Index for PHIL-2010

Fundamentals of Philosophy

Dr. Ari Santas

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Valdosta State University

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Syllabus

2010A&B Schedule for Readings and Deadlines

Final Projects (Two Options)

A. Short Film Project (group)

Project Assignment

Project Form

Some Helpful Hints on Video Editing

OR

B. What is Philosophy Paper (individual)

Paper Assignment

Project Form

Reading and Writing Guidelines

Student Evaluations Online

Instructions for Online Student Evaluations

Sample Paper

Plato Dialogue

Online Texts and Materials

For Plato

Allegory of the Cave (see You Tube video on the Cave)

Euthyphro Apology Crito

Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience ML King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”

For Aristotle

Nicomachean Ethics, Bk I Nicomachean Ethics, Bk II

Nicomachean Ethics, Bk III Nicomachean Ethics, Bk IV (optional)

Nicomachean Ethics, Bk V (optional) Nicomachean Ethics, Bk VI (optional)

Nicomachean Ethics, Bk VII Nicomachean Ethics, Bk VIII

Nicomachean Ethics, Bk IX Nicomachean Ethics, Bk X

For Descartes

Meditation I Meditation II Meditation III

Meditation IV Meditation V Meditation VI

For J. S. Mill

On Liberty, I On Liberty, II On Liberty, V

On Liberty, III On Liberty, IV

See Jon Stewart on Crossfire

See Monty Python’s Argument Clinic

For Daniel Quinn

Daniel Quinn Ishmael Community website

The Meatrix Video

11^th Hour Action Network

Study Guide and Question Pool for Quizzes

Santas’ Philosophy Guidelines

Plato Study Questions Aristotle Study Questions Descartes Study Questions

Mill Study Questions Quinn Study Questions hooks Study Questions

Matrix Study Questions Crash Study Questions Instinct Study Questions

11^th Hour Study Questions

Class Exercises

for Plato Presocratics Exercise Cave Exercise Euthyphro Exercise #1

Euthyphro Exercise #2 Apology Exercise Crito Exercise1

Crito Exercise2

for Aristotle Virtue Table Exercise Friendship Exercise

for Descartes Matrix Exercise God Exercise Error Exercise

for Mill Background Exercise On Liberty Exercise

for hooks hooks Exercise

for Quinn Quinn Titles Exercise

Assignments

Group Assignments Section A (9:00) Group Assignments Section B (10:00)

Project Outline Form (use for all three projects)

Plato/Aristotle Project Descartes/Mill Project Quinn/hooks Skits

Supplementary Notes

for Plato: http://www.iep.utm.edu/p/plato.htm Santas Notes Plato Background

Santas Notes Allegory of the Cave Santas Notes Apology

Santas Notes Euthyphro Santas Notes Crito

for Aristotle: http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/a/aristotl.htm

Santas Notes Aristotle Background Santas Notes Nic. Ethics, Bk I

Santas Notes Nic. Ethics, Bk II Santas Notes Nic. Ethics, Bk III

Santas Notes Nic. Ethics, Bk IV Santas Notes Nic. Ethics, Bk VI

Santas Notes Nic. Ethics, Bk VII Santas Notes Nic. Ethics, Bks VIII & IX

Santas Notes Aristotle and the Good Life

for René Descartes: http://www.iep.utm.edu/d/descarte.htm

Santas Notes Early Moderns Santas Notes Descartes Intro

Santas Notes Meditations, I Santas Notes Meditations, II

Santas Notes Meditations, III Santas Notes Meditations, IV

Santas Notes Meditations, V Santas Notes Meditations, VI

for J.S. Mill: http://www.iep.utm.edu/m/milljs.htm

Santas Notes Late Modern Santas Notes Mill Background

Santas Notes On Liberty I Santas Notes On Liberty II

Santas Notes On Liberty III Santas Notes On Liberty IV

Santas Notes On Liberty V

for Daniel Quinn:

Quinn’s Website: http://www.ishmael.com/welcome.cfm

Wikipedia site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Quinn