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)