Calendar, Lessons & Assignments Introduction to Philosophy |
Fall 2017 COURSE SCHEDULE /CALENDAR Fall 2017 |
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INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY |
Fall 2017 EVENTS AND DATES |
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MODULE TOPICS |
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Written Assignment |
Course Orientation |
8-25-17 | 8-28-17 |
Course Orientation |
9-1-17 |
Orientation Assignment |
8-29-17 | 9-3-17 |
Online text Chapter 1 |
9-3-17 |
Assignment #1 |
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2 The Greeks : From Religion to Philosophy, chaos to cosmos Pre-Socratics to Socrates |
9-4-17 | 9-10-17 |
Online text Chapter 2 sections 1,2,3,4,5 Pojman Chapters 1,2,3,4,5 PLATO’s ION, APOLOGY CRITO |
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Socrates: the Philosopher |
9-11-17 | 9-14-17 |
Online text Chapter 2 sections 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 Pojman, Chapter 6PLATO’S PHAEDO |
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Plato: the Process |
9-15-17 | 9-17-17 |
Online text Chapter 2 sections 13,14,15,16,17 PLATO's REPUBLIC PLATO’S SYMPOSIUM |
9-17-17 | |
3. Philosophy of Religion: The Existence of GOD Concept and proofs based on Reason |
9-18-17 | 9-24-17 |
Online text Chapter 3sections 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, Pojman, Chapter 7,8,9 |
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Proofs based on Experience Miracles | 9-25-17 | 10-1-17 | |||
The Problem of Evil |
10-2-17 | 10-8-17 |
Online text Chapter 3 sections 8,9,10,11,12 Pojman, Chapter 10,11,12 |
10-8-17 | |
10-9-17 | 10-15-17 |
Online text Chapter 4 |
10-15-17 |
Assignment#4A |
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Epistemology |
10-16-17 | 10-22-17 |
Online text Chapter 5 Pojman, Chapters 13,14,15,16, |
10-22-17 |
Assignment#4B |
Mid Course Evaluation and Changes |
10-23-17 | 10-29-17 |
Discussions only |
Discussions only |
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10-30-17 | 11-5-17 |
Online text Chapter 6 Pojman, Chapters 17,18,19,20 |
11-5-17 |
Assignment #5A |
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Freedom and Determinism |
11-6-17 | 11-12-17 |
Online text Chapter 7 |
11-12-17 |
Assignment #5B |
6 Ethics |
11-13-16 | 12-3-17 |
Online text Chapter 8 Pojman, Chapters 25,26,27,28,29,30 |
12-3-17 |
Assignment #6 |
12-4-17 | 12-10-17 |
Online text Chapter 9 Pojman, Chapters 31,32,33,34,35 |
12-10-17 |
Assignment #7 |
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Political Philosophy |
12-11-17 | 12-17-17 |
Online text Chapter 10 |
12-17-17 |
Assignment #7 |
12-18-17 | 12-20-17 |
Online text Chapter 12 |
12-20-17 |
Assignment #8 |
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12-20-17 | 12-20-17 |
Course Evaluation : Mod |
12-20-17 |
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