Index for PHIL-2010
Fundamentals of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy and
Religious Studies
Syllabus
Schedules
Schedule
for Unit I: Ancients
Schedule
for Unit II: Moderns
Schedule
for Unit III: Contemporary
Schedules for Unit IV: Final Projects
Unit IV Schedule
for Section A (9:00)
Unit IV Schedule
for Section B (10:00)
Unit Assignments
-Group Assignments Section A (9:00); Section B (10:00)
-Project
Outline Form (use for all three projects)
Unit I Project Assignment Plato/Aristotle
Unit II Project Assignment Descartes/Mill
Unit III Project Assignment Quinn/hooks
Sample Unit Projects
Plato
Dialogue (a paper in which Socrates gives Dr. Schmier a headache)
Plato Video (a trailer
for an exciting sequel to Socrates’ mission)
Philosophy Western (video
in which Plato and Aristotle fight over a beautiful sheriff)
Descartes
Review (Descartes reviews the Truman
Show)
Descartes
Video (an exciting new film entitled The
Deceiver)
Mill Video on Free Speech
(about the Bong Hits 4 Jesus
controversy and VSU)
bell
hooks Video (Dr. Santas is mocked brilliantly L J)
The 13th Hour
(a post-apocalyptic commentary, based on Quinn, on legacy of bad environmental
decisions)
Online Texts and Materials
For Plato
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Texts |
Supplementary Notes |
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Text of Allegory of the
Cave |
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Text of Euthyphro Text of Apology |
Santas
Notes Euthyphro Santas
Notes Apology |
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Text of Crito |
Santas
Notes Crito |
Related
Materials
IEP Article
on Plato: http://www.iep.utm.edu/p/plato.htm
Santas Notes
on Presocratic
Philosophy
Santas Notes
Plato
Background
Robot Euthyphro video
BBC Video on
Socrates on
Self-Confidence
Thoreau’s
essay on Civil Disobedience
ML King’s “Letter
from a Birmingham Jail”
For Aristotle
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Texts |
Supplementary Notes |
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Text of Book I
(Nature of Happiness) |
Santas
Notes Nic.
Ethics, Bk I |
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Text of Book II
(On Moral Virtue) |
Santas
Notes Nic.
Ethics, Bk II |
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Text of Book III
(On Choice) |
Santas
Notes Nic.
Ethics, Bk III |
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Text of Book VI
(On Intellectual Virtues) |
Santas
Notes Nic.
Ethics, Bk VI |
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Text of Book VII
(On Pleasure) |
Santas
Notes Nic.
Ethics, Bk VII |
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Text of Book VIII
(On Friendship) |
Santas
Notes Nic.
Ethics, Bks VIII & IX |
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Text of Book IX
(More on Friendship) |
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Text of Book X (on
Pleasure) |
Santas
Notes Nic.
Ethics, Bk X |
Related
Materials
IEP article
on Aristotle
IEP article
on Aristotle’s Ethics
Santas Notes
Aristotle
Background
Santas Notes
Aristotle
and the Good Life
For Rene Descartes
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Full Text of Meditations |
Supplementary Notes |
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Santas
Notes Meditations, I |
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Santas
Notes Meditations, II |
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Santas
Notes Meditations, III |
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Santas
Notes Meditations, IV |
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Santas
Notes Meditations,
V |
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Santas
Notes Meditations, VI |
Related
Materials
IEP Article
on René Descartes: http://www.iep.utm.edu/d/descarte.htm
Santas Notes
Early
Moderns
Santas Notes
Descartes
Intro
Discourse
on Method (complete
text from Early Modern Texts)
YouTube Video
on Philosophy and the Matrix--Descartes
For J. S. Mill
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Texts |
Supplementary Notes |
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Text of On
Liberty, I |
Santas
Notes On
Liberty I |
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Text of On
Liberty, II |
Santas
Notes On
Liberty II |
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Text of On
Liberty, III |
Santas
Notes On
Liberty III |
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Text of On
Liberty, IV |
Santas
Notes On
Liberty IV |
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Text of On
Liberty, V |
Santas
Notes On
Liberty V |
Related
Materials
IEP Article
on J.S. Mill: http://www.iep.utm.edu/m/milljs.htm
Santas Notes
Late
Modern
Santas Notes
Mill
Background
Monty Python
clips (philosopher comedians from Britain)
Constitutional
Peasant (a mandate
from the people);
Argument Clinic (the difference
between argument and contradiction); and
She’s a Witch (parody of witch trials)
Jon Stewart on Crossfire (compares debate shows
like Crossfire to pro wrestling)
Darwin Awards clips (natural selection works?)
Under the Influence, Midlife
Crisis & Rocket
Man
Idiocracy clips (a future where natural selection
didn’t work)
Intro
and Trailer
(a future of mediocracy is imminent?)
For bell hooks
Related
Materials
Wiki Page on
bell hooks
Wiki Page on
Thich Nhat Hanh
Wiki Page on
Paulo Freire
Ferris Bueller clips
Part I - Part II
(skipping school)
Part III
(mind-numbing school environment)
Kill Bill Pai Mei clip (you think
you have tough teachers?)
For Daniel Quinn
Related
Materials
Wikipedia
site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Quinn
Daniel Quinn
Ishmael Community website
The Meatrix Video
Study Guide and Question Pool for Quizzes
Santas’ Philosophy
Guidelines (tips for reading, writing, presenting, and group work)
For Texts (guiding questions for reading assigned
materials)
For Videos (discussion questions for video selections)
Class Exercises
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Final
Projects (Two
Options)
A.
Option I: Short Film Project
(Group)
Some Helpful
Hints on Video Editing
OR
B. Option II: What is Philosophy Paper (Individual)
Reading
and Writing Guidelines
Sample Final Projects
Jon and Thomas Too Geeky
Video (final project showing two friends fighting over cookie rights end up
better for the wear)
Socrates vs. Descartes Video
(a final project video in which random people and subject them to Socratic and
Cartesian questioning)
The
Beast Video (final project combining Plato’s Allegory of the Cave with Quinn’s Ishmael)
What’s the Change Video?
(final project mock documentary about Obama election,
using philosophy of J.S. Mill and bell hooks)
What is
Philosophy Final Paper (a nice treatment of the topic, based on readings of
the course)
Student
Evaluations Online
Instructions
for Online Student Evaluations