Instructor:

Richard Lee (Office hours)

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Course number:	PHIL 2003 H 001	PHIL 2003 H 002
ISIS number	4068	4070
Time:	MWF 9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.	MWF 10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Room:	MAIN 0203	MAIN 0203

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, Meno (Hackett, 1980 ISBN 0-915144-24-7)
• David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (Hackett, 1998 ISBN 0-87220-402-2)
• Jeremy Bentham & John Stuart Mill, The Classical Utilitarians (Hackett, 2003 ISBN 0-87220-649-1)
• John Searle, Mind: A Brief Introduction (Oxford, 2004 ISBN 0-19-515734-6)

Other information:

• Why Do Philosophy FAQ
• Course Requirements
• Important Dates
• Reading Schedule
• Policies
• How To Do Well in Philosophy Class
• Anonymous Feedback / Questions to Teacher
• Meno's Categorization of People
• Socrates' Square Argument
• The Problem of Evil
• Chisholm diagrams
• First Examination
• Paper Assignment #1
• Second Examination
• Paper Assignment #2
• Third Examination
• "Identifying and Formulating Arguments"
• Notes and Freedom and Determinism