Week 1
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Mon.9/2 |
Wed. 9/4 |
Fri. 9/6 |
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No Class. |
Course Introduction. The Scientific Revolution |
Aristotelian Science and the Scientific Revolution. Galileo, Day 2, Dialogue
Concerning the Two Chief World Systems. Netwon, Rules of Reasoning. |
Week 2
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Mon. 9/9 |
Wed. 9/11 |
Fri. 9/13 |
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Metaphysical assumptions of the Scientific Revolution. Galileo, “Two Kinds of Properties”. |
Descartes, Discourse on Method:Parts I, II, III. Ariew
and Watkins p. 12-19 (inc.)
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Descartes, Discourse on Method:Parts IV, V, VI. Ariew
and Watkins p. 19-21 (inc.)
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Week 3
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Mon. 9/16 |
Wed. 9/18 |
Fri. 9/20 |
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Descartes, Meditations, Dedication, Preface, Synopsis, Meditation I. Ariew and Watkins, pp. 22-30. |
Descartes, Meditations, Meditation
II. Ariew and Watkins, pp. 30-34. |
Descartes, Meditations, Meditation III.
Ariew and Watkins, pp. 34-41. |
Week 4
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Mon. 9/23 |
Wed. 9/25 |
Fri. 9/27 |
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Descartes, Meditations, Meditation IV, Ariew and Watkins, pp. 41-45. |
Descartes, Meditations, Meditation V, Ariew and Watkins, pp. 45-48. |
Descartes, Meditations, Meditation VI, Ariew and Watkins, pp. 48-55. |
Week 5
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Mon. 9/30 |
Wed. 10/2 |
Fri. 10/4 |
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Leibniz, Monadology, 1-48. Ariew and Watkins, pp. 235-239. |
Leibniz, Monadology, 49-end. Ariew and Watkins, pp. 239-243 |
Descartes Thesis
due. Spinoza, Ethics, Book I, TBA. Ariew and Watkins, pp. 129 |
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Week 6
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Mon. 10/7 |
Wed. 10/9 |
Fri. 10/11 |
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Spinoza, Ethics, Book I, TBA. Ariew and Watkins, pp. 129 |
Spinoza, Ethics, Book II, TBA. Ariew and Watkins, pp. 149
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Leibniz Thesis
due. Spinoza, Ethics, Book III-and IV TBA. Web only |
Week 7
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Tuesday 10/15 |
Wed. 10/16 |
Fri. 10/18 |
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Spinoza, Ethics, Book V TBA. Ariew and Watkins, pp. 172. |
John Locke, Essay, Book I, Ch. 1. Ariew and Watkins, p. 262 (inc.) |
Locke, Essay, Book II, Ch. 1-8. Ariew and Watkins, p. 276-290. |
Week 8
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Mon. 10/21 |
Wed. 10/23 |
Fri. 10/25 |
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Take Home Exam Due. Ariew and Watkins, p. 290-299; 301-310. |
Locke, Essay, Book II, Ch. 22-23. Ch. 27. Ariew and Watkins, p. 311-334. |
Spinoza Thesis
due. Three
Dialogues, Dialogue 1. Ariew and Watkins: pp. 462-470, 413-433. |
Week 9
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Mon. 10/28 |
Wed. 10/30 |
Fri. 11/1 |
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Ariew and Watkins: pp. 470-477. |
Locke Thesis Due. Ariew and Watkins: pp. 433-461. |
No Class Locke Thesis Due. |
Week 10
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Mon. 11/4 |
Wed. 11/6 |
Fri. 11/8 |
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Hume, Abstract
to Treatise.
Web Only. Enquiry Concerning Human
Understanding, 1-3. Ariew and Watkins: pp. 491-499. |
Hume, Enquiry
Concerning Human Understanding, 4-6. Ariew and Watkins: pp. 499-514. |
Hume, Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding,
7-8. Ariew and Watkins: pp. 514-532. |
Week 11
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Mon. 11/11 |
Wed. 11/13 |
Fri. 11/15 |
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Hume, Enquiry
Concerning Human Understanding, 10
and 12. Ariew and Watkins: pp. 534-543, 550-557. |
Hume, Selection from the Treatise
on Personal Identity. Web Only. |
Hume, Selection
from Enquiry
Concerning Principles of Morals.. Dialogue.
Web only. |
Week 12
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Mon. 11/18 |
Wed. 11/20 |
Fri. 11/22 |
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Exam 2 |
Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, B Preface, Introduction:
B vii-xliv., 1-31; A 1-17. |
Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, Transcendental Aesthetic:
B 32-73;
A 18-49. |
Week 13
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Mon. 11/25 |
Wed. 11/27 |
Fri. 11/29 |
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Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, The Fourth
Paralogism: Transcendental
Dialectic, Book II, Chapter I: A 367-381; M 261-268; K 344-352. |
No CLASS Hume Thesis due. |
THANKSGIVING RECESS
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Week 14
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Mon. 12/2 |
Wed. 12/4 |
Fri. 12/6 |
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Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, The Logical Structure of
Judgments. The Categories. The Critique of Pure Reason: Transcendental Logic,
Section
I, "Of Logic in General": A 50-57;
B 74-82; K 92-97. The
A Deduction, Transcendental Analytic, Chapter II, Section I, Paragraphs
13-14: A 84-94; B 117-129; K 120-128. |
Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, The
B Deduction, Transcendental Analytic, Chapter II, Section II, Paragraphs
15-27: B
130-169; K 151-175.
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Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, The Refutation of Idealism. Transcendental
Analytic, Book II, Analytic of Principles, Chapter II, Third Section, Part 4,
Postulates of Empirical Thought in General: B
275-279; M 175-178; K 244-247. B xl-xli; K 34-36. |
Week 15
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Mon. 12/9 |
Wed. 12/11 |
Fri. 12/15 |
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Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, The
Third and Fourth Antinomies: K, 409-421. |
Kant Quiz. Review. |
Reading Day
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Final Exam: Wed.
12/18