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==Documents, Readings, and Miscellaneous things== | ==Documents, Readings, and Miscellaneous things== | ||
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| + | ===Anthropology and Cognitive Science of Religion=== | ||
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| + | 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) | ||
| + | Pascal Boyer, | ||
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===Physicalism & Transhumanism=== | ===Physicalism & Transhumanism=== | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 9 November 2010
Main Links
- Class Notes2. Starting with Oct 12 - Existentialism
- Class Notes1. Covering up to Oct 5.
- Student Research Pages
- Student Work. Samples of student work.
- Collaborative Research Exercise
- End of Semester Student Statements and Work
- Professor's Weekly Blog for the course
- Study Guide for Philosophical Methods Test
- Rukavina Lecture Fall 2010
Documents, Readings, and Miscellaneous things
Anthropology and Cognitive Science of Religion
Justin Barrett, What is Cognitive Science of Religion and Why is it? [1] (please print) Pascal Boyer, Scott Atran,
Physicalism & Transhumanism
Here is another video that I found helpful and interesting. [4] --Jjohnson9 17:50, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
Environmental Philosophy Readings
- Richard Rorty, "The Contingency of Self"
- Jonathan Culler, "Writing and Logocentrism"
Resources for Naturalism / Phenomenology Seminar
Naturalism
- Quine, Epistemology Naturalized
- Jagwon Kim, What is "Epistemology Naturalized"?
- Rebecca Saxe, "How we Read Each Other's Minds" [5]
- Daniel Dennett, Chapter 17 of Darwin's Dangerous Idea, " Redesigning Morality"
Phenomenology
- W. T. Jones, " Phenomenology" from a History of Philosophy
Resources for Existentialism Seminar
- Sartre, Existentialism and Human Emotions (Let's make this a baseline text for everyone.)
- Nietzsche, especially Thus Spake Zarathustra. Scan of chapter on Nietzsche from Kaufman, "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
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. [6]
- Draft of paper with some research from Fall 2009 class Philosophies of Intellectual Freedom
- Dennett, " 2. What is it Like to Be a Bat?"
- Crawford, "The Case for Working with your Hands" [7]
- Philosophy Proseminar Basic Course Information -- 2 min video on Course Website and Course Wiki
- 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
