Philosophy 1 Office: Bus. Ed. 3213C, (818) 710-4391

Prof. Daruty Hours: M-Th: 9-9:35; MW: 12:45-1:30;

Fall 2006, MW, Sec. #0567 T: 6:00-6:45 and by appointment

Text: S.E. Stumpf, Philosophy: History and Problems (6th ed.). Students must also provide two mini-bluebook scantrons (#886) from the bookstore.

Assignments: Students are expected to have read and studied the material prior to the date for which it has been assigned. Student attendance and participation account for 25% of the final course grade.*

Exams: There will be two exams and a comprehensive final. The exams count for 45% of the final grade, and the final will count for 30% of the final course grade.

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student will:

1. Be able to distinguish between properly philosophical approaches to the questions of knowledge and reality and the approaches taken either in science or in theology.

2. Demonstrate improvement in understanding a developed philosophical argument.

3. Be able to identify positions taken on the nature of knowledge and the human person by some of the most important figures in Western philosophy (above all, Plato and Descartes).

4. Be able to identify the central issues involved in any debate over the existence of God or human free will.

5. Show an awareness of alternative approaches to philosophy appearing in non-Western thought.

Day Date Assignment

W 9/6 Introduction

M 9/11 Historical Setting

W 9/13 Chapter 1: The Pre-Socratics

M 9/18 continued

W 9/20 Chapter 2: Socrates and the Sophists

M 9/25 Euthyphro, Apology and Phaedo (Book II: pgs. 269-282, 11-29, 53-57, 153-159)

W 9/27 Chapter 3: Plato: Life, Attack on the Poets. Hand out Review Sheet

M 10/2 Plato: Metaphysics and Theory of Knowledge

W 10/4 Plato: Plato: Ethics and Politics. Read the Crito. (Book II, pgs. 341-351)

M 10/9 Exam I

W 10/11 Chapter 4: Aristotle

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M 10/16 Book II, pgs. 283-292

W 10/18 Chapter 5: Cynics, Epicureans, Stoics, Skeptics & Plotinus

M 10/23 Chapter 6: St. Augustine

W 10/25 Book II: Pages 223-259: The Problem of Free Will. Hand out review sheet.

M 10/30 Arguments for the Existence of God. Chapter 7: pgs. 153-156; Chapt. 8: pgs. 167-171 and Book II pgs. 111-120. Read also Ch 12, pgs. 292-294.

W 11/1 The Renaissance and the Development of Science. Chapt. 9, pgs. 191-211.

M 11/6 Film and Review

W 11/8 Exam II

M 11/13 Thomas Hobbes: Chapter 9: pgs. 212-221.

W 11/15 Descartes. Chapter 10: pgs. 222-238; Book II: pgs. 166-175 & pgs. 68-72.

M 11/20 The Mind/Body Problem

W 11/22 continued

M 11/27 Chapter 11: Empiricism

W 11/29 continued.

M 12/4 Chapter 12: Kant. Hand out final review sheet

W 12/6 continued.

M 12/11 Chapter 14: pgs. 332-346: Utilitarianism

W 12/13 continued. Review for final.

Comprehensive Final Examination: Weds., Dec 20, 12:30 – 2:30 (NOTE TIME!!!)

*Any student who has unexcused absences equaling one week’s worth of class time prior to 9/19 will be excluded. Between 9/19 and 11/26 students wishing to drop this class must do so THEMSELVES to avoid receiving a grade of “F”. No drops after 11/26. STUDENTS SHOULD NEVER RELY ON THE PROFESSOR TO EXCLUDE THEM: IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DROP IF YOU STOP ATTENDING, and to be familiar with the Student Discipline and Academic Honesty policies at Pierce College.