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
• Practice
• Spokane Philosopher's Guild

Major Areas of Instruction in the Course

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

• See this wiki list of major fields in Philosophy.

• Some basic questions for canvasing interests

• Student Interests

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

• Instructional Notes on Method

• Definition as a Method in Philosophy

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