Calendar, Lessons & Assignments      Introduction to Philosophy  

Spring 2018    PHIL 101 B1  CRN 30549     MONDAYS  S-430

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INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

Spring 2018       EVENTS   AND DATES              

         MODULE  TOPICS

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Reading

Discussions End Assignment > Due  \/

Written Assignment

Course Orientation

  

Course Orientation

  

 Orientation Assignment

1 Introduction to the Course 

 1-29-18

Online text Chapter 1

    

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

 2-5-18

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

  

 

Socrates: the Philosopher

 Tuesday

2-20-18

Online text Chapter 2 sections 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 PLATO’S PHAEDO

  

 

Plato: the Process

 2-26-18

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

 3-11-18

Assignment#1
Plato: the Process 3-5-18

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

 3-11-18

Assignment#1

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

 3-12-18 Online text Chapter 3 3sections 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 3-25-18 Assignment#2
Proofs based on Experience  Miracles 3-19-18

 

 3-25-18

Assignment#2
The Problem of Evil 3-26-18 Online text Chapter 3 sections 8,9,10,11,12 4-8-18

Assignment#3
NO CLASS 4-2-18 NO CLASS   NO CLASS

    Epistemology

 4-9-18

Online text Chapter 5

4-15-18

Assignment#4

5  Mind-Body Problem

 4-16-18

Online text Chapter 6

4-22-18

Assignment#5

Freedom and Determinism

 4-23-18

Online text Chapter 7

 4-29-18

Assignment#6

6   Ethics

 4-30-18

Online text Chapter 8

5-13-18

Assignment#7

 Ethics

 5-7-18

 

 5-13-18

Assignment#7

7  Social/Political Philosophy Political Philosophy

 5-14-18

Online text Chapter 9 Online text Chapter 10

 5-20-18 Assignment#8

8  What is Philosophy?

 5-21-18

Online text Chapter 12

 5-20-18

Assignment#9

Culminating Activity

 5-21-18

Course Evaluation : Mod

 5-20-18

  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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You will be reading Dialogues by Plato: ION, APOLOGY, CRITO, PHAEDO, REPUBLIC, SYMPOSIUM

Great Dialogues of Plato
by Plato, W. H. D. Rouse (Translator)

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Philosophical Traditions:   A Text with Readings  by Louis P. Pojman

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