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==Main Links==
 
==Main Links==
  
*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Class Notesb | Class Notes2]].  Starting with Oct 12 - Existentialism
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:*[[Proseminar Reading Schedule]]
*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Class Notes | Class Notes1]]. Covering up to Oct 5.
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:*[[Philosophy Proseminar Basic Course Information]]
*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Student Research | Student Research Pages]]
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:*[[Weekly Class Work Space for Proseminar Fall 2015]]
*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Student Work | Student Work]]. Samples of student work.
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:*[[Fall 2015 Proseminar Browsing Exercise]]
*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Collaborative Research Exercise | Collaborative Research Exercise]]
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:*[[The Short Short Guide to Wiki Edits]]  (anonymous login: student / bulldog)
*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Student Statements | End of Semester Student Statements and Work]]
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:*[[Assignment Rubric]]
*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Professor Blog | Professor's Weekly Blog for the course]]
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:*[http://www.peerceptiv.com Peerceptive]
*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Study Guide for Philosophical Method Test | Study Guide for Philosophical Methods Test]]
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:*Google Forms:
*[[Rukavina Lecture Fall 2010]]
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::*[http://goo.gl/forms/w1lMW5qbsa Tell Me]
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::*[http://goo.gl/forms/XVCA7cNt1Y Report your pseudonym]
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::*[http://goo.gl/forms/n3fi7dEDpP Anonymous Preference Voting]
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::*[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bUdb1DpG0JVAUtIC5z0tWFTrFs5JBDBYHyA_pU8TsxA/viewform?usp=send_form Small Group Discussion Report]
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::*[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Upgg3gSXQ4LSnB1kLKtMp68qmCN9ZEzRLLJdBHsNR3A/viewform?usp=send_form Short Objective Quiz]
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::*[http://goo.gl/forms/KdUwv5FPL3 Short Critical Response]
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:*[[2015 Fall Proseminar Student Introductions]]
  
 
==Documents, Readings, and Miscellaneous things==
 
==Documents, Readings, and Miscellaneous things==
  
===Anthropology and Cognitive Science of Religion===
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===Resources on Method===
  
:*Justin Barrett, What is Cognitive Science of Religion and Why is it? [http://users.ox.ac.uk/~theo0038/pdf%20files/Religion%20Compass_Barrett%202007.pdf] (please print)
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:*[[Philosophy Proseminar Instructional Notes on Method]]
:*Pascal Boyer, Chapter 1, "What is the Origin?" Religion Explained (handed out in class) [Media:Religion Explained What is the Origin.pdf]
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:*[[Philosophical Methods | General List of Philosophical Methods]]
:*Scott Atran, Chapter 2, "Mindless Agents" In Gods We Trust (handed out in class)
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:*[[Philosophical Methods for Philosophy Majors]]
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:*[[Philosophy Proseminar Methods Test Study Guide]]
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:*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]]
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:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_method Wikipedia Article on Philosophical Method] (Dempsey)
  
===Physicalism & Transhumanism===
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===Research Resources===
  
:*David Papineau [http://philosophybites.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=242858]
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:*Of course, Wikipedia!
:*Transhumanism video.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj_-sBNQKcQ]
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:* Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy [http://plato.stanford.edu/]
:*Check out Nick Bostrom's site and the Transhumanism FAQ
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:* Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [http://www.iep.utm.edu/]
Here is another video that I found helpful and interesting. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd9cf_vLviI] --[[User:Jjohnson9|Jjohnson9]] 17:50, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
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:* Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosopy, on Foley site [http://www.rep.routledge.com/?authstatuscode=200]
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:* Philosopher's Index, on Foley site [http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/advanced?sid=d187fbc6-42c4-4da1-9b38-a7e236703445%40sessionmgr4&vid=1&hid=12]
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:* Google Scholar [http://scholar.google.com/]
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:* Perseus Collections Text [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collections?redirect=true]
  
===Environmental Philosophy Readings===
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===Other Docs/Links===
 
 
:*[[Media:LightKatzEnvPrag.pdf | Light and Katz, "Environmental Pragmatism"]]
 
:*[[Media:A_Sand_County_Almanac_The_Land_Ethic.pdf | Leopold, Sand County Almanac (excerpt)]]
 
:*[[Media:Henning-TrustingInTheEfficacyofBeauty_Ethics&Env.pdf | Henning, "Trusting in the Efficacy of Beauty]]
 
:*[[Media:Norton-Environmental_Pragmatism_Ch6_pgs_105-138.pdf | Norton, "Environmental Pragmatism"]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
:*Richard Rorty, [[Media:Rorty_Ch2_Contingencyofself.pdf | "The Contingency of Self"]]
 
:*Jonathan Culler, [[Media:CullerWritingAndLogocentrism.pdf | "Writing and Logocentrism"]]
 
 
 
===Resources for Naturalism / Phenomenology Seminar===
 
 
 
====Naturalism====
 
 
 
:*Quine, [[Media:QuineEpistemologyNaturalized.pdf | Epistemology Naturalized]]
 
:*Jagwon Kim, [[Media:KimWhatisNaturalizedEpistemology.pdf | What is "Epistemology Naturalized"]]?
 
:*Rebecca Saxe, "How we Read Each Other's Minds" [http://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_saxe_how_brains_make_moral_judgments.html]
 
:*Daniel Dennett, Chapter 17 of Darwin's Dangerous Idea, "[[Media:DennettCh17NatMorality.pdf | Redesigning Morality]]"
 
  
====Phenomenology====
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* [[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.
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====Philosophy mags, blogs, and other browsing====
  
:*W. T. Jones, "[[Media:JonesWTonPhenomenology.pdf | Phenomenology]]" from a History of Philosophy
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:*Cafe Philosophy: [http://cafephilosophy.co.nz/]
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:*Philosophy Now [http://www.philosophynow.org]
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:*Philosopher's Magazine [http://www.philosophersnet.com/]
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:*The Stone.  The New York Times has a regular column, "The Stone," on philosophical topics [http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/category/the-stone/#] 
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:*Two favorite browsing sites, though not exclusively philosophical: Arts and Letters Daily [http://www.aldaily.com/] and Three Quarks [http://www.3quarksdaily.com/]
  
===Resources for Existentialism Seminar===
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:*False Belief Test [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hLubgpY2_w]
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*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]
  
*Sartre, Existentialism and Human Emotions (Let's make this a baseline text for everyone.)
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====Philosophy Profession====
*Nietzsche, especially Thus Spake Zarathustra.  Scan of chapter on Nietzsche from Kaufman, [[Media:Kaufman_Nietzsche_Live_Dangerously.pdf | "Nietzsche"]]
 
*Camus, stories.
 
*Usually reference and secondary sources.  Good oppotunity to "shelf browse" existentialism: B819 in Foley, but then figures may be in other places.
 
  
===Resources on Method===
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:*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]
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:*PhilEvents is a website that lists conferences and calls for papers:  http://philevents.org/
  
*[[Philosophy Proseminar Instructional Notes on Method]]
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===Topics===
  
*[[Philosophical Methods | General List of Philosophical Methods]]  
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:*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]
  
*[[Philosophical Methods for Philosophy Majors]]
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:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo of Alexandria]
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:*[http://xkcd.com/876/ We can't send a search and rescue team into Plato's cave.]
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:*[http://philosophybites.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=242858 David Papineau on Physicalism, Philosophy Bytes]
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:*[http://www.rep.routledge.com/article/DC043SECT4 Summary of William James' approach to religious belief]
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:*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-hume-morality/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy comparing Hume and Kant]
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:*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.
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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/].
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:*Check out "Philosophy Talk" a long running podcast on different topics in philosophy today.
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:*Books to consider for book groups:  Logicomix, All things Shining, The Really Hard Problem, NEW: The World Outside Your Head.
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:*Fora TV, a great resource for debates and scientific talks, similar to Ted talks.[http://fora.tv/]
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:*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/]
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:*Video for the Trolley Problem [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WB3Q5EF4Sg]
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:*[[Info about the Film and Philosophy conference]]
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:*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]
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:*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]
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:*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.
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:*3 minute philosophy!!! [http://www.youtube.com/user/CollegeBinary]
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:*Free Yale Philosophy class called "Death" [http://oyc.yale.edu/philosophy]
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:*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.
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:*Interactive Greek Philosophy Timeline [http://www.wadsworth.com/philosophy_d/special_features/timeline/ptimeline.html] [[User:Creeder|Creeder]] 02:46, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
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:*Monty Python's World Philosophy Cup [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92vV3QGagck&feature=player_embedded]
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:*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)
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:*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]
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:*TED Philosophy Videos [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/tags/id/184]
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:*Philosophy of Food Project [http://www.food.unt.edu/philfood/]
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:*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]
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:*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/]
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:*Example of an extended philosophy bibliography.  [http://www.food.unt.edu/bibliography/ Kaplan's Food Bibliography]
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:*Soylent [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8NCigh54jg]
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:*French Farmer Protests [http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/11/french-farmers-grow-angry/100847/]
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:*Moral Psych piece.[http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/10/are-mornings-for-morality-night-owls-might-disagree/?mbid=synd_msntech_social]
  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_method Wikipedia Article on Philosophical Method] (Dempsey)
 
  
===Other Docs/Links===
 
  
*Randy Mayes has collected some great 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]
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===Timelines===
*Draft of paper with some research from Fall 2009 class [[Media:Philosophies_of_Intellectual_Freedom_V2.pdf | Philosophies of Intellectual Freedom]]
 
*Dennett, "[[Media:DennettNagel.pdf | 2. What is it Like to Be a Bat?]]"
 
*Crawford, "The Case for Working with your Hands" [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/magazine/24labor-t.html]
 
*[[Philosophy Proseminar Basic Course Information]] -- 2 min video on [http://screenjel.ly/FgkKqvnr0ak Course Website] and [http://screenjel.ly/Gx_RrSxAPOg Course Wiki]
 
*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Professor Blog | Professor's Weekly Blog for the course]].
 
*[[General Philosophy Paper Rubric]]
 
*[[Philosophical Methods]]
 
*[[Philosophical Methods for Philosophy Majors]]
 
*[[Some Course Outlining]]
 
*[[2009 Fall Proseminar Wiki Root Page]]
 
  
==Book Group==
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:*Timeline Examples:
*[[Discussion]]
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::*Anarchism [http://timeglider.com/app/viewer.php?uid=line_1a86a5cd6753ea79b8ff9159541fde90]
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::*Existentialism [http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/18173/The-History-of-Existentialism/]

Latest revision as of 05:12, 18 November 2015

Main Links

Documents, Readings, and Miscellaneous things

Resources on Method

Research Resources

  • Of course, Wikipedia!
  • Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy [1]
  • Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [2]
  • Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosopy, on Foley site [3]
  • Philosopher's Index, on Foley site [4]
  • Google Scholar [5]
  • Perseus Collections Text [6]

Other Docs/Links

  • [Powerpoint] and [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

  • Cafe Philosophy: [7]
  • Philosophy Now [8]
  • Philosopher's Magazine [9]
  • The Stone. The New York Times has a regular column, "The Stone," on philosophical topics [10]
  • Two favorite browsing sites, though not exclusively philosophical: Arts and Letters Daily [11] and Three Quarks [12]
  • False Belief Test [13]
  • 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. [14]

Philosophy Profession

  • Philosophy News on job placements for new Ph.D.s [15]. Data from GU's MA program: [16]
  • PhilEvents is a website that lists conferences and calls for papers: http://philevents.org/

Topics

  • As a follow up to our science class, you might find this essay by Steven Weinberg relevant. [17]

We'll follow the exchange on naturalism, which begins with this article [19].

  • 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.[20]
  • Relativism, ethnocentric issues highlighted in bizarre African documentary on Austrian customs. [21]
  • Video for the Trolley Problem [22]
  • 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. [23]
  • 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. [24]
  • Anyone interested in classical philosophers and want their original texts would be interested in this site [25] I've used it to look up The Meno, but I'm assuming more stuff is on here.
  • 3 minute philosophy!!! [26]
  • Free Yale Philosophy class called "Death" [27]
  • Squashed Philosophy [28] -- a summary of many different works. Great if you need to get an idea of what's what.
  • Interactive Greek Philosophy Timeline [29] Creeder 02:46, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
  • Monty Python's World Philosophy Cup [30]
  • Now this is a satire, but relevant to our readings by Singer. Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal [31] (Ethan)
  • Teaching ethics to inmates, you may be surprised what you read. [32]
  • TED Philosophy Videos [33]
  • Philosophy of Food Project [34]
  • This issue of the AAUP's journal on academic freedom focuses on the Steven Salaida case.[35]
  • Link to an article about the background and significance of Gilles Deleuze in preparation for the readings for September 9 [36]
  • Example of an extended philosophy bibliography. Kaplan's Food Bibliography
  • Soylent [37]
  • French Farmer Protests [38]
  • Moral Psych piece.[39]


Timelines

  • Timeline Examples: