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Adam Morton's Course - Course Program
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TOPIC
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READING
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Jan 13
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What is Philosophy
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Jan 15
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Looking for Certainty
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Morton ch 1, sections 1 to 4 -- (Plato Meno on reserve)
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Jan 20
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Doubt assignment due
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Morton ch 1, sections 5, 9, 10, 11
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Jan 22
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Moral Skepticism assignment due
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Morton ch 1, sections 12, 13, 14
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Jan 27
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Sources of Belief assignment due
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Morton ch 2, sections 1, 2, 3
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Jan 29
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Logic
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Morton ch 2 sections 4, 5, 6, 7
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Feb 3
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TEST 1
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Feb 5
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More Logic or Arguments for the Existence of God assignment due
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Morton ch 2 sections 2, 8 -- (Aquinas "the five ways" on reserve)
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Feb 9
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Skepticism assignment due
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Morton ch 3 sections 1, 2, 6, 7, (8)
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Feb 11
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Descartes' Way Out
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Morton ch 3 sections 3, 5, 11, 13 -- (Descartes cogito on reserve)
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Feb 17
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Moral Rationalism assignment due
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Morton ch 4 sections 1, 2, 3, 4-- (Plato "why be moral?" on reserve)
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Feb 19
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Moral Relativism TEST 2
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Morton ch 4 sections 6, 7, 8
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Feb 24
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Utilitarianism assignment due
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Morton ch 7 sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 11 -- (optional sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Mill "utilitarianism" on reserve)
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Feb 26
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Kantian Ethics
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Morton ch 8 sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 7
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Mar 2
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Empiricism assignment due
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Morton ch 9 sections 1, 2, 3, 11, 12
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Mar 4
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Evidence
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Morton ch 5 sections 1,2,3, 10
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Mar 9
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Mind and Body assignment due
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Morton ch 12 sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9
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Mar 11
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TEST 3, Essay Discussion Signup, Plans for Part III
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PART II: Each student will hand in an outline of their proposed term paper and discuss it with the instructor or the GA. There will be no classes in this course March 23 and March 25 because of these interviews.
PART III: The class voted to discuss The meaning of Life, the Philosophy of Religion, the Nature of Morality, and Free Will in the remaining weeks of the class.
Here is the schedule for going through these topics.
March 30
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Meaning of Life 1: the issues assignment due (see below)
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Morton ch 14 sec 11
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April 1
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Existentialism: Nietzsche
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sections 7,8, 9 of Neitzsche on electronic reserve
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April 6
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Existentialism: Kierkegaard assignment due
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Morton ch 13 section 1
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April 8
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Freedom 1: Responsibility
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Morton ch 14 sections 4, 5
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April 13
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Freedom 2: Compatibilism assignment due
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Morton ch 14 section 7
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April 15
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Freedom and Belief: James
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William James on electronic reserve
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April 20
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Materialism and Morality: Hobbes assignment due
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Morton ch 13 section .3 (section.6)
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April 22
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Morality and Convention: the Prisoner's Dilemma, TEST 4
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Morton ch 13 sections 5, 7
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April 27
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Meaning of life 2: What I Think
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none
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April 29
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Course review and exam preparation
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none
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