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*[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/465714/john_lockes_theory_of_personal_identity.html?cat=38 John Locke's Theory of personal identity] | *[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/465714/john_lockes_theory_of_personal_identity.html?cat=38 John Locke's Theory of personal identity] | ||
*[http://www.haverford.edu/classics/faculty/bmulligan/omni/Guides/EpicureanismvsStoicism.pdf Helpful Guide comparing Epicureans and Stoics] | *[http://www.haverford.edu/classics/faculty/bmulligan/omni/Guides/EpicureanismvsStoicism.pdf Helpful Guide comparing Epicureans and Stoics] | ||
| + | *[http://www.shambhala.com/html/learn/features/buddhism/basics/three-marks.cfm Interesting opinion on Egolessness/no-self] | ||
==Spring 2009 Course Texts== | ==Spring 2009 Course Texts== | ||
Revision as of 22:09, 8 November 2009
Main Course Links
Student Work, Exams, Paper Topics
Readings and Resources
- Hellenism Dates and Map
- Wiki Article on the Noble Eightfold Path
- Justin Barrett, "Out of the mouths of babes: Do children believe because they're told to by adults? The evidence suggests otherwise"
- Garrett Lisi, A Beautiful New Theory of Everything
- Link to Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- The Sophia Project at Molloy College
- Livius article on Greek Homosexuality
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on Plato's view of Friendship and Eros Highly recommended!
- Paul Bloom, "First Person Plural," Atlantic, Nov. 2008.*
- William James, Lecture Six from Pragmatism, "Pragmatism's Conception of Truth"
- Meditation Exercises
- John Locke's Theory of personal identity
- Helpful Guide comparing Epicureans and Stoics
- Interesting opinion on Egolessness/no-self
Spring 2009 Course Texts
Plato. Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo
Plato. Symposium. Edited and translated by Alexander Nehemas & Paul Woodruff. Indianapolis, Indiana: Hackett Publishing Company, 1989.
Rauhut, Nils Ch. Readings on the Ultimate Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy. editor Nils Ch. Rauhut. 2 ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007.
Rauhut, Nils Ch. Ultimate Questions: Thinking About Philosophy. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007.
Justin Barrett. Why Would Anyone Believe in God? Alta Mira Press, Roman & Littlefield, 2004.
