Grad Seminar Class Notes

AUG 30

Course Introduction

SEP 6

Work on Method

• Haug, "Introduction"

• Haug, "Williamson / Rosenberg pieces"

• Jones, "Phenomenology"

• we'll try to gloss key terms to develop a common reference and understanding of H's phenomenology
• natural standpoint, bracketing, epoch, experience of "essences"
• phenomenology's critiques of science.
• absolute subjectivity as a basis for absolute objectivity.
• phenomenology as solution to a crisis in the culture.

• Nagel - Dennett on being a bat

• Wiki Pages on Method

• Philosophical Methodology [1]
• Socratic Method [2]

Method at Work

• Alfino, "Sourcing Values in Food Philosophy" - discussion of topic and consideration of methods and directions for project.

SEP 13

Work on Method

Method at Work

NOV 15

==NOV 22== t day pre

DEC 6

==DEC 13== last week of semester