Index for PHIL-3080

History of Early Modern Philosophy

Dr. Ari Santas

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Valdosta State University

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Syllabus 3080f09

Schedules

For Readings and Deadlines

For Presentations

For Final Project Conferences

Final Project Requirements

Final Project Requirements

Final Project Abstract Form

Student Evaluations Online

Instructions for Online Student Evaluations

Student Writing Samples

Sample Descartes Paper

Sample Hobbes Paper

Sample Leibniz Paper

Supplemental Online Materials and Texts

Links for Copernicus and Kepler

Wikipedia on Copernicus’ Life and Work

YouTube Video on Copernicus

Wikipedia on Kepler’s Life and Work

Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion

Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy

Meditation I Meditation II Meditation III

Meditation IV Meditation V Meditation VI

Matrix and Philosophy Website: Matrix and Philosophy (lots of cool articles here)

See Matrix Scenes page for list of important scenes in Reloaded and Revolutions

See YouTube Video on Philosophy and the Matrix--Descartes

Locke’s Second Treatise on Government

Essay I Essay II Essay III

Essay IV Essay V

Leibniz’ Monadology

Berkeley’s Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous

First Dialogue

Second Dialogue

Third Dialogue

YouTube Video on Locke and Berkeley

Hume

Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

Pastafarian Satire on Intelligent Design (what Hume might have said to the Kansas School Board)

Voltaire’s Candide

Rousseau’s Social Contract

Wollstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Supplemental Notes and Writings

On Early Modern Philosophy

Santas Background Definitions

Santas Intro Notes for Early Moderns

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

Santas Paper Subject/Object Dualism and Environment

Santas Notes Descartes Intro

Santas Notes Meditation I Santas Notes Meditation II

Santas Notes Meditation III Santas Notes Meditation IV

Santas Notes Meditation V Santas Notes Meditation VI

On Spinoza

Santas Notes Spinoza Intro

On Leibniz

Santas Notes Leibniz Intro

Santas Notes Leibniz Discourse

Santas Notes Leibniz Monads

Santas Notes Leibniz Principles

Santas Notes Leibniz Table

On John Locke

Santas Paper Locke, Mechanism, and Property

Santas Notes Locke Intro

On David Hume

Santas Paper Hume and Education

Santas Notes Hume Intro

Santas Notes Enquiry I Santas Notes Enquiry II

Santas Notes Enquiry III Santas Notes Enquiry IV

Santas Notes Enquiry IV Santas Notes Enquiry VI

Santas Notes Enquiry VII Santas Notes Enquiry, VIII

Santas Notes Enquiry IX Santas Notes Enquiry X

Santas Notes Enquiry XI (not yet) Santas Notes Enquiry XII

On Immanuel Kant

Santas Notes Kant Intro

Santas Notes Kant’s Ethics

Santas Diagram Kant’s Reason-Nature

Santas Paper on Kant’s Ethics (excerpted)