HUM 104: AGE OF DARWIN -- SPRING 2008

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Announcements and Important dates

• 1/28 The syllabus and assignments for wednesday are now online
• 1/29 Last Day to Register
• 1/31 The course notes for this week are now on line. I have also updated the assigment page and posted the first paper topic.
• 2/4 The course notes for today are now available.
• 2/5 Last Day to Drop
• 2/6 No class
• 2/10 Prospectus due
• 2/11 Class with Prof. Snapper
• 2/13 Library Visit
• 2/18 Peer Review
• 2/18 I have updated the assignment page
• 2/20 The course notes for today are now available. Note that I have distributed hard copies of the readings for Monday and Wenesday next week. If you were not in class this morning, you can find copies in my mailbox. You should take Bossu, "Temperaments" (1 sheet) et Gould, "The mismeasure of man". Finally, don't forget that you have a paper to turn in on Monday. I have also put your grades on gradebook. Please let me know if I made any mistake.
• 2/25 First Paper Due
• 2/25 The course notes for today are now available.
• 2/27 The course notes for today are now available. I have also posted the homework assignment for next week: we are starting on Hume. Be aware of the fact that this is much harder reading than Shelley or Zola. You should expect to need to read slowly and several times. Give yourself extra time. A useful reading: Jim Pryor's guidelines on reading philosophy
• 3/3 The course notes for today are now available
• 3/5 The course notes for today are now available. I have also posted the reading assignments for next week. Be careful: there is a lot to read for next Monday.
• 3/7 I have posted the study guide for the mid-term exam which takes place after spring break.
• 3/10 I have posted the course notes for today, as well as the assignment for after Spring Break and the Second Paper Topic.
• 3/13 I have posted the course notes for yesterday.
• 3/17-22 Spring Break
• 3/24 Mid Term Exam
• 3/26 The course notes for today are now available
• 3/31 The course notes for today are now available
• 4/2 The course notes for today are now available. I have also posted the assigment for next week.
• 4/4 Last Day for Withdrawal
• 4/9 I have updated the assignment page. I will post the course notes for today tomorrow or Friday morning.
• 4/12 Prospectus due
• 4/14 The course notes for today are now available.
• 4/17 The course notes for yesterday are available. I have also updated the assignment page.
• 4/21 Peer Review
• 4/23 The course notes for today are now available. I have also posted the assigment for next week.
• 4/28 Second Paper due
• 4/28 I have updated the assignment page. I will put the notes on Wednesday.
• 4/29 The final exam study guide is now available
• 5/6 The course notes on Sociobiology are now available on line. The notes on Intelligent Design will be posted tomorrow
• 5/7 The course notes for the last class are available on line.
• 5/10 Class ends
• 5/11 at 10 am: REVIEW SESSION
• 5/14 Final Exam 2-4 pm