Descartes Philosophy 204: Great Books of Philosophy

Winter 2010
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Professor: Scott Wilson
MWF 2:45-3:50
143 Medical Sciences

Contact Information
Office: Millet 385
Office Hours: M & W 1:30 - 2:30
scott.wilson@wright.edu
(937) 775-3354

Welcome Philosophy Students. Below you will find a table listing the assigned readings, important announcements, and links to handouts passed out in class. Check on this page often in order to keep up with the class.


Last Updated: 2/26

Announcements:

  • 1/4: We went over the syllabus today

Reading Assignments:

  • For 1/6: Salmon, "The Scope of Logic"; Vaughn, Chapters 1-2.
  • For 1/8: Barker, "Improving Your Thinking"; Vaughn, Chapter 5
  • For 1/11: Descartes, "First Meditation"
  • For 1/15: Russell, "Appearance and Reality"
  • For 1/22: Malcolm, "Knolwedge and Belief"
  • For 1/25: Descartes, "Meditation 2"
  • For 1/29: Ryle, "The Ghost in the Machine"
  • For 2/1: Taylor, "The Mind as a Function of the Body"
  • For 2/3: Nagel, "What is it Like to be a Bat?"
  • For 2/5: Nagel, "Does God Exist?"
  • For 2/19: Swinburne, "Why God Allows Evil"
  • For 3/1: Blackburn, "Pascal's Wager"

Short Writing Assignments:

Handouts:

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Links to:
Student Resources

Scott D. Wilson's Homepage
Wright State University Philosophy Department
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