Instructor:

Richard Lee (Office hours)

Course number:

PHIL 2003 H 001 (SAFARI number: 02861)

Time:

MWF 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Room:

MAIN 329

Pre-requisites:

none

Brief Description:

The aim of this course is to introduce the student to some of the central problems discussed by prominent philosophers of both the past and present, to critically examine fundamental beliefs and concepts, and to develop in the student an interest and ability in thinking philosophically, expressing such thought clearly, comprehending philosophical works and positions, and reasoning intelligently about pivotal questions.

Texts:

• Plato, Five Dialogues (Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo) (Hackett, 1981 ISBN 0-915145-22-7)
• George Berkeley, Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (Hackett, 1979; ISBN 0-915144-61-1)
• David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (Hackett, 1998 ISBN 0-87220-402-2)
• John Perry, A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality (Hackett, 1978 ISBN 0-915144-53-0)
• Rocco J. Gennaro, Mind and Brain: A Dialogue on the Mind-Body Problem (Hackett, 1996; ISBN 0-87220-332-8)

Other information:

• Course Requirements
• Important Dates
• Reading Schedule
• Policies
• Questions to Teacher
• First Examination
• Paper Assignment
• Second Examination
• Dialogue Assignment
• Third Examination
• "Identifying and Formulating Arguments"