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ORIENTATION _INTRO_READINGS
There
are a variety of readings. In
this online course you are basically reading and writing with lots of
thinking
in between.
Readings
include (a) through (f):
a.
There is a
required
textbook
for this course:
It
is an online textbook provided FREE and found at any one of three sites: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/SocialSciences/ppecorino/INTRO_TEXT/default.htm
For
those who want a textbook on paper you could use
Louis
P. Pojman.
Philosophical
Traditions: A Text with Readings.
Belmont,
CA: Wadsworth, Publishing, 1998.
Most of the chapters of this text relate to the modules in this course. Most
of the material in the textbook will also be made available to you in the
online textbook and through links to sites that have the
material. Those sites will be
linked and the link will have the message READ in front of it, e.g.,
READ
Dialogue ION
b. Selected
Dialogues of Plato
(see course schedule or topics for the list).
We will be using and mentioning a number of Plato's Dialogues.
You can obtain them in a
variety of ways.
1. These
dialogues will be provided to you in English, through a series of Internet
links to sites that contain the dialogues.
e.g.,
READ
Dialogue ION
2.
You
may elect to borrow another translation from the college library or any
public library.
3.
You
may also elect to purchase a copy for yourself.
c. The
Instructor’s Lessons, Lectures, Notes, Advice, etc...
d. The
Discussion Topics
e. Student
Submissions-Discussion Posts and Threads
f. Internet
Resources- required are marked with the word READ as in SUGGESTED readings are simply offered as links. |