Detailed Information for Fall, 2007
- For course prerequites and information on other semesters, please see the home page of Philosophy 2.
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- Teaching Assistants
- Discusion Sections
- Paper Assignments
- Texts
- Schedule of Readings
- Handouts and Links
Lectures
Lectures will be held T R, 4:15 - 5:05, in Reiss 103, as per the schedule below.
Paper Assignments
This semester all students in this course must write three short short (5 pp.) argumentative papers. Papers must be submitted via turnitin.com. Papers are due as follows:
- Oct.. 4th, 3 pm.
- Nov. 8th, 3 pm. &ndash changed!
- Dec. 18th, noon.
The three papers are worth 25%, 33%, and 42% in that order.
Teaching Assistants
Discussion sections are each led by a teaching assistant. Your teaching assistant is your primary contact for the course. The teaching Assistants for Fall 2007 are:
Justyna Japola
Robert Leider
Matt McAdam
David Pierce
Diana Puglisi
Discussion Sections
Discussion sections begin the second week of classes (September 6th/7th) and run through Friday, December 7th.
Attendance in discussion section is mandatory. Do not sign up for a section you cannot attend! Do not sign up for this course on the assumption that you can attend discussion at a different time than the one assigned to your section. Click here for missed discussion sections policy.
| Section | Time | Room | Section Leader |
| 1 | F 11:15 | Walsh 494B | Japola |
| 2 | R 6:15 | Walsh 494B | McAdam |
| 3 | R 6:15 | Walsh 494A | Puglisi |
| 4 | F 9:15 | Maguire 103 | Pierce |
| 5 | F 9:15 | Walsh 394 | Japola |
| 6 | F 9:15 | Walsh 498 | Leider |
| 7 | F 11:15 | Walsh 390 | Puglisi |
| 8 | F 10:15 | NN GW03 | McAdam |
| 9 | F 10:15 | Maquire 103 | Pierce |
| 10 | F 10:15 | Walsh 497 | Leider |
Texts
Required:
- Derk Pereboom, ed. Free Will. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing,.
- Friedrich Nietzsche. On the Genealogy of Morals. Trans. Walter Kaufmann. New York: Vintage.
- David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature. New York: Penguin.
- William James. Essays in Pragmatism. Ed. Alburey Castell. New York: Hafner.
- William Strunk, Jr., and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. Longman.
Recommended:
- Mark B. Woodhouse. A Preface to Philosophy, 8th ed. Wadsworth.
Handouts and Links:
Georgetown Writing Center
- The Terminology of Impressions and Ideas in Hume
- A Lexicon of Kant-Speak
- General Grading Policies
- Tips on Writing Philosophy Papers
- Guidelines for Submitting Papers for This Course
- Late Papers Policy for this Course
- Sample of a first paper that received an "A" Updated with annotations!
- Paper syllabus for the course
- Information on the Web About Logical Fallacies
- turnitin.com