philosophy 100 - introduction to philosophy100 -哲学哲学导论 3页

3PHILOSOPHY100(FALL2012)–INTRODUCTIONTOPHILOSOPHY(MW)Instructor:TedStolzeOffice:SS-132OfficePhone:562-860-2451,extension2774OfficeHours:MTWTh9-9:30am,M11am-12pmE-mail:tstolze@cerritos.eduWebpage:www.cerritos.edu/tstolze“Therearenowadaysprofessorsofphilosophy,butnotphilosophers.Yetitisadmirabletoprofessbecauseitwasonceadmirabletolive.Tobeaphilosopherisnotmerelytohavesubtlethoughts,noreventofoundaschool,butsotolovewisdomastoliveaccordingtoitsdictates,alifeofsimplicity,independence,magnanimity,andtrust.Itistosolvesomeoftheproblemsoflife,notonlytheoretically,butpractically.”—HenryDavidThoreau,WaldenTransferCredit:CSU,UCCourseDescription:Inthiscoursewe’lldevelopphilosophicalconceptsbyinvestigatingawidevarietyofproblems,systemsofthought,andculturalperspectives.We’llbereadingcarefullyandcriticallyselectedphilosophersandphilosophiesfromancientGreecethroughcontemporaryEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Texts:·JamesRachels,ProblemsfromPhilosophy,3rded.(McGrawHill,2008)=PFPStudentLearningOutcomes:Bytheendofthiscourseyoushouldbeabletodothefollowing:·ExplainSocrates’statement,“Theunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving,”byapplyingthestatementinatleasttwoofthefollowingareas:ethics,epistemology,andmetaphysics.·Demonstrateabasicunderstandingofmethodsofphilosophy.·Demonstrateanenhancedabilitytoarticulateideasaboutphilosophicalissues.·Usephilosophicalmethods,assumptions,andprinciplestoanalyzephilosophicalideasandpositions,includingcontemporaryproblemsandissues.·Evaluatephilosophicalarguments,methods,assumptions,andprinciplesforcoherence,relevance,truth,sources,andlimitsofknowledge.·Explainphilosophicalarguments,methods,fundamentalassumptions,andprinciplesaboutthenatureofreality,self,andfreedom.·Explainphilosophicalarguments,methods,andevaluatefundamentalassumptionsandprinciplesofvariousethicaltheories,includingDeontology,Utilitarianism,andVirtueEthics.·Evaluateyourownphilosophicalpresuppositions,aswellasthephilosophicalpresuppositionsofothersinordertoassessthemeritsoftheseassumptions.CourseRequirements:1.Showupregularlyandontime.Bepreparedtodiscussthereadings.Youshouldcarefullyreadtheassignmentbeforeclass,notingdifficultpassagesandwritingdownanyquestionsyou’dliketoposeinclass.Youshouldalsobrieflyrereadtheassignmentafterclasstoconfirmthatyounowunderstandtheauthor’smainpoints.NOTE:youmustturnoffallelectronicdevicesbeforeclassbegins(unlessyouhaveademonstrableneed).\n3NOTE:Ireservetherighttodropanystudentwhoisabsentformorethanfourclasssessionsduringthecourse.Also,ifyouleaveclassearlywithoutpermission,youwillbeconsideredabsentforthatsession.2.Takesevenquizzes.I’lldropthelowesttwoquizscores,andtheremainingfivequizzeswillcountfor20pointsofyourfinalgrade.NOTE:Therewillbenomake-upquizzes.Amissingquizwillcountasadroppedquiz.3.Takethreeexams,eachofwhichwillcountfor30pointsofyourfinalgrade.Thesecondexamshouldbecompletedasatake-homeessayandisdueonNovember14.4.Finalgradeswillbebasedonthefollowingscale:90-100pointsA80-90pointsB70-80pointsC60-70pointsD0-60pointsF5.Cheatingandplagiarismareethicallyunacceptableandwillresultinautomaticfailureforaparticularassignment.StandardsforClassroomBehaviorandDiscussion:Ourgoalinthiscourseistoachieverespectfulphilosophicaldialogueinwhicheveryonefeelsaffirmedinthevalueofhisorherideasandcontributionstotheclass.Thismeansnotonlythatweshouldspeakincertainways,butalsothatweshouldlistenincertainways. Respectfulphilosophicaldialoguedemandsthatevenifwestronglydisagreewithothers,weshouldbeverycarefulnottospeakinawaythatdemeansthemortheirideas. Weshouldinsteadengageinactivelistening—atechniquethathelpsustobelessdefensiveinrespondingtocriticismordisagreement.Mindful,activelisteningrequireseachofustofocusonthewordsofthepersonspeakingratherthanonwhatweourselvesmightwanttosay,andtoreservejudgmentuntilheorshehasfinishedspeakingandwearesurethatwereallyunderstandhisorherperspective.Attheveryleast,activelisteningrequiresthefollowingrespectfulbehavior:·Nosideconversations,note-passing,orfiddlingwithyourcellphone·Bodylanguagethatindicatessupportiveattention(e.g.,eyecontactwiththespeaker)·Nobodylanguagethatisderisive(e.g.,sighs,eye-rolling,mutteringunderyourbreath,throw-awaycommentsafterthespeakerisfinished).(IhaveadaptedthesestandardsfromthosedevelopedbyJohannaandMarkBrenner.)ReadingAssignments:I.WhatisPhilosophy?8/20IntroductiontoPhilosophy8/22VideoontheLifeofSocrates8/27PFP,pp.1-9,191-1998/29“”9/3NoClass–LaborDayII.Metaphysics:WhatisReality?9/5PFP,pp.10-26\n39/10VIDEO:DarwinandtheTreeofLife9/12PFP,pp.10-269/17PFP,pp.27-379/19“”9/24VideoonLifeafterDeath9/26PFP,pp.38-5110/1“”10/3PFP,pp.52-6610/8Review10/10Exam#110/15PFP,pp.67-8210/17PFP,pp.83-9310/22VIDEO:TheHumanBehaviorExperiments10/24PFP,pp.94-10810/29PFP,pp.109-24III.Epistemology:WhatisKnowledge?10/31PFP,pp.125-3811/5LibraryAssignment(Take-HomeExam#2)–StolzeinLondon11/7“”11/12NoClass–VeteransDayIV.Axiology:WhatisValue?11/14PFP,pp.139-15211/19PFP,pp.153-16511/21Review11/22-25NoClass-ThanksgivingBreak11/26Review11/28PFP,pp.166-17512/3VideoontheLifeofEpicurus12/5VIDEO:Earth:TheOperators’Manual12/10JamesGarvey,“ClimateChangeandMoralOutrage”(availableonline)12/12Review12/17Exam#3(2-4pm)