Introduction to Philosophy (Phil 206) – Summer 2016
Schedule and Assignments
Daily (approximately):
Historical Context:
8:00 – Quiz on Sophie’s World assigned reading
8:10 – Quiz grading, initial discussion worksheets, and lecture
9:10 – Break
Special Focus
9:20 – Lecture cont. and In class special focus: reading, video, or other enrichment
9:50 – Quiz on special focus
Discussions
10:00 – Group work on discussion worksheet- group presentation
10:20 – Class discussion of the presentations
10:40 – Turn in Discussion Worksheets and What’s my Group’s Philosophy? (WGP)
Office Hours – ½ hour after class Contact Info: www.OrionInstitute.org 805-438-4088
The chart below will help you organize your time and study and check off your finished assignments
Weekly:
Units / Notes / Reading:Sophie’s World
(number of pages) / Q
u
I
z / Discussion Worksheet
Complete DW and bring to class / Special Focus
In class / Q
u
I
z / Context & Question
/ Dis
cus-
sion
Unit 1
T Jun 14 / Sophie’s World
Garden of Eden pg 3-11 / 1a / Syllabus, class schedule & assignments / Introduction to course / 1b / Introductions
Unit 2
W Jun 15 / The Top Hat
The Myths
12-29 (17) / 2a / Discussion Worksheet
Wonder, philosophical questions & mythological explanations / Looking at the future from the past / 2b / Myth and Wonder / WGP
U2
Unit 3
Th Jun 16 / The Natural Philosophers
Democritus
Fate 30-57 (27) / 3a / Discussion Worksheet
Something had always existed and something must be at the root of change / Empedocles / 3b / Natural
Philosophers / WGP
U3
Unit 4
T Jun 21 / Socrates
Athens
58-78 (20) / 4a / Discussion Worksheet
Reason and the living of philosophical truths / Reading & Video: Death of Socrates / 4b / Sophist & Socrates / WGP
U4
Unit 5
W Jun 22 / Plato
The Major’s Cabin
79-103 (24) / 5a / Discussion Worksheet
Eternal and immutable forms – thinking with our reason
What came first? / Video:
The Cave / 5b / Plato / WGP
U5
Unit 6
Th Jun 23 / Aristotle
Hellenism
104-137 (33) / 6a / Discussion Worksheet
Eternal and immutable forms – Perceiving with our senses
Town square & world arena / Aristotle: Metaphysics / 6b / Aristotle / WGP
U6
Th June 23 Deadline to make-up Reading Quizzes or Discussion Worksheets from Units 1-5 (Through Jun 21)
Unit 7
T Jun 28 / The Postcards
Two Cultures
The Middle Ages 138-184 (46) / 7a / Discussion Worksheet
Cyclical and Linear views
Streams of antiquity
Augustine & Aquinas / Video:
Faith Belief:
Five Major Religions / 7b / 2 Cultures & the Middle Ages / WGP
U7
Unit 8
W Jun 29 / The Renaissance
The Baroque
185-229 (39) / 8a / Discussion Worksheet
Humanism & optimism
Reason vs. demonstration
Idealism vs. materialism / Video:
Galileo / 8b / The Renaissance & Baroque / WGP
U8
Unit 9
Th Jun 30 / Descartes
Spinoza
230-252 (22) / 9a / Discussion Worksheet
Clearing away the rubble
Finding an Archimedean point
God is in all and all is in God / Meditations 1- 2 / 9b / Descartes / WGP
U9
T July 5 No class
Units / Notes / Reading:
Sophie’s World
(number of pages) / Q
u
I
z / Discussion Worksheet
Complete DW and bring to class / Special Focus
In class / Q
u
I
z / Context & Question Bring to class / Dis
cus-
sion
Unit 10
W July 6 / Locke, Hume
Berkeley, Bjerkely
253-298 (45) / 10a / Discussion Worksheet
Empiricism – knowledge derived from the senses
Winking with both eyes / Locke, Hume, and Berkeley / 10b / British Empiricist / WGP
U10
W July 8 Deadline to make-up Reading Quizzes or Discussion Worksheets from Units 6-9 (Through June 30)
Unit 11
Th July 7 / The Enlightenment
Kant
299-337 (38) / 11a / Discussion Worksheet
Faith in human reason
Science, individuals, & rights
The 2nd Copernican Revolution / Kant: Foundation of Metaphysics of Morals / 11b / Kant & Enlighten-ment / WGP
U11
Unit 12
T July 12 / Romanticism
Hegel
338-367 (29) / 12a / Discussion Worksheet
Ego worship & artistic genius
Organism vs. mechanism
Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis / Video:
Romanticism / 12b / Hegel / WGP
U12
Unit 13
W July 13 / Kierkegaard
Marx
368-398 (30) / 13a / Discussion Worksheet
Truths are personal
Dialectic Materialism / Kierkegaard & Marx Readings / 13b / Existen-tialism / WGP
U13
Unit 14
Th July 14 / Darwin
Freud
399-440 (41) / 14a / Discussion Worksheet
Naturalistic scientists
On the Origin of Species
Archeology of the soul / Video
Darwin’s Dangerous Idea / 14b / Naturalistic Scientists / WGP
U14
Unit 15
T July 19 / Our Own Time
Garden Party
441-478 (37) / 15a / Condemned to be free in a world without meaning
An existential catastrophe / Postmodernism & Science / 15b / WGP
U15
Unit 16
W July 20 / Counter Point
The Big Bang
479- 507 (28)
/ 16a / Discussion Worksheet
Finding a new life
We are all stardust—an organic unity / The Awakening Universe / Bringing it all back home
July 20 Deadline to make-up Reading Quizzes or Discussion Worksheets from Units 10-15 (Through July 19)
July 21 Final Exam Day Philosophies & Glossary Test
Important!
● Every week you should study the terms included in the Glossary on the Orion Institute Website
I want you to succeed - The demands of college are significant, not to mention managing work, family, and other commitments. If you are having problems inside or outside the classroom that are causing you to get behind, please contact me and let me know. I can often help you keep up and complete the class but I cannot be of help if I don’t know what the problem is and I never hear from you.
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