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==Main Links==

:*[[Majors Seminar Basic Course Information]]
:*[[Majors Seminar Reading and Presentation Schedule]]
:*[[Majors Seminar Class Notes]]
:*[[Majors Seminar Resource List]]

:*[[The Short Short Guide to Wiki Edits]]  (anonymous login: student / bulldog)
:*[[Assignment Rubric]]
:*Google Forms: 
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::*[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bUdb1DpG0JVAUtIC5z0tWFTrFs5JBDBYHyA_pU8TsxA/viewform?usp=send_form Small Group Discussion Report]
::*[http://goo.gl/forms/KdUwv5FPL3 Short Critical Response]

==Research Pages==

:*[[Ally]]
:*[[Evan]]
:*[[Elizabeth]]
:*[[Eric]]
:*[[Ali]]
:*[[Alfino]]

==Documents, Readings, and Miscellaneous things==

===Resources on Method===

:*[[Philosophy Proseminar Instructional Notes on Method]] 
:*[[Philosophical Methods | General List of Philosophical Methods]] 
:*[[Philosophical Methods for Philosophy Majors]]
:*[[Philosophy Proseminar Methods Test Study Guide]]
:*Text for Methods Text Reconstruction:  Bring a 1-1 1/2 page typed reconstruction of Singer, Chapter 9 "Altruism and Happiness" [[Media:Singer_The_Most_Good_Ch._9_Altruism_and_Happiness.pdf]]
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_method Wikipedia Article on Philosophical Method] (Dempsey)

===Research Resources===

:*Of course, Wikipedia!
:* Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy [http://plato.stanford.edu/]
:* Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [http://www.iep.utm.edu/]
:* Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosopy, on Foley site [http://www.rep.routledge.com/?authstatuscode=200]
:* Philosopher's Index, on Foley site [http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/advanced?sid=d187fbc6-42c4-4da1-9b38-a7e236703445%40sessionmgr4&vid=1&hid=12]
:* Google Scholar [http://scholar.google.com/]
:* Perseus Collections Text [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collections?redirect=true]

===Other Docs/Links===

* [[http://alfino.org/PostmodernMeaningTruth.pptx Powerpoint]] and [[http://alfino.org/AlfinoPmodTalk.mp3 Audio]] for "What Can We Learn from Postmodern Theories of Meaning and Truth?," talk, Gonzaga University, March 27, 2012.
====Philosophy mags, blogs, and other browsing====

:*Philosophy Stack Exchange: [http://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions]
:*Cafe Philosophy: [http://cafephilosophy.co.nz/]
:*Philosophy Now [http://www.philosophynow.org]
:*Philosopher's Magazine [http://www.philosophersnet.com/]
:*The Stone.  The New York Times has a regular column, "The Stone," on philosophical topics [http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/category/the-stone/#]  
:*Two favorite browsing sites, though not exclusively philosophical: Arts and Letters Daily [http://www.aldaily.com/] and Three Quarks [http://www.3quarksdaily.com/]

:*False Belief Test [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hLubgpY2_w]
*Here is the publication The Speculative Turn, for more reading on Speculative Philosophy. The editor's introduction gives a concise introduction to speculative thinking thus far. [http://www.re-press.org/book-files/OA_Version_Speculative_Turn_9780980668346.pdf]

====Philosophy Profession====

:*Philosophy News on job placements for new Ph.D.s [http://www.philosophynews.com/post/2013/10/02/Will-I-get-a-Job-Graduate-School-Philosophy-Placement-Records.aspx]. Data from GU's MA program: [http://www.gonzaga.edu/Academics/Colleges-and-Schools/College-of-Arts-and-Sciences/Majors-Programs/Philosophy/Graduate-Program/Placement.asp]
:*PhilEvents is a website that lists conferences and calls for papers:  http://philevents.org/

===Topics===

:*Northwest Philosophy Conference [http://www.nwphilconference2016.com/]
:*Cass Sunstein's new book, The Ethics of Influence.  [http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/economics/public-economics-and-public-policy/ethics-influence-government-age-behavioral-science?format=HB]
:*Philosophy of Food site: [http://www.food.unt.edu/]
:*NYT, Overbye, "Don't Let Them Tell you You're not at the Center of the Universe" [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/02/science/dont-let-them-tell-you-youre-not-at-the-center-of-the-universe.html?_r=0]
:*Round up of books on digital self: <http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/06/23/depths-of-the-digital-age/>

Fall 2016

:*As a follow up to our science class, you might find this essay by Steven Weinberg relevant. [http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/1999/oct/21/a-designer-universe/?pagination=false]

:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo of Alexandria]
:*[http://xkcd.com/876/ We can't send a search and rescue team into Plato's cave.]
:*[http://philosophybites.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=242858 David Papineau on Physicalism, Philosophy Bytes]
:*[http://www.rep.routledge.com/article/DC043SECT4 Summary of William James' approach to religious belief]
:*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-hume-morality/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy comparing Hume and Kant]
:*Check out Philosophy magazine, full text through Foley.  You can have them send you an email when a new issue comes out.  This link might work [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PHI] or go through Foley, periodicals link, "philosophy" then click link to full text holding.
We'll follow the exchange on naturalism, which begins with this article [http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/17/why-i-am-a-naturalist/].
:*Check out "Philosophy Talk" a long running podcast on different topics in philosophy today.
:*Books to consider for book groups:  Logicomix, All things Shining, The Really Hard Problem, NEW: The World Outside Your Head.
:*Fora TV, a great resource for debates and scientific talks, similar to Ted talks.[http://fora.tv/]
:*Relativism, ethnocentric issues highlighted in bizarre African documentary on Austrian customs.   [http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/09/07/uncovering-the-secrets-of-dark-mysterious-austria/]
:*Video for the Trolley Problem [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WB3Q5EF4Sg]
:*[[Info about the Film and Philosophy conference]]
:*First episode of Michael Sandel's video series "Justice." Reminds me of an Ethics class with a political and real world emphasis. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY&feature=relmfu]
:*Randy Mayes has collected some short philosophy video to go along with his intro class.  I recommend sampling some of these for topics and position papers.  [http://sites.google.com/site/grandolphmayes/schedule-philosophy-006]
:*Anyone interested in classical philosophers and want their original texts would be interested in this site [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collection?collection=Perseus:collection:Greco-Roman] I've used it to look up ''The Meno,'' but I'm assuming more stuff is on here. 
:*3 minute philosophy!!! [http://www.youtube.com/user/CollegeBinary]
:*Free Yale Philosophy class called "Death" [http://oyc.yale.edu/philosophy]
:*Squashed Philosophy [http://www.btinternet.com/~glynhughes/squashed/index.htm] -- a summary of many different works. Great if you need to get an idea of what's what.
:*Interactive Greek Philosophy Timeline [http://www.wadsworth.com/philosophy_d/special_features/timeline/ptimeline.html] [[User:Creeder|Creeder]] 02:46, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
:*Monty Python's World Philosophy Cup [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92vV3QGagck&feature=player_embedded]
:*Now this is a satire, but relevant to our readings by Singer.  Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal] (Ethan)
:*Teaching ethics to inmates, you may be surprised what you read. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/college-students-philosophy-program-brings-plato-and-buddha-to-a-md-prison/2011/08/26/gIQAq89QuJ_story.html?wpisrc=emailtoafriend]
:*TED Philosophy Videos [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/tags/id/184]
:*Philosophy of Food Project [http://www.food.unt.edu/philfood/]
:*This issue of the AAUP's journal on academic freedom focuses on the Steven Salaida case.[http://www.aaup.org/reports-publications/journal-academic-freedom/volume-6]
:*Link to an article about the background and significance of Gilles Deleuze in preparation for the readings for September 9 [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/deleuze/]
:*Example of an extended philosophy bibliography.  [http://www.food.unt.edu/bibliography/ Kaplan's Food Bibliography]
:*Soylent [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8NCigh54jg]
:*French Farmer Protests [http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/11/french-farmers-grow-angry/100847/]
:*Moral Psych piece.[http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/10/are-mornings-for-morality-night-owls-might-disagree/?mbid=synd_msntech_social]

===Timelines===

:*Timeline Examples:
::*Anarchism [http://timeglider.com/app/viewer.php?uid=line_1a86a5cd6753ea79b8ff9159541fde90]
::*Existentialism [http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/18173/The-History-of-Existentialism/]