MWF 1:00
Spring 2005
Michael Eldridge
Garinger 209
687-3318
Office Hours: M 2-4 and TR 2-3:30 (and by appointment)
Schedule
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Date |
Day | Topic | Reading |
| January | |||
| 31 | Mon | Dewey Video | |
| February | |||
| 2 | Wed | John Dewey and Philosophy as Cultural Criticism | Eldridge, John Dewey, Turnbull, p. 161 |
| 4 | Fri | Philosophy as Criticism | Eldridge, John Dewey |
| 7 | Mon | Socrates and His Earlier Accusers | Apology 17-23 |
| 9 | Wed | Socrates, Meletus and the Socratic Method | Apology 23-27 |
| 11 | Fri | Socrates' Defense and Mission | Apology 28-41 |
| 14 | Mon | John Mackie on Ethics: A Modern Example | Inventing Ethics, ch. 1: read pp.15-27 |
| 16 | Wed | Mackie's Moral Scepticism | |
| 18 | Fri | Dewey's Opposition to Religion & Rel. Exp. | A Common Faith (ACF), LW 9.3-20 |
| 21 | Mon | Dewey's Religious Proposal | |
| 23 | Wed | Dewey's Religious Proposal (continued) | |
| 25 | Fri | Dewey, Science and Mysticism | ACF LW 9.21-8 |
| 28 | Mon | Dewey's "God" | ACF LW 9.29-39 |
| March | |||
| 2 | Wed | No Class | |
| 4 | Fri | Take Home Exam DUE Friday 4 March (as hard copy) or 7 March (via email attachment) | |
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7 to 12 |
Spring Break | ||
| 14 | Mon | Dewey and the Source of Value | ACF LW 9.29-39 |
| 16 | Wed | A No-Church Society? | ACF LW 9.40-52 |
| 18 | Fri | no class | |
| 21 | Mon | A No-Church Society? (continued) | ACF LW 9.52-58 |
| 23 | Wed | Passionate Intelligence | ACF LW 9.52-58 |
| 25 | Fri | No Class: Spring Holiday | |
| 28 | Mon | Evolution, Creationism & Intelligent Design: What's the Issue? |
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| 30 | Wed | The Biblical Understanding of the Cosmos | http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/febible.htm |
| April | |||
| 1 | Fri | The Biblical Understanding (continued) | |
| 4 | Mon | C. S. Lewis, Naturalism and Supernaturalism | "The Naturalist and the Supernaturalist," Miracles, chapter 2; for information on (and some evaluation of) Miracles see a paper by Henry Imler |
| 6 | Wed | no class | |
| 8 | Fri | Lewis on the Incoherence of Naturalism | "The Cardinal Difficulty of Naturalism," Miracles, chapter 3 |
| 11 | Mon | Lewis and Naturalism (continued) | |
| 13/15 | We/Fri | Descartes, Interactive Dualism and the Mind-Body Problem | William Gale, Review of Paul Churchland's Matter and Consciousness; Robert H. Wozniak, "Rene Descartes and the Legacy of Mind/Body Dualism" |
| 18/20 | Mo/We | Materialism | Notes on Materialism from Kyle Cave's course |
| 22 | Fri | Exam 2 (or Papers due): One either turns in a paper by 1:00 or takes the exam at 1:00 | |
| 25 | Mon | Hume's Empiricism | Hume's Enquiry: An Interactive Guide Go to Hume's Epistemology (3) and (4) |
| 27 | Wed | Hume on Miracles | Hume's Enquiry: An Interactive Guide Go to Miracles |
| 29 | Fri | No Escape for the Empiricist | |
| May | |||
| 2 | Mon | Philosophical Reasoning | |
| 11 | Wed | Final Exam 12:00-3:00 | |
Grade Composition |
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| Test | 15% |
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Exam |
20% |
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Paper or Exam II |
25% |
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Final Exam |
30% |
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Participation |
10% |
Grade Scale |
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90-100 is an A |
80-89 is a B |
70-79 is a C |
60-69 is a D |
59 and below is a F |
Attendance Policy
Attendance is expected but students will not be directly penalized for failure to attend class or rewarded for attendance.
Students are expected to contribute to the class. They may do so by making a presentation in class, asking pertinent questions on a regular basis, responding regularly to the instructor's questions, organizing a study group, posting class notes on the web, identifying materials on the web or in some other form that makes a contribution to the class. Students are encouraged to report (in writing) on their participation by the last day of class, thus influencing the instructor’s evaluation. The grade, if the participation is satisfactory, will be at the student's course average or better.
NOTE
The instructor reserves the right to modify the course and its requirements as conditions warrant. Students will be notified of changes either in class or online but preferably in both ways.
Academic Integrity
Students have the responsibility to know and observe the requirements of "The UNC Charlotte Code of Student Academic Integrity" (UNC Charlotte Catalog). The most recent edition of the Code is available in the Office of the Dean of Students.
Disability Accommodation
Students with documented disabilities requiring accommodation in this course should contact Disability Services in Fretwell 230.
Philosophy Majors and Others Interested in Philosophy
Students are invited to participate via email in an electronic philosophy discussion list for students. To join Phil-D, send your email address to mjcroy@email.uncc.edu and request to be added.
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