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| + | *[[Media:GauthierMorality&Advantage.pdf | Gauthier, David. "Morality and Advantage"]] | ||
*[[Media:BostromTranshumanismFAQ.pdf | Nick Bostrom, The Transhumanist FAQ]] and [http://www.nickbostrom.com/] | *[[Media:BostromTranshumanismFAQ.pdf | Nick Bostrom, The Transhumanist FAQ]] and [http://www.nickbostrom.com/] | ||
*[[Media:ThompsonADefenseofAbortion.pdf | Judith Jarvis Thompson, A Defense of Abortion]] | *[[Media:ThompsonADefenseofAbortion.pdf | Judith Jarvis Thompson, A Defense of Abortion]] | ||
Revision as of 00:32, 28 October 2009
Welcome to the Philosophy Proseminar Wiki. We'll use this space and links from it for a variety of purposes to support learning in the seminar.
Go to Main Page.
General Links
- Professor's Weekly Blog for the course.
- Open Class Notes. Occassional lecture/presentation notes. Students welcome to contribute.
- Student Work. Samples of student work.
- Philosophy Writing Experiments
Major Areas of Instruction in the Course
1. Overview of the Discipline, some of its major fields, major epochs, etc.
2. Review and advancement of argumentation and explanation skills & knowledge of Philosophical Methods.
3. Research Skills
4. Finding and Developing your philosophical voice.
Documents, Readings, and Miscellaneous things
- Gauthier, David. "Morality and Advantage"
- Nick Bostrom, The Transhumanist FAQ and [1]
- Judith Jarvis Thompson, A Defense of Abortion
- Jonathan Glover, What Sort of People Should There Be?
- Faith & Reason Seminar, October 6, 2009.
- Northwest Conference Link]
- Dennett, Chapters 2 and 3 from Darwin's Dangerous Idea
- Thomas Nagel, What is it like to be a Bat?
- General List of Philosophical Methods
- Philosophical Methods for Philosophy Majors
- Spokane Philosopher's Guild
