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==Main Course Links==
 
==Main Course Links==
  
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*[[Philosophy of Human Nature Basic Course Information]]
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*[[Philosophy of Human Nature Basic Course Information]] -- 2 min video on [http://screenjel.ly/FgkKqvnr0ak Course Website] and [http://screenjel.ly/Gx_RrSxAPOg Course Wiki]
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*[[Spring 2011 Philosophy of Human Nature Lecture Notes | Lecture Notes Part 1]]
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*[[Spring 2011 Philosophy of Human Nature Lecture Notes | Lecture Notes Part 1]] - January
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*[[Spring 2011 Philosophy of Human Nature Study Questions | Study Questions]]
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*[[Spring 2011 Philosophy of Human Nature Lecture Notes 2 | Lecture Notes Part 2]] - February - March
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*[[Some Really Important Dates]]
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*[[Spring 2011 Philosophy of Human Nature Lecture Notes 3 | Lecture Notes Part 3]] - April
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*[[More Really Important Dates for Philosophy of Human Nature]]
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*[[Spring 2011 Philosophy of Human Nature Study Questions | Study Questions -- official]]
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*[http://wiki.gonzaga.edu/alfino/index.php/Alfino:Community_Portal Quick Reference for Wikis]
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*[[Spring 2011 Philosophy of Human Nature Study Questions with Notes | Study Questions -- with student notes]]
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==Student Work, Exams, Paper Topics==
 
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*[[Fall 2011 Philosophy of Human Nature 1st Paper topics | Paper Topics]]
 
*[[Fall 2011 Philosophy of Human Nature 1st Paper topics | Paper Topics]]
 
*[[Spring 2011 201 Model Student Work | Student Work]]
 
*[[Spring 2011 201 Model Student Work | Student Work]]
 
*[[Spring 2011 201 Student Practice Page | Student Practice Page]]
 
*[[Spring 2011 201 Student Practice Page | Student Practice Page]]
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*[[Registering Your Clicker in Philosophy 201]]
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*[[Philosophy of Human Nature - Recent Mid-term Exam | Copy of Mid-term]]
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*[[Philosophy of Human Nature - Major Research Questions | Major Research Questions]]
  
 
==Current Readings and Resources==
 
==Current Readings and Resources==
  
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*Some youtube clips relevant to the "irreducible complexity" issue in intelligent design creationism.
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:*evolution of the eye- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEKyqIJkuDQ]
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:*Not everything in life is ordered or designed- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_5FToP_mMY]
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:*argument about the flagellum- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cH2bkZfHw4]
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*Recent work on free will related to the illusion of conscious control:
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:*Carruthers, Peter. "The Illusion of Conscious Will ." Synthese 159 (2007): 197-213.
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:*Nahmias, Eddy. "When Consciousness Matters: a Critical Review of Daniel Wegner's The Illusion of Conscious Will ." Philosophical Psychology 15.4 (2002): 527-41.
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:*van Duijn, Marc, and Bem Sacha. "On the Alleged Illusion of Conscious Will ." Philosophical Psychology  18.6 (2005): 699-714.
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:*Wigley, Simon. "Automaticity, Consciousness and Moral Responsibility ." Philosophical Psychology  20.2 (2007): 209-25.
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*[[Spring 2011 201 Midterm]]
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*David Brooks, "Social Animal," ''The New Yorker,'' January 17th, 2011. [http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/alfino/commoncontent/socialanimal.htm]
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*[[Meditation Exercises]]
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*[[Philosophical Movie Lists]]
 
*[[Philosophical Methods]]
 
*[[Philosophical Methods]]
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*[http://www.livius.org/ho-hz/homosexuality/homosexuality.html Livius article on Greek Homosexuality]
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*[[Some Really Important Dates]]  
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*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato-friendship/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on Plato's view of Friendship and Eros] '''Highly recommended!'''
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*[http://wiki.gonzaga.edu/alfino/index.php/Alfino:Community_Portal Quick Reference for Wikis]
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==General Readings and Resources==
 
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* Daniel Wegner, [[Media:WegnerCh3Expofconsciouswill.pdf‎  | "Chapter 3: The Experience of Will," from ''The Illusion of Conscious Will'']]
 
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* Daniel Wegner, [[Media:WegnerCh1TheIllusion.pdf | "Chapter 1: The Illusion," from ''The Illusion of Conscious Will'']]
 
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8492597.stm "Pope Benedict attacks government over Equality Bill," BBC, Feb 2, 2010]
 
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8493280.stm "Pope criticised for attack on UK Equality Bill" BBC Feb 2, 2010]
 
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*[http://www.epicurus.net/en/vatican.html Epicurus, Vatican Sayings]
 
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*[http://www.epicurus.net/en/principal.html Epicurus, Principle Doctrines]
 
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_realism Wikipedia on "Representational Realism"]
 
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*[http://vimeo.com/5732745 World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale]
 
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*Excerpt from Socratic Humanism, by Lazlo Versenyi, [[Media:VersenyiOnEros.pdf | Eros]]
 
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_8493000/8493241.stm "Bristol Priest Defends Pope's stance on religious freedom," BBC Feb 2, 2010]
 
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*[http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15108704 The Economist, Socrates in America: Arguing to Death, Dec. 17th, 2009]
 
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*[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/weekinreview/12wade.html?scp=1&sq=god%20gene&st=cse Nicholas Wade, "The Evolution of the God Gene," Nov. 14, 2009, NYT]
 
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*[[Media:HellenismMapTimeline.pdf | Hellenism Dates and Map]]
 
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_Eightfold_Path Wiki Article on the Noble Eightfold Path]
 
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*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2008/nov/25/religion-children-god-belief Justin Barrett, "Out of the mouths of babes: Do children believe because they're told to by adults? The evidence suggests otherwise"]
 
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*[http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/garrett_lisi_on_his_theory_of_everything.html Garrett Lisi, A Beautiful New Theory of Everything]
 
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*[http://www.gonzaga.edu/Academics/Libraries/Foley-Library/Reference-Tools/Encyclopedias.asp Link to Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
 
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*[http://www.molloy.edu/sophia/sophia_project.htm The Sophia Project at Molloy College]
 
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*[http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/multiple-personalities Paul Bloom, "First Person Plural," <I>Atlantic</I>, Nov. 2008.]*
 
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*[[Media:James_Lecture6_PragConTruth.pdf | William James, Lecture Six from ''Pragmatism'', "Pragmatism's Conception of Truth"]]
 
  
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==Old Links==
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==Links from previous semesters==
  
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*[[Media:PHIL201MTS08.pdf | Spring 2008 Philosophy 201 Mid-term]]
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*[[FAQs for Philosophy 201 | FAQs]]
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*[[Fall 2009 Philosophy of Human Nature Lecture Notes | Fall 2009 Lecture Notes]]
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*[[Spring 2010 Philosophy of Human Nature Lecture Notes | Spring 2010 Lecture Notes Part 1]]
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*[[Fall 2009 Philosophy of Human Nature Study Questions | Fall 2009 Study Questions]]
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*[[Spring 2010 Philosophy of Human Nature Lecture Notes Part 2| Spring 2010 Lecture Notes Part 2]]
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*[[Spring 2010 Philosophy of Human Nature Lecture Notes | Lecture Notes Part 1]]
 
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*[[Spring 2010 Philosophy of Human Nature Lecture Notes Part 2| Lecture Notes Part 2]]
 
 
*[[Spring 2010 Philosophy of Human Nature Study Questions | Study Questions]]
 
*[[Spring 2010 Philosophy of Human Nature Study Questions | Study Questions]]
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*[[Media:Fall_2009_Mid_term.doc | Midterm Exam]]
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*[[Spring 2010 Philosophy of Human Nature Posted Reading Links | Reading Links from the 2010 version of the course]]

Latest revision as of 17:51, 26 April 2011

Main Course Links

Current Readings and Resources

  • Some youtube clips relevant to the "irreducible complexity" issue in intelligent design creationism.
  • evolution of the eye- [1]
  • Not everything in life is ordered or designed- [2]
  • argument about the flagellum- [3]
  • Recent work on free will related to the illusion of conscious control:
  • Carruthers, Peter. "The Illusion of Conscious Will ." Synthese 159 (2007): 197-213.
  • Nahmias, Eddy. "When Consciousness Matters: a Critical Review of Daniel Wegner's The Illusion of Conscious Will ." Philosophical Psychology 15.4 (2002): 527-41.
  • van Duijn, Marc, and Bem Sacha. "On the Alleged Illusion of Conscious Will ." Philosophical Psychology 18.6 (2005): 699-714.
  • Wigley, Simon. "Automaticity, Consciousness and Moral Responsibility ." Philosophical Psychology 20.2 (2007): 209-25.

Links from previous semesters

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