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

PLATO’S PHAEDO

  

 
NO CLASS 2-20-17 NO CLASS    

Plato: the Process

 2-27-17

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

 3-5-17

Assignment#1

3. Philosophy of Religion: The Existence of GOD Concept and proofs based on Reason

 3-6-17

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

 3-19-17

Assignment#2

3. Philosophy of Religion: The Existence of GOD Concept and proofs based on Reason and Experience

 3-13-17

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

 3-19-17

Assignment#2

The Problem of Evil

 3-20-17

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

 3-26-17

Assignment#3

4  Metaphysics

 3-27-17

Online text Chapter 4

  

 

    Epistemology

 4-3-17

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

 4-19-17

Assignment#4
NO CLASS 4-10-17 NO CLASS    

5  Mind-Body Problem

 4-20-17

Thursday as Monday

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

 4-23-17

Assignment#5

Freedom and Determinism

 4-24-17

Online text Chapter 7

 4-30-17

Assignment#6

6   Ethics

 5-1-17

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

  

Assignment#7

 Ethics

 5-8-17

 

 5-14-17

Assignment#7

7  Social/Political Philosophy Political Philosophy

 5-15-17

Online text Chapter 9 Pojman, Chapters 31,32,33,34,35Online text Chapter 10

 5-21-17 Assignment#8

8  What is Philosophy?

 5-22-17

Online text Chapter 12

 5-21-17

Assignment#9

Culminating Activity

 5-22-17

Course Evaluation : Mod

 5-21-17

  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!

Written Assignments may be submitted by email.

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

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Online Textbook

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