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*Some youtube clips relevant to the "irreducible complexity" issue in intelligent design creationism. | *Some youtube clips relevant to the "irreducible complexity" issue in intelligent design creationism. | ||
:*evolution of the eye- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEKyqIJkuDQ] | :*evolution of the eye- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEKyqIJkuDQ] | ||
| − | Not everything in life is ordered or designed- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_5FToP_mMY] | + | :*Not everything in life is ordered or designed- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_5FToP_mMY] |
| − | argument about the flagellum- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cH2bkZfHw4] | + | :*argument about the flagellum- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cH2bkZfHw4] |
*Recent work on free will related to the illusion of conscious control: | *Recent work on free will related to the illusion of conscious control: | ||
:*Carruthers, Peter. "The Illusion of Conscious Will ." Synthese 159 (2007): 197-213. | :*Carruthers, Peter. "The Illusion of Conscious Will ." Synthese 159 (2007): 197-213. | ||
Revision as of 17:13, 4 April 2011
Main Course Links
- Philosophy of Human Nature Basic Course Information -- 2 min video on Course Website and Course Wiki
- Lecture Notes Part 1 - January
- Lecture Notes Part 2 - February
- Study Questions -- official
- Study Questions -- with student notes
- Paper Topics
- Student Work
- Student Practice Page
- Registering Your Clicker in Philosophy 201
Current Readings and Resources
- Some youtube clips relevant to the "irreducible complexity" issue in intelligent design creationism.
- Recent work on free will related to the illusion of conscious control:
- Carruthers, Peter. "The Illusion of Conscious Will ." Synthese 159 (2007): 197-213.
- Nahmias, Eddy. "When Consciousness Matters: a Critical Review of Daniel Wegner's The Illusion of Conscious Will ." Philosophical Psychology 15.4 (2002): 527-41.
- van Duijn, Marc, and Bem Sacha. "On the Alleged Illusion of Conscious Will ." Philosophical Psychology 18.6 (2005): 699-714.
- Wigley, Simon. "Automaticity, Consciousness and Moral Responsibility ." Philosophical Psychology 20.2 (2007): 209-25.
- Spring 2011 201 Midterm
- David Brooks, "Social Animal," The New Yorker, January 17th, 2011. [4]
- Meditation Exercises
- Philosophical Movie Lists
- Philosophical Methods
- Some Really Important Dates
- Quick Reference for Wikis
