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FALL 2024 Introduction to Philosophy FALL 2024 PHIL101 HA CRN 14224 |
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INTRODUCTION to PHILOSOPHY BASIC COURSE INFORMATION / SYLLABUS /OUTLINE FALL 2024 |
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GRADES are Here : GRADES ANNOUNCEMENT 12-20-24 The Course is Over!!! Thank you to all who persevered. Happy and Healthy New year to you and your Families !!!! FINAL GRADES are Posted GRADES I hope that you all have increased your intellectual capital (knowledge) and skills (critical dialectical thinking) to be better informed and aware of alternative views and judgments. You should be much more aware of ethical principles and making moral judgments. You should understand that people differ in making moral judgments. People operate with different sense of what is morally GOOD. This is due to the principles with which they operate which in turn are largely based on the values they hold and the order in which they are held. This in turn is largely due to their experiences in life. What humans who are psychologically normal with normal brain functioning have in common that permits social life and for the survival and prospering of the species is a sense of empathy and sympathy for others both now and in the future. This is the foundation for moral judgment and the moral life. Hopefully you have learned much about how that comes about and how you might evidence it in your lives. Try to be as good a person as you can be. RATE ME AT: https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/53939 Announcement 12-19-24 Module 13 CONCLUSION CULMINATING ACTIVITIES Announcement 12-17-24 Module 12 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Announcement 12-12-24 Module 11 SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY Announcement 12-3-24 Module 10 ETHICS Announcement 11-27-24 Module 9 FREE WILL vs DETERMINISM Announcement 11-14-24 Module 8 MIND BODY PROBLEM? Announcement 10-29-24 Module 7 TRUTH Announcement 10-22-24 Module 6 EPISTEMOLOGY Announcement 10-15-24 Module 5 METAPHYSICS Announcement 10-1-24 Module 4 THE PROBLEM OF EVIL Announcement 9-17-24 Module 3 Existence of a Deity Existence of a Deity ConceptAnnouncement 9-10-24 Module 2 FALLACIES Announcement 9-1-24 Welcome Introduction to the Course This course is 31 days of work and thinking, thinking , thinking. Are you ready! Fun, work, opportunities, work, rewards, work. 27 to 36 hours of work per week!!!! Explore new perspectives! Expect challenges to your cherished beliefs! A Survivor Course! Attendance: More than 3 days of absences will result in a lower final grade. More than one weeks of absences will result in a final grade of “F”. There will be 12 written assignments. TOTAL 72 points Assignments<<< Click Here Last four digits of NCC # used for your grades Find your grades for this semester here>> GRADES<<< Click Here Find your grades for this semester here Final grade is determined as follows:
Find your grades for this semester here>> GRADES<< Click Here Textbook: There is ONLY ONE required and it is FREE. REQUIRED TEXTS: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY <<< Click Here It is an Online Textbook NONE to buy! the REQUIRED TEXTBOOK is FREE and on two websites located here: Primary site: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/SocialSciences/ppecorino/INTRO_TEXT/default.htm Secondary Site: http://www.ppecorino.com/BOOKS/INTRO_TEXT/default.htm Course Prerequisites Students must satisfy ENGLISH (ENG) and READING (RDG) remediation requirements before starting any philosophy course.
Faculty has a right and responsibility to maintain a proper learning
environment in the Disruptive conduct in the classroom that interferes with the instructor's performance of his/her professional functions or that undermines the integrity of student learning will not be tolerated. Disruptive conduct includes, but is not limited to:
This negative behavior will incur faculty intervention and may result in disciplinary action. The Philosophy Department does not tolerate disruptive behavior in the classroom. Here is the NEW Classroom Disruption Policy:
This policy describes the many forms of plagiarism as a warning to students, especially in this age of technology. It also provides for a reporting and punishment method that can go beyond a punitive course grade, especially for repeated acts of academic dishonesty. Faculty are encouraged to report such abuses to the Dean of Students using the form that is provided by the Office of the Dean of Students or by the various Department Chairs.
The college has an
academic integrity policy and program. You may be severely
penalized for violations of academic integrity. Learn about it and
observe the principles. Among other things you must avoid
plagiarism. In this course, the penalty for violations of academic
integrity is as follows: AI use: Students may make use of AI programs but they must clearly indicate that they have done so and identify the text that was authored or revised by any AI program. The instructor may exercise the privilege of having any assignment repeated by the student who submits a text that the instructor suspects may have been authored by a form of artificial intelligence but not so identified.
3. Student
Code of Conduct This
extensive document lists the rules and regulations of conduct for NCC
students and describes the disciplinary actions that will apply for
infractions of the Code. Or you may go to the NCC home page, click on College Catalog then Policies and Procedures and scroll down to Additional Information for the desired policy.
NCC Disability Statement : Contact Information Contact information<<< Click Here If you have trouble then email me at: Philip.Pecorino@ncc.edu I will respond the next business day.
1.
Identify
some of the basic content in the field of Philosophy:
2.
Identify
traditional and current
Issues in Philosophy;
3.
Communicate
your awareness of and understanding of philosophical issues.
4.
Demonstrate
familiarity with the main
areas
of philosophic discourse and
be able to state what major schools of thought there are that have
contributed to the ongoing discussion of these issues
5. Develop
skills of
critical analysis
and
dialectical thinking.
6. Analyze and
respond to the comments of other students regarding philosophical issues. OK , here is my very best advice concerning how to approach this course and do well. Read all the introductory materials. Explore this site. Take notes. Read over the requirements for this course very well. Get prepared somehow to put in 9-12 hours per week on the course at the computer and reading . 18-24 hours per week in the SUMMER SESSION 27-36 hours each week in a 4 week course Time would be spent reading and writing and lots of thinking , thinking , thinking in between. Ask questions of the instructor concerning assignments. Ask questions of the instructor concerning the lessons. Ask questions of the instructor concerning the key questions. Ask questions of your fellow students concerning the key questions. Get your written assignments in on time. If allowed to revise the written assignments to raise your grade, plan to do so. Take all topics and questions seriously, but not that seriously. That is to say , you should realize that they are important; important enough to have changed the course of events and helped to shape our social world. But they should not cause you to become overly concerned or worried sick over this. Have fun! Philosophy is something I must do because it is in my nature to ask questions and attempt to look at things in different ways. It would be very boring if Philosophy was just the same old stuffy and dry questions and ideas. I hope to show you that it is far from that. Philosophy springs from that place deep inside our minds that gets disturbed by uncertainty, contradictions and inconsistencies, paradoxes, ironies, metaphors, sufferings and great joy and magnificent beauty. So, be prepared to work but prepare to explore and to be challenged and to be entertained a bit as well. In my estimation the hardest part of this course is finding the time. Studies show that lots of people who take online courses do so because of time considerations. So this is a key factor in determining what a student will be able to do and that in turn has direct bearing on how well someone will do in this type of course (nearly any course , for that matter.)
Research in
Philosophy on the Internet.
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