Philosophy 201 Introduction to Philosophy
Rex Gilliland
Office: Norton 265
Phone: 226-7718
Home Phone: 930-0754
Email: rgillila@bsc.edu
Olin 105 TTh
Office Hours: TTh 10:50-11:50 am,
TTh 1:00-2:30 pm,
and by appointment
Syllabus Writing Center Information
Schedule Click on dates for reading questions. All changes in red.
8/30 Convocation – Abbreviated Class 9:10 – 10:25 am; What is Philosophy?
9/4 Plato, Euthyphro photocopy, 41-53
9/6 Plato, Euthyphro photocopy cont., 53-61
9/11 Aristotle, Four Causes, Biological Norms; Teleology, Great chain of being photocopies
9/13 Mechanism, Galieo,
9/18 Dostoevsky, Notes from the Underground photocopy
9/20 Argument from Contingency: Introduction 209-218; Aquinas 219-222; Copleston and Russell 223-234 Handout
9/25 Argument from Contingency cont.; Argument from Design: Paley 234-238 Handout
Short Writing Assignment Due Writing Assignment Guidelines
9/27 Argument from Design cont.: Hume 238-247
10/2 Problem of evil: Introduction 265-269; Dostoevsky 269-273; C.S. Lewis photocopy Handout
10/4 Midterm exam Study Guide
10/9 Descartes, First Meditation 73-77
10/11 Community Day – Abbreviated Class
Descartes, Second Meditation 77-83
10/16 Locke 116-122
10/18 Fall Break
10/23 Locke cont. 122-127
10/25 Introduction 339-346; Descartes 346-349; Shafer 350-354
10/30 Shafer cont. 354-364
11/1 No Class
11/6 Introduction 473-484; Stace 506-513
11/8
11/13 Wood 495-505
11/15 Film: Fast,
Cheap, and Out of Control; Paper due Paper Guidelines Essay Exam
Study Guide
11/20 Evans photocopy
11/22 Thanksgiving
11/27 Hunt photocopy
11/29 Tolstoy photocopy
12/4 Sartre photocopy
Wed. 12/12 Final Exam 9 am – 12 noon Study Guide