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PHIL 252 -- Introduction to Modern Philosophy -- Spring 2010
ASSIGNMENTS AND COURSE NOTES
Week 1 -- 01/25-29 -- Presentation of the course, Introduction, and Arguments
- Assignment and Course Notes:
- Syllabus will be available on Friday the week before class
- Introduction will be available on Friday the week before class
- Arguments will be available on Friday the week before class
- Powerpoint: Arguments will be available the day before class
Week 2 -- 2/2-5 -- Descartes, Meditation 1 and 2
- Homework:
- Read Descartes, Meditations Letter of Dedication, Preface to the reader, Synopsis and Meditations 1 and 2 (pp. 22-34),
- Read Chapter 4, Sections 1-3 of the course notes (downloadable below),
- Answer the study questions that are in the course notes (there are questions for each section). Your answers are due on Monday.
- The text analysis (explanations p. 51 of the course notes) is due on Friday. The text analysis is pp. 28-29 in the first edition of the book, but pp. 41-42 in the second edition.
- Course Notes: Chapter 4, started will be available on Friday the week before class
Week 3 -- 2/8-12 -- Descartes, Meditation 3 and 4
- Homework:
- Read Descartes, Meditations 3 and 4 (pp. 22-34(first edition)/47-58(second eddition),
- Read Chapter 4, Sections 4-5 of the course notes (downloadable below),
- Answer the study questions that are in the course notes (there are questions for each section). Your answers are due on Monday.
- No text analysis this week
- Course Notes: Chapter 4, continued will be available on Friday the week before class
Week 4 -- 2/15-19 -- Descartes, Meditation 5
No class on Monday
- Homework:
- Read Descartes, Meditations 5 (pp. 45-48 (first edition)/ 58-61 (second edition),
- Read Chapter 4, Section 6 the course notes (downloadable below),
- Answer the study questions that are in the course notes. Your answers are due on Wednesday.
- Text analysis due on Friday: instructions p.93 of the course notes
- Course Notes: Chapter 4, continued will be available on Friday the week before class
Week 5 -- 2/22-26 -- Descartes, Meditation 6
- Homework:
- Read Descartes, Meditations 6 (pp. 48-55 (first edition)/ 61-68 (second edition),
- Read Chapter 4, Section 7 the course notes (downloadable below),
- Answer the study questions that are in the course notes. Your answers are due on Wednesday.
- No text analysis this week
- Course Notes: Chapter 4, finished will be available on Friday the week before class
Week 6 -- 3/1-5 -- Spinoza
- Homework:
- Read Spinoza (see course notes p. 127-128), the course notes, answer the study questions (due on Monday)
- Course notes: Chapter 5 will be available on Friday the week before class
- Text analysis: instruction in the course notes, Text downloadable here
Week 7 -- 3/8-12 -- Leibniz
- Homework:
- Read Leibniz (see course notes), the course notes, answer the study questions (due on Monday). Be careful, there are several sets of study questions.
- Course notes: Chapter 6 will be available on Friday the week before class
- No text analysis -- start working for your exam!
Week 8 -- 3/15-19 -- Exam Week
- SUNDAY, 3/14, LA 106, 2-4pm, REVIEW SESSION
- MONDAY, MARCH 15th, Regular times, Regular Place: MIDTERM EXAM
- Wednesday, 3/17: We'll discuss the text analysis on Spinoza
- THURSDAY, 3/17: ESSAY DUE IN MY MAILBOX BY 2 pm
- Friday 3/19: We'll correct the exam
Week 9 -- 3/22-26 -- Locke
- Monday: Homework (Readings and Study Questions) on Book I due (p.187 of the course notes)
- Wednesday: Homework (Readings and Study Questions) on Book II due (p.198 of the course notes)
- Friday: text analysis due (p. 207 of the course notes)
- Course notes: Chapter 7
Week 10 -- 3/29-4/3 -- SPRING BREAK
Week 11 -- 4/5-9 -- Berkeley
IMPORTANT CHANGE IN SYLLABUS: see announcement on Blackboard
- Homework:
- Read Berkeley (see course notes), the course notes, answer the study questions (due on Monday). There is only one set of study questions.
- Course notes: Chapter 8
- No text analysis this week
Week 12 -- 4/12-16 -- Hume
IMPORTANT CHANGE IN SYLLABUS: see announcement on Blackboard
- Homework:
- Read Hume -- Enquiries, section I to V, the course notes, answer the study questions only #1 to 7 (due on Monday) -- Questions 8 and 9 will be due for next week
- Course notes: Chapter 9, started
- NO CLASS ON FRIDAY due to the Undergraduate Research Conference
- No text analysis this week
Week 13 -- 4/19-23 -- Hume
- Homework:
- Read Hume -- Enquiries, section VII and XII, the course notes, answer the study questions # 8 and 9 (the questions are at the beginning of the chapter, in the notes from last week)
- Course notes: Chapter 9, finished
- Text Analysis due on Friday: Hume on Abtract Ideas Text downloadable here
Week 14 -- 4/26-30-23 -- Kant
- Homework:
- Read Kant, the course notes, answer the study questions DUE ON MONDAY
- Course notes: Chapter 10, started
- Friday: ESSAY DUE IN CLASS Topic downloadable here + Text Analysis: We'll work on it together in class
Week 15 -- 5/3-73 -- Kant
- Homework:
- Read Kant, the course notes, answer the study questions DUE ON MONDAY
- Course notes: Chapter 10, finished
- No text analysis this week
Review Session: 5/12 12:00-1:00 pm, LA 336
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Final Exam: 5/13 3:20-5:20 pm, regular classroom
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