Introduction to Philosophy — Fall 2012 syllabus
Here are the syllabus and schedule for my Introduction to Philosophy course [pdf] this semester. It’s also posted in the Courses section of this site.
And here is a collection of past posts relevant to this semester’s course:
Why does philosophy begin with Thales?
Before Philosophy: Homer’s world
Philosophy begins: Thales’ revolution
Socrates’ two bad arguments for not escaping
Quotations from Apology and Crito on reason and character
Who is the real father of modern philosophy? [Descartes versus Bacon]
Ayn Rand [at The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
Roark and Keating: First meetings
Toohey’s five strategies of altruism
Gordon Prescott: Heidegger’s disciple?
Gail Wynand’s power strategy (Part I)
Freud and original sin
The best footnote ever [on micturation]
Why C. S. Lewis gives me the creeps
Freud and original sin [with a comparison of Lewis's and Freud's views on human nature]
Tags: Ayn Rand, C. S. Lewis, Descartes, Galileo, Kierkegaard, Plato, Sigmund Freud, Socrates
