Introduction to Philosophy

Introduction to Philosophy

Introduction to Philosophy

Welcome to the Philosophy Gym, where we exercise our minds, no question or puzzle is off-limits, discussions are open, and we discover the importance of entertaining a proposition without believing it.

PHIL 1301 .006 .007 .008: Introduction to Philosophy

Fall 2024
.006: TR 12:30-1:45, RFEB-101
Don Berkich
 
.007: TR 2:00-3:15, RFEB-101
 
 
.008: TR 3:30 - 4:45, CI-102
 

Schedule

Please note that this schedule is tentative and authoritative: Changes may be made, but they would be made here. Thus this page supersedes any page with which it conflicts..

Tuesday, 8/27 Introductory Remarks  
Thursday, 8/29 The Wisest Man of Athens  
Monday, 9/2 Labor Day Holiday  
Tuesday, 9/3 An Unanswerable Accusation  
Thursday, 9/5 Logic and Language  
Tuesday, 9/10 Truth Tropic Language I: Validity by Truth Table  
Thursday, 9/12 Truth Tropic Language II: Validity by Analytic Tableaux  
Tuesday, 9/17 Truth Tropic Language III: Testing Validity  
Thursday, 9/19 Truth Tropic Language IV: Testing Translations  
Tuesday, 9/24 Examination I  
Thursday, 9/26 Truth Tropic Language V: Extracting Arguments  
Tuesday, 10/1 Truth Tropic Language VI: Philosophical Arguments  
Thursday, 10/3 Truth Phobic Language  
Tuesday, 10/8 Why is there Something, and not Nothing?  
Thursday, 10/10 Does God Exist?  
Tuesday, 10/15 Does God not Exist?  
Thursday, 10/17 Examination II  
Tuesday, 10/22 Is Intelligent Design Scientific?  
Thursday, 10/24 Can We be Good Without God?  
Tuesday, 10/29 Why be Good?  
Thursday, 10/31 Can We be Morally Responsible?  
Tuesday, 11/5 What are We?  
Thursday, 11/7 Examination III  
Tuesday, 11/12 Is Artificial Intelligence Possible?  
Thursday, 11/14 What is it Like to See the Red Apple?  
Tuesday, 11/19 What am I?  
Thursday, 11/21 What Could it Matter When I Began?  
Tuesday, 11/26 What Will it Matter When I End?  
Wednesday, 11/27 Reading Day  
Thursday, 11/28 Thanksgiving Holiday  
Tuesday, 12/3 Closing Remarks  
Thursday, 12/5 Reading Day  
Tuesday, 12/10 Section .007 Exam IV 1:45-4:15
Tuesday, 12/10 Section .008 Exam IV 4:30-7:00
Thursday, 12/12 Section .006 Exam IV 11:00-1:30