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*[[Philosophy Proseminar Basic Course Information]]
 
*[[Philosophy Proseminar Basic Course Information]]
*[[2009 Fall Proseminar Professor Blog | Professor's Weekly Blog for the course]].
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*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Professor Blog | Professor's Weekly Blog for the course]].
*[[2009 Fall Proseminar Class Notes | Open Class Notes]]. Occassional lecture/presentation notes.  Students welcome to contribute.  
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*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Class Notes | Open Class Notes]]. Occassional lecture/presentation notes.  Students welcome to contribute.  
*[[2009 Fall Proseminar Student Work | Student Work]].  Samples of student work.
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*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Student Work | Student Work]].  Samples of student work.
*[[2009 Fall Proseminar Writing Experiments | Philosophy Writing Experiments]]
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*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Collaborative Research Exercise | Collaborative Research Exercise]]
*[[2009 Fall Proseminar Collaborative Research Exercise | Collaborative Research Exercise]]
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*[[2010 Fall Proseminar Student Statements | End of Semester Student Statements and Work]]
*[[2009 Fall Proseminar Student Statements | End of Semester Student Statements and Work]]
 
 
 
 
*[[2009 Fall Proseminar Wiki Root Page]]
 
*[[2009 Fall Proseminar Wiki Root Page]]
  
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==Documents, Readings, and Miscellaneous things==
 
==Documents, Readings, and Miscellaneous things==
 
*[[Media:JonesOnHeidegger.pdf | W.T. Jones on Heidegger (just the beginning of his chapter on Heidegger)]]
 
*[[Media:Heidegger._Being_and_Time.Intro.pdf | Heidegger, Intro to Being and Time]]
 
*[[Media:Ricoeur.Existence_and_Hermeneutics.pdf | Paul Ricoeur, Existetnce and Hermeneutics]]
 
*[http://philosophybites.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=242858 David Papineau on Physicalism, Philosophy Bytes]
 
*[http://www.lps.uci.edu/maddy/2ndphilosophy.pdf Penelope Maddy, "Second Philosophy"] (Also visit her website at: [http://www.lps.uci.edu/maddy/index.html])
 
*[http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jonathan_haidt_on_the_moral_mind.html Jonathan Haidt, The Real Difference between Liberals and Conservatives, TED talk]
 
*[[Media:JonesSartre.pdf | Excerpt from Jones on Sartre on Human Condition in ''Nausea'']]
 
*[[Media:HusserlBasicProblemsc2.pdf | Husserl, Edmund. Chapter 1 "The Natural Attitude and the "Natural Concept of the World"]]
 
*[[Media:HusserlBasicProblemsc1.pdf | Husserl, Edmund. Chapter 2 "The Natural Attitude and the "Natural Concept of the World"]]
 
*[[Media:GauthierMorality&Advantage.pdf | Gauthier, David.  "Morality and Advantage"]]
 
*[[Media:BostromTranshumanismFAQ.pdf | Nick Bostrom, The Transhumanist FAQ]] and [http://www.nickbostrom.com/]
 
*[[Media:ThompsonADefenseofAbortion.pdf | Judith Jarvis Thompson, A Defense of Abortion]]
 
*[[Media:GloverWhatSortofPeopleShouldThereBe.pdf | Jonathan Glover, What Sort of People Should There Be?]]
 
*[[Fall 2009 Philosophy Proseminar Faith & Reason Seminar | Faith & Reason Seminar]], October 6, 2009.
 
*[http://www.pacificu.edu/as/philosophy/nwpc/schedule.cfm Northwest Conference Link]]
 
*[[Media:Dennett2-3.pdf | Dennett, Chapters 2 and 3 from Darwin's Dangerous Idea]]
 
*[[Media:Nagel What is it Like to be a Bat.pdf |Thomas Nagel, What is it like to be a Bat?]]
 
*[[Philosophical Methods | General List of Philosophical Methods]]
 
*[[Philosophical Methods for Philosophy Majors]]
 
*[http://philosophy.meetup.com/232/ Spokane Philosopher's Guild]
 

Revision as of 01:26, 1 August 2010

General Links


Major Areas of Instruction in the Course

1. Overview of the Discipline, some of its major fields, major epochs, etc.

2. Review and advancement of argumentation and explanation skills & knowledge of Philosophical Methods.

3. Research Skills

4. Finding and Developing your philosophical voice.

Documents, Readings, and Miscellaneous things