This section includes the texts used in the course and a list of readings by session.
Prescribed Text
Pojman, Louis P., ed. Classics of Philosophy. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN: 0195148932. This anthology contains all the works cited below.
Langton, Rae. Study Guide to Descartes' Meditations (in progress). Available in study materials.
Readings by Session
| LEC # | READINGS |
|---|---|
| Plato | |
| 1 | Plato. "The Apology." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 33-47. |
| 2 | Plato. "Phaedo." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 54-85. |
| 3 | Plato. "Phaedo." In Classics of Philosophy. (cont.) |
| 4 | Plato. "Phaedo." In Classics of Philosophy. (cont.) |
| Aristotle | |
| 5 | Aristotle. "On the Soul." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 262-7. |
| 6 | Aristotle. "On the Soul." In Classics of Philosophy. (cont.) |
| 7 | Aristotle. "Nichomachean Ethics." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 290-323. |
| 8 | Aristotle. "Nichomachean Ethics." In Classics of Philosophy. (cont.) |
| Descartes | |
| 9 | Descartes, René. "Meditations on First Philosophy: First Meditation." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 497-99. |
| 10 | Descartes, René. "Meditations on First Philosophy: Second Meditation." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 499-503. |
| 11 | Descartes, René. "Meditations on First Philosophy: Third Meditation." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 503-10. |
| 12 | Descartes, René. "Meditations on First Philosophy: Fourth Meditation." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 510-13. |
| 13 | Descartes, René. "Meditations on First Philosophy: Fifth Meditation." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 513-17. |
| 14 | Descartes, René. "Meditations on First Philosophy: Sixth Meditation." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 517-24. |
| Hume | |
| 15 | Hume, David. "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 728-89. |
| 16 | Hume, David. "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding." In Classics of Philosophy. (cont.) |
| 17 | Hume, David. "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding." In Classics of Philosophy. (cont.) |
| Kant | |
| 18 | Kant, Immanuel. "Foundation for the Metaphysic of Morals." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 873-913. |
| 19 | Kant, Immanuel. "Foundation for the Metaphysic of Morals." In Classics of Philosophy. (cont.) |
| 20 | Kant, Immanuel. "Foundation for the Metaphysic of Morals." In Classics of Philosophy. (cont.) |
| Russell | |
| 21 | Russell, Bertrand. "The Problems of Philosophy." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 1101-36. |
| 22 | Russell, Bertrand. "The Problems of Philosophy." In Classics of Philosophy. (cont.) |
| Sartre | |
| 23 | Sartre, Jean-Paul. "Existentialism is a Humanism." In Classics of Philosophy. pp. 1220-24. |
| 24 | Sartre, Jean-Paul. "Existentialism is a Humanism." In Classics of Philosophy. (cont.) |