Grad Seminar Reading Schedule

AUG 30

Course Introduction

SEP 6

Readings on Method

• Jones, "Phenomenological Method"
• Nagel, "What is it Like to Be a Bat?" (recommended if you haven't read it.)
• Dennett, "What it is like to be a bat"
• Haug, "Introduction: Debates about methods: from linguistic philosophy to philosophical naturalism" and first four essays, p. 1-42.

• Haug, "Two Dimensions of methodological debates: methodological naturalism and the fate of armchair methods.
• Timothy Williamson, "What is naturalism?"
• Alex Rosenberg, "Why I am a naturalist"
• Timothy Williamson, "The Unclarity of Naturalism"
• Alex Rosenberg, "Can Naturalism Save the Humanities?"

Review major wiki pages on method

• Philosophical Methodology [1]
• Socratic Method [2]

Introduction to Philosophical Projects: Alfino

See my page for this: Alfino Projects. Focus on the first project for this class. Please read the conference paper referenced there and do some browsing on the topic.

NOV 22

t day pre

DEC 13

last week of semester