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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?"
- 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.
SEP 13
- Readings on Method
- Jeffrey Roland, "On naturalism in the Quinean tradition"
- Lynne Rudder Baker, "The first-person perspective and its relation to natural science"
- Daniel Dennett, "What is an Intuition Pump?"
- Let's leave room in the schedule for up to three of you to present on your projects. Check with me on your plan for doing that.
- Project Work
- Annalee Ring, "The Power of Words and the Appearance of Lived Space in Navajo Culture"
SEP 20
- Readings on Method
- Let's continue our work on phenomenology, staying close to Husserl still.
- David Woodruff Smith, "Phenomenological Methods in Philosophy of Mind," 335-352.
- Matthew Ratcliffe, "Some Husserlian Reflections on the contents of experience," 353-378.
- Writing & Style in Philosophy
- Pinker, The Sense of Style, Intro and Chapter 1
- Project Work
- Ryan Thompson presenting on Paul Feyerabend, Against Method, 5-23
SEP 27
- Readings on Method
- Dennett, "Intuition Pumps," p. 29-38. (You should pick two of the tools to report on.)
- Writing & Style in Philosophy
- Pinker, The Sense of Style, Chapter 2
- Project Work
- Tamara Alfie, presenting on Hallich, Oliver. "Can the Paradox of Forgiveness be Dissolved?"
OCT 4
- Readings on Method This week we will use the naturalization of ethics as a test case for thinking about the effect of naturalism on traditional philosophical problems.
- Haidt, "The Emotional Dog and It's Rational Tail"
- Haidt, "Taste Buds of the Righteous Mind," Chapter 6 of The Righteous Mind
- Greene, "The Secret Joke of Kant's Soul" (on internet)
- Project Work
OCT 11
- Ryan presenting on "verbal disputes," along with Chalmers, 2011 - "Verbal Disputes"
- background on Heidegger's project: Jones, "Heidegger"
- Exemplification of Heidegger's method: "The Question Concerning Technology"
OCT 18
- Reading and Work on Method
- Review major wiki pages on method
OCT 27
- More from Quine: "Two Dogmas of Empiricism" and/or "Epistemology Naturalized"
OCT 18
OCT 25
NOV 1
NOV 8
- Post-phenomenology
NOV 15
NOV 22
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NOV 29
DEC 6
DEC 13
last week of semester