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Note:
Some of the materials below (my notes and the
handouts) are available in pdf format only, and
thus you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view
them. Click
here for a free download.
Course
materials (Spring 2012):
- Syllabus (pdf)
(introduction, course requirements, blog
guidelines, class policies, schedule)
- Blackboard
login page (use to view and post to course
weblog, retrieve grades, etc.)
- Supplemental
materials (to be added as the semester progresses)
- The nature of
philosophy, logic
- Logic-related
items
- "A
quick course in logic" (D. Earl) (pdf)
(An introduction to logical concepts;
my own way of presenting what's in the
book, with some slightly different
things emphasized)
- "Dennis'
guide to logical fallacies" (D.
Earl) (an introduction to some common
mistakes in reasoning)
- http://www.fallacyfiles.org/
(A very good site on many, many logical
fallacies, with a glossary of fallacies
and logical concepts)
- "Classical
conceptual analysis" (pdf)
(D. Earl) (on definitions; this is not
covered in our course directly, and it's
pitched at a slightly higher level, but
you may find it useful)
- Knowledge
- Philosophy of
mind
- Freedom and
determinism
- Ethics
(ethical theory)
- Test review
questions
- Test 1 (to be
posted)
- Final exam (to
be posted)
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