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Ph 205 Historical Introduction to Philosophy Course Outline & Schedule: (Up-dated Nov. 6, 2012) PHR pH.= Philosophy: History and Readings (History); † PHR pR. = Philosophy: History and Readings (Readings) {† = Enrichment Assignment} Date Topic Assignments 1. Fri., Aug. 31 Syllabus & PrePHR pH. 3-12 Socratics: Where do all † PHR pR. 11-16 things come from? (Pre-Socratic Fragments) 2. Tues., Sept. 4 Pre-Socratics PHR pH. 12-25 (continued): What † PHR pR. A-11 – A-22 (Confucianism) causes change? †http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/laozi/ †http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/comparphilchiwes/ 3. Fri., Sept. 7 Sophists & Socrates: PHR pH. 26-37 Can truth be known? † PHR pR. 16-31 (Euthyphro) 4. Tues., Sept. 11 Socrates’ Moral PHR pH. 37-40 Theory: How does one † PHR pR. 32-50 become virtuous? (Apology) 5. Fri., Sept. 14 Test 1 (covers PHR pH. Test 1 3-40) 6. Tues., Sept. 18 Plato’s Theory of PHR pH. 41-52 Knowledge: Can the † PHR pR. 60-66 visible world give (The Republic) knowledge of the truth? 7. Fri., Sept. 21 Plato’s Moral Theory: PHR pH. 52-64 Is what is good or bad † PHR pR. 66-69 based on public (Phaedo) opinion? 8. Tues., Sept. 25 Aristotle’s Logic: What PHR pH. 68-76 is needed to think † http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ clearly? aristotlelogic/#AriLogWorOrg 9. Fri., Sept. 28 Aristotle’s Metaphysics: PHR pH. 76-82 What is change? † PHR pR. 70-74 (Physics & Metaphyics) 10. Mon., Oct. 2 Aristotle’s Moral PHR pH. 82-89 Theory: What is the end † PHR pR. 74-84 (On the Soul & or purpose of life? Nicomachean Ethics) 11. Fri., Oct. 5 Test 2 (covers PHR pH. Test 2 41-89) 12. Tues., Oct. 9 Classical Philosophy: PHR pH. 93-103 What must the human † PHR pR. 93-105 spirit do to survive in a (Epicurus, Lucretius, & Epictetus) world that is falling apart politically, socially, & morally? 13. Fri., Oct. 12 Skeptics & Plotinus: PHR pH. 103-113 How does one achieve † PHR pR. 105 -114 peace of mind when the (Outlines of Pyrrhonism) world seems to be full of uncertainty? 14. Fri., Oct. 19 15. Tues., Oct. 23 16. Fri., Oct. 26 17. Tues., Nov. 6 18. Fri., Nov. 9 19. Tues., Nov. 13 20. Fri., Nov. 16 21. Tues., Nov. 20 22. Tues., Nov. 27 23. Fri. Nov. 30 Mid-Term Exam (covers PHR pH. 3113) Augustine – Faith & Reason: How can we explain the existence of evil in a world created by a good God? Augustine’s Moral Theory: What is true happiness & how can we obtain it? Mid-Term Exam Boethius & Universals: Is beauty in the eye of the beholder or is there an objective standard? Aquinas & Existence of God: Should nonCatholic sources of knowledge be used in theology? PHR pH. 130-133; 137-143 † http://www.exclassics.com/ consol/consol.pdf Aquinas’ Moral Theory: Are things good because God tells us they are good or are they good in themselves? Bacon Is knowledge the discovery of new concepts or the development of ancient truths? Test 3 (covers PHR pH. 114-133; 137-165 Descartes: When presented with a variety of different opinions of what is true, how does one decide which truth is correct? Locke’s Theory of Knowledge & Morality: Is the human mind capable of discovering the true nature of the universe? PHR pH. 114-124 † PHR pR. 114-119 (Augustine) PHR pH. 124-129 †http://faculty.cua.edu/hoffmann/ courses/201_1068/201%20Augustine 1%20DLA%20outline.pdf PHR pH. 143-148, 149-157 †http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ arabicislamic-influence/ †http://plato.stanford.edu/ entries/maimonides/ † PHR pR. 124-129 (Summa Theologica) PHR pH. 157-165 † PHR pR. 129-133 (Summa Theologica) PHR pH. 175-177; 187-194 † http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ francisbacon/ Test 3 PHR pH. 204-215 † PHR pR. 150-163 (Meditations & The Passions of the Soul) PHR pH. 229-239 † PHR pR. 167-173 (Essay Concerning Human Understanding) † http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lockemoral/ 24. Tues., Dec. 4 25. Fri., Dec. 7 26. Tues., Dec. 11 27. Dec. 14, 18, 19, & 20 Kant’s Copernican Revolution: Is the source of human knowledge in experiences of the senses or the concepts of the mind? Nietzsche’s moral theory: The world lacks belief in God & lives godlessly. Is this a sign of the death of God? PHR pH. 271-284 † PHR pR. 241-258 (The Critique of Pure Reason & Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals) PHR pH. 341, 360-368 † PHR pR. 299-307 (Turning Values Upside Down & Beyond Good & Evil) Edith Stein – the Handout Individual & Community: How does one build community? Final Exam (covers Final Exam PHR pH. 114-133; 137165; 175-177; 187-194; 204-215; 229-239; 271284; 341; 360-368; Edith Stein & some general concepts from the first half of the semester