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==September 7==
 
==September 7==
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===Investigating Philosophy as a Discipline===
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====Question for investigating Philosophy as a discipline====
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#  What is philosophy?
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#  What are the major fields of Philosophy?  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_disciplines#Philosophy See this wiki list.]
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#  What are some basic concepts, issues, and methods of each?  Browse.
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#  What are the major temporal epochs of Western philosophy?
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#  Is philosophy a global phenomenon?  What is comparative philosophy?  How do you identify philosophy in other cultures?  (See course unit)
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#  What is the difference between continental and analytic philoosphy?  (Course unit)
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#  What are: existentialism, postmodernism, positivism, romanticism, enlightenment philosophy, scientific revolution, renaissance, neo-platonism, scholasticism, game theory, cognitive science, moral psychology, ...
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#  How does philosophy relate to literature and religion?
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#  What are contemporary philosophers saying about art & politics? 
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#  Why did language become so important in 20th century philosophy?
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====Major Sub-fields===
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:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_disciplines#Philosophy See this wiki list of major fields in Philosophy.]
  
 
==September 14==
 
==September 14==

Revision as of 23:15, 31 August 2010

August 31, 2010

Introductory Class:

  • Student Introductions: Prompt:
  • General awareness and curiosities about history of philosophy (pitch for timelines)
  • Philosophy Problem 101
  • What If . . . Searle's Brain Replacement

September 7

Investigating Philosophy as a Discipline

Question for investigating Philosophy as a discipline

  1. What is philosophy?
  2. What are the major fields of Philosophy? See this wiki list.
  3. What are some basic concepts, issues, and methods of each? Browse.
  4. What are the major temporal epochs of Western philosophy?
  5. Is philosophy a global phenomenon? What is comparative philosophy? How do you identify philosophy in other cultures? (See course unit)
  6. What is the difference between continental and analytic philoosphy? (Course unit)
  7. What are: existentialism, postmodernism, positivism, romanticism, enlightenment philosophy, scientific revolution, renaissance, neo-platonism, scholasticism, game theory, cognitive science, moral psychology, ...
  8. How does philosophy relate to literature and religion?
  9. What are contemporary philosophers saying about art & politics?
  10. Why did language become so important in 20th century philosophy?

=Major Sub-fields

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