Date to be discussed

Reading

Wednesday, Sept.7

Introductory session

Friday, Sept.9

Plato, Apology

Monday, Sept.12

Plato, Euthyphro

Wednesday, Sept.14

Plato, Crito

Friday, Sept.16

Plato, Meno

Monday, Sept.19

Plato, Phaedo (1^st half)

Wednesday, Sept.21

Plato, Phaedo (2^nd half) 

Friday, Sept.23

Monday, Sept.26

Descartes, Meditations 1 and 2; Blackburn , pp. 15-21;

Wednesday, Sept.28

Blackburn , pp. 22-32

Friday, Sept.30

Descartes, Meditation 3; Blackburn , pp. 32-37

Monday, Oct.3

Descartes, Meditation 4 (just through AT 54, i.e., the first three paragraphs); Blackburn , pp. 37-48; Hume, Enquiry, Section XII, just the first two pages; 1^st paper due (link to instructions)

Wednesday, Oct.5

Blackburn , Chapter 6, pp. 211-217: Hume, Enquiry, Section IV,

Friday, Oct.7

Blackburn , Chapter 6, pp. 225-232; Reread Hume, Enquiry, Section IV, Part 1 ; read Section XII, esp. Part 3

Monday, Oct.10

Descartes, AT 78 and AT 86 in Meditation 6 (two paragraphs containing arguments for the separateness of mind and body); Blackburn , Chapter 2, pp. 49-65

Wednesday, Oct.12

Blackburn , Chapter 2, pp. 65-80

Friday, Oct.14

Blackburn , Chapter 3, pp. 81-99

Monday, Oct.17

Hume, Enquiry, Section VIII, "Of Liberty and Necessity"

Wednesday, Oct.19

Blackburn , Chapter 3, pp. 100-119

Friday, Oct.21

Blackburn , Chapter 4

Monday, Oct.24

Review (Click here for notes on Blackburn)

Wednesday, Oct.26

Mid-term Exam

Friday, Oct.28

No class

Monday, Oct.31

Blackburn , Chapter 5, pp. 149-158; Descartes, Meditation 5, AT 65-68

Wednesday, Nov.2

Blackburn , Chapter 5, pp. 159-163

Friday, Nov.4

Blackburn, Chapter 5, pp. 163-168; Hume, Enquiry, Section XI, "Of Divine Providence ..."

Monday, Nov.7

Blackburn , Chapter 5, pp. 168-176; Descartes, Meditation IV

Wednesday, Nov.9

Blackburn , Chapter 5, pp. 176-185; Hume, Enquiry, Section X, "Of Miracles"

Friday, Nov.11

Blackburn , Chapter 5, pp. 189-192; Article on Immortality by D.Z.Phillips (Handout

Monday, Nov.14

Selections from Aristotle, Rousseau, and Burke, (Links are to online reading selections)

Wednesday, Nov.16

Selections from Hobbes (Read pp. 51-55, 61, and 64-67.) 

Friday, Nov.18

Locke, Second Treatise of Government, Chapters II and III; editor’s introduction, vii to xvi

Monday, Nov.21

Locke, Second Treatise of Government, Chapter V; editor’s introduction, xvi to xix

Wednesday, Nov.23

Locke, Second Treatise of Government, Chapters IX and XI; editor’s introduction, xix to xxi

Friday, Nov.25

No class

Monday, Nov.28

"Rawls' Defense of the Liberal Democratic Welfare State" by Stephen Nathanson (Handout)

Wednesday, Nov.30

"Equality, Value, and Merit" by F. A. Hayek (online here)

Friday, Dec.2

Selections from Equality by R. H. Tawney (online here)

Monday, Dec.5

No reading;  Second paper due, instructions here.

Wednesday, Dec.7

TBA

Friday, Dec.9

TBA

Monday, Dec.12

TBA

Wednesday, Dec.14

Review

Thursday, Dec.15, 10am-12

Final Exam (in our regular classroom) for section 1

Monday, Dec.19, 10am-12

Final Exam (in our regular classroom) for section 3