Syllabus
Announcements
2nd written assignment - due Nov. 13th (sample dialog here)
Schedule
How to read philosophy
How to do well in this course
Tips on writing essays
Philosophy in the News
The value of studying philosophy (NYT 5-118)
Lee MacIntyre, "Denialism" (NYT 11-9-15)
Applying the concept of falsifiability to political commentary
Kwame Anthony Appiah, "What's the point of college?" (NYT, 9-8-15)
Why do we intuitively believe we have free will? (BBC)
Useful Links
Internet Encyclopedia
of Philosophy
Stanford Encyclopedia
Online Dictionary
Plato's works online
Philosophical isms pictured