Philosophy Proseminar

Welcome to the Philosophy Proseminar Wiki. We'll use this space and links from it for a variety of purposes.

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General Links

• My Weekly Blog for the course
• Open Class Notes
• Student Work
• Student Interests
• Practice
• Definition as a Method in Philosophy
• Spokane Philosopher's Guild

Major Areas of Instruction in the Course

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

Question List 1

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

Instructional Notes on Method

3. Research Skills

Instructional Notes on Research Skills

4. Finding and Developing your philosophical voice.

Instructional Notes on Developing your Philosophical Voice

Documents and Readings

• Faith & Reason Seminar
• Northwest Conference Link]
• Dennett, Chapters 2 and 3 from Darwin's Dangerous Idea
• Thomas Nagel, What is it like to be a Bat?
• Philosophical Methods
• Philosophy Problems