Daily Assignment Schedule Version 1.0

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
01.10	Welcome to the Course	Study Class Syllabus
M 1	Purpose of the Course	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/syllabus/`
	How to Study for this Course	``How to Study''
	Course Requirements	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/study-topics.html`
01.12	What is Philosophy?	Web Practice Sheet
W 2	Philosophy on the Internet	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/syllabus/`
	Web Practice Sheet Help
01.14	Thought Experiments	RPI Pt. I: Personal Uses of Philosophy
F 3	Philosophical Problems	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/p268.html`
		CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/character.shtml`
01.17	Martin Luther King Jr.	Holiday
M -	Class does not meet
01.19	Example Philosophical Problems	Begin RPI Ch. 2: The Nature of Learning
W 4	The Principle of Charity	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c337.html`
	Observation	End at RFI Ch. 2: ``In the Laboratory with Agassiz''
	Theory Formation	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/x426.html`
		CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/charity.shtml`
01.21	Facts and Understanding	RPI Begin RPI Ch.2: Facts and Theories
F 5	Facts and Theories	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/x539.html`
		End RPI Ch. 2: Facts are Often Theory-Dependent
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/x585.html`
01.24	Philosophy Questions	RPI Begin Ch.3: Nature of Philosophical Inquiry
M 6	Main Divisions of Philosophy	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c712.html`
		CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/what.shtml`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/division_quiz.html`
01.26	The Trial of Socrates I	RPI Ch. 4 ``Just Do what's Right''
W 7	Life of Socrates	From ``About the Author'' through ``Defense against Atheism''
	The Apology I	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c1271.html`
		CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/apology1.shtml`

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
01.28	The Trial of Socrates II	PPI Ch. 5 ``Seek Truth Rather than Escape Death''
F 8	The Apology II	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/apology1.shtml`
		From ``Do What's Right, Regardless'' to end
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c1271.html`
01.31	Death as a Good	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/apology2.shtml`
M 9	Platonic Idealism	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c1713.html`
	The Divided Line	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/socrates_quiz.html`
	Metaphor of the Cave
02.02	Science and Philosophy	Adler, ``Basic Difference Between Science and Philosophy''
W 10		`http://www.radicalacademy.com/adlersciphil1.htm`
02.04	Bertrand Russell	RPI Ch. 6 ``Enlargement of Self''
F 11	The Problems of Philosophy	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c2032.html`
	Science and Philosophy	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/russell.shtml`
02.07	Practical and Philosophic Minds	Begin RPI Ch7: ``Only Faith Can Give Truth''
M 12	Goals of Philosophy	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c2347.html`
	Enlargement of Self	From ``Everyday Life'' to ``Science Renders Life Meaningless''
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/science_quiz.html`
02.09	Leo Tolstoy I	Complete Ch 7: ``Only Faith Can Give Truth''
W 13	A Confession	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c2347.html`
	Science and Philosophy	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/tolstoy.shtml`
02.11	Leo Tolstoy II	RPI Ch. 8 Le Mythe de Sisyphe
F 14	Truth	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c2775.html`
02.14	Albert Camus I	CN ``Nobility of Soul''
M 15	The Myth of Sisyphus	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/camus.shtml`
	Absurdity and Happiness
02.16	Albert Camus II	CN ``Man Provides Life's Meaning''
W 16	What is Absurdity?	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/camus.html`
02.18	Review for Test I	Review for Test I Philosophy of Life
F 17	Philosophy of Life	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/life_test.html`
		Syllabus: Review for Test II
02.21	Test II Philosophy of Life	RPI Pt. II ``Philosophy of Religion''
M 18		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/p3053.html`
		Background: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ``Philosophy of Religion''
		`http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/philosophy-religion/`

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
02.23	Review of Test II	RPI ''God and the World"
W 19	Meaning of Life and God's Existence	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c3114.html`
	A posteriori Arguments	Wikipedia ``A priori and A Posteriori''
	A priori Arguments	`http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_priori_and_a_posteriori_(philosophy)`
02.25	Anselm's Ontological Argument	RPI Ch. 10 ``The Ontological Argument''
F 20	Gaunilo's Perfect Island	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c3171.html`
	Problem of Existential Import	RPI Ch. 11 ``An Answer to Anselm''
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c3305.html`
		CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/anselm.shtml`
02.28-	Spring Break	Holiday
03.04	Classes do not meet
line 03.07	Thomas Aquinas I	RPI Ch. 13 ``From the Nature of the Universe''
M 21	First Cause Argument	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c3703.html`
	Argument from Motion	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/motion.shtml`
		CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/cause.shtml`
03.09	Thomas Aquinas II	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/necessity.shtml`
W 22	Argument from Necessity	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/gradation.shtml`
	Great Chain of Being
03.11	The Teleological Argument	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/governance.shtml`
F 23	Thomas on Design	RPI Ch.14 ``The Teleological Argument''
	William Paley's Watch Argument	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/paley.shtml`
		CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/aquinas_quiz.html`
03.14	Blaise Pascal	RPI Ch.16 ``The Wager''
M 24	``The Heart Has Its Reasons''	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c4326.html`
	Introduction to Decision Theory	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/pascal.shtml`

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
04.08	Jeremy Bentham	RPI Ch. 23 ``Happiness is the Greatest Good''
F 35	Utilitarianism	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c6178.html`
	Hedonistic Calculus	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/calculus.html`
		CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-bentham.html`
04.11	Friedrich Nietzsche	RPI Ch. 24 ``Slave and Master Morality''
M 36	Master and Slave Morality	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c6516.html`
	Will to Power	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-nietzsche.html`
04.13	Jean-Paul Sartre I	RPI Ch. 25 ``Man Makes Himself''
W 37	Existence and Essence	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c6830.html`
	We are Responsible for All Persons	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/sartre.html`
04.15	Jean-Paul Sartre II	RPI Ch. 25 ``Man Makes Himself''
F 38	Anguish, Forlorness, Despair	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/sartre.html`
04.18	Review for Test IV	Review for Test IV Philosophical Ethics Syllabus
M 39	Philosophical Ethics	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/ethics_test.html`
04.20	Test IV Ethics	Optional Ortega y Gassett, ``Man, As Project''
W 40		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/articles/ortega-a.pdf`
04.22	Review of Test IV Ethics	Review for Approved Make-up Tests
F 41	Class attendance optional
04.25	Final Examination Period	Summer Reading
M	8:00-10:00 on	RPI William James, ``What Makes a Life Significant?''
	Make-up Tests only	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c9204.html`

Date	Class Topic	Assignment
03.16	Fyodor Dostoevsky	RPI Ch. 17 ``The Problem of Evil''
W 25	The Problem of Evil	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c4531.html`
		CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/dostoevsky.shtml`
03.18	Fyodor Dostoevsky	(re-read) `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c4531.html`
F 26	Problem of Evil	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/dostoevsky.shtml`
03.21	Review for Test III Philosophy of Religion	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/religion_test.html`
M 27		Syllabus: Review for Test III
03.23	Test III Philosophy of Religion	Background: Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
W 28		`http://www.rep.routledge.com/article/L132`
03.25	Free Will and Determinism	RPI Ch. 18 ``Free Will and Determinism''
F 29	Predestination and Fatalism	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c4909.html`
	Choice and Chance	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/determinism_quiz.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/quiz-determinism.html`
03.28	Ethical Relativism	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/relativism.html`
M 30	Ethical Absolutism	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/stace.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/moralprogress_quiz.html`
03.30	Plato	RPI Ch. 21 ``The Ring of Gyges"
W 31	Social Contract	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/introbook2.1/c5641.html`
		CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/gyges.shtml`
04.01	Psychological Egoism	CN `http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/egoism.html`
F 32	Bernard Mandeville	IES Ch. 24 ``Human Beings are Selfish''
	The Fable of the Bees	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c6060.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-mandeville.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/egoism_quiz.html`
04.04	Aristotle I	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/c5574.html`
M 33	Excellence	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/aristotle1.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/mean_quiz.html`
04.06	Aristotle II	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/aristotle2.html`
W 34	Pleasure	`http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/notes-aristotle.html`
		`http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/aristotle_quiz.html`