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 1301.002: Introduction to Philosophy
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Fall 2020
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Don Berkich
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MW 2:00 - 3:15, Online Only
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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..
| Wednesday, 1/22 | Introductory Remarks | |
| Monday, 1/27 | The Wisest Man of Athens | |
| Wednesday, 1/29 | Basic Logic Concepts | |
| Monday, 2/03 | Truth Tropic Language I: Defining PC | |
| Wednesday, 2/05 | Truth Tropic Language II: Validity by Truth Table | |
| Monday, 2/10 | Truth Tropic Language III: Validity by Analytic Tableaux | |
| Wednesday, 2/12 | Truth Tropic Language IV: Testing Translations | |
| Monday, 2/17 | Examination I | |
| Wednesday, 2/19 | Truth Phobic Language I | |
| Monday, 2/24 | Truth Phobic Language II | |
| Wednesday, 2/26 | Why is there Something, and not Nothing? | |
| Monday, 3/02 | Does God Exist? | |
| Wednesday, 3/04 | Examination II | |
| Monday, 3/09 | Spring Break | |
| Wednesday 3/11 | Spring Break | |
| Monday, 3/16 | Extended Spring Break | |
| Wednesday, 3/18 | Extended Spring Break | |
| Monday, 3/23 | Is Intelligent Design Scientific? | |
| Wednesday, 3/25 | Can We be Good Without God? | |
| Monday, 3/30 | Why Be Good? | Essay 01 Assigned |
| Wednesday, 4/01 | Can We Be Morally Responsible? | |
| Monday, 4/06 | What is it Like to See the Color Red? | Essay 01 Due, Essay 02 Assigned |
| Wednesday, 4/08 | Is Artificial Intelligence Possible? | |
| Monday, 4/13 | Ex Machina | Essay 02 Due, Essay 03 Assigned |
| Wednesday, 4/15 | Class Canceled | |
| Monday, 4/20 | Rise of the Robots: Loving, Living, and Working? | Essay 03 Due, Essay 04 Assigned |
| Wednesday, 4/22 | What Am I? | Monday, 4/27 | What Shall We Do? | Essay 04 Due, Essay 05 Assigned |
| Wednesday, 4/29 | Will the Sun Rise Tomorrow? | |
| Monday, 5/04 | What Can We Know? | Essay 05 Due, Essay 06 Assigned |
| Wednesday, 5/06 | Concluding Remarks | |
| Thursday, 5/07 | Reading Day | |
| Friday, 5/08 | Essay 06 Due, Essay 07 Assigned | |
| Wednesday, 5/13 | Essay 07 Due |