PHILOSOPHY 1 (12 Hour)

Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy

Spring 2003

Professors

Rex Gilliland

Office: 208B Thornton

Hours: MW 2-3 pm, and by appt.

Samuel Levey

Office: 305 Thornton

Hours: M 8:30-10:30am, and by appt.

Class Lecture Meetings:

Lectures will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 - 1:35pm in Silsbsy 28 and some X-hours, Tuesdays from 1:00-1:50 (as noted on course calendar).

Discussion Section Meetings:

Sections will meet on Fridays.

02: 10-1050am 003 Reed Hall Gilliland

03: 11-11:50am 103 Reed Hall Levey

04: 12:30-1:20pm 003 Reed Hall Gilliland

05: 12:30-1:20pm 102 Reed Hall Levey

Texts:

Reason & Responsibility, 11th ed. (RR), eds. Feinberg and Shafer-Landau

Notes from the Underground, Fyodor Dostoevsky (Dover Edition)

Philosophy 1 Course Reader (CR)

A few handouts, in class

A few PDF files on the Web. This will require the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free of charge at <www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html>.

Books and Course Reader are available at Wheelock Books.

Grading and Course Requirements:

Grades are determined by scores on papers and exams. There will be two midterm exams (25% each), one final exam (35%), and three short papers (15% total). Attendance and participation are expected and may help your grade.

Disabilities

We encourage students with learning, physical, or psychiatric disabilities who will be taking this course and may need disability-related classroom accommodations to make an appointment with one of us as soon as possible. Also, please stop by the Academic Skills Center in 301 Collis Center to register for support services.

The Academic Honor Principle will be observed.

Tentative Course Calendar – subject to change. Readings below are in RR unless otherwise noted.

W 3/26 Introduction to Course

F 3/28 Logic and some arguments for the existence of God.

Part 1: Intelligent Design and the Problem of Evil

M 3/31 The Argument from Design: Paley, 40-45, Hume 58-9.

W 4/2 Anti-design: Gould (CR)

F 4/4 sections meet

M 4/7 The New Argument from Design

W 4/9 Anti-design: Sober <philosophy.wisc.edu/sober/DAF.PDF>

F 4/11 sections meet; Paper #1 due Paper #1 Topic

M 4/14 The Problem of Evil: Dostoevsky, 89-95.

W 4/16 A Defense: van Inwagen (CR)

F 4/18 sections meet

M 4/21 Exam #1. Answer Key

Part 2: Free Will, the Mind-Body Problem and Artificial Intelligence

T 4/22 Dostoevsky, Notes from the Underground, 1-28 (esp. 14-21)

W 4/23 Freedom and Determinism: Holbach and Ayer, 462-7, 481-6

F 4/25 No section meetings

M 4/28 Freedom and Determinism: Chisholm, 492-9

W 4/30 Mind/Body Problem: Campbell and Jackson, 342-59

F 5/2 sections meet

M 5/5 Mind/Body Problem: Churchland, 368-383

W 5/7 Artificial Intelligence: Copeland (CR), Searle, 384-396

F 5/9 sections meet; Paper #2 due Paper #2 Topic

M 5/12 Exam #2. Answer Key

Part 3: Ethics and the Famine Problem

T 5/13 Utilitarianism: Mill, 694-707 and handout (Jeremy Bentham)

W 5/14 Utilitarianism, continued

F 5/16 No section meetings

M 5/19 Kantian Ethics, 679-85

W 5/21 Kantian Ethics, continued

F 5/23 sections meet

M 5/26 Famine: Hardin, <web.ntpu.edu.tw/~ckliu/course/research/lifeboat.pdf>

W 5/28 Famine Relief: Singer, 708-715, O’Neill, 716-722

Su 6/1 Final Exam 1:30 pm