Date to be discussed

Reading

Wednesday, Sept.6

Introductory session

Friday, Sept.8

No class – Faculty/Staff Convocation

Monday, Sept.11

Blackburn , Think, Introduction, pp.1-13 ; Plato, Euthyphro

Wednesday, Sept.13

Plato, Apology

Friday, Sept.15

Plato, Crito

Monday, Sept.18

Plato, Meno

Wednesday, Sept.20

Plato, Phaedo (1^st half)

Friday, Sept.22

Plato, Phaedo (2^nd half)  MacLeod's analysis of 100b-107a

Monday, Sept.26

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

Wednesday, Sept.27

Blackburn , pp. 22-32

Friday, Sept.29

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

Monday, Oct.2

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;

Wednesday, Oct.4

Blackburn , Chapter 6, pp. 211-217: Hume, Enquiry, Sections IV and V

Friday, Oct.6

Blackburn , Chapter 6, pp. 225-232; handout on T.S. Kuhn and the problem of relativism

Monday, Oct.9

Hume, Enquiry, Section XII; First Paper Due (link to assignment)

Wednesday, Oct.11

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

Friday, Oct.13

Blackburn , Chapter 2, pp. 65-80

Monday, Oct.16

Blackburn , Chapter 3, pp. 81-99

Wednesday, Oct.18

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

Friday, Oct.20

Blackburn , Chapter 3, pp. 100-119

Monday, Oct.23

Review

Wednesday, Oct.25

Mid-term Exam - list of possible questions

Friday, Oct.27

No class – Midterm Break

Monday, Oct.30

Blackburn , Chapter 4

Wednesday, Nov.1

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

Friday, Nov.3

Blackburn , Chapter 5, pp. 159-163

Monday, Nov.6

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

Wednesday, Nov.8

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

Friday, Nov.10

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

Monday, Nov.13

Blackburn , Chapter 5, pp. 189-192; Articles on faith by Taylor and Scriven (handout)

Wednesday, Nov.15

Article on Immortality by D.Z.Phillips (Handout)

Friday, Nov.17

Selections from Aristotle and Burke justifying inequality and hierarchical social relations

Monday, Nov.20

Selections from Hobbes on the natural equality of ‘man’

Wednesday, Nov.22

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

Friday, Nov.24

No class

Monday, Nov.27

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

Wednesday, Nov.29

Locke, Second Treatise of Government, Chapters IX and XI (pp. 65-75) and sections 89-94 in Chapter VII (pp. 47-51); editor’s introduction, xix to xxi ; Notes on Locke

Friday, Dec.1

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

Monday, Dec.4

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

Wednesday, Dec.6

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

Friday, Dec.8

Monday, Dec.11

“After the Family Wage” by Nancy Fraser (online: on-campus link ; off-campus link -- sign in with your Netmail username and password)

Wednesday, Dec.13

“Equality in a Multicultural Society” by Bhikhu Parekh (handout)

Wednesday, Dec.20, 10am-12

Final Exam (in our regular classroom) for section 2 Possible questions

Tuesday, Dec.19, 2:45-4:45

Final Exam (in our regular classroom) for section 3 Possible questions