UPDATES
For parents/guardians:
- Informal Meet and Greet (drop-in, no need to RSVP or to schedule)
- Sept. 10th from 3:15-5:00 PM and 7:00-8:30 PM (in room 308)
Upcoming key items:
- Seminar 1 is on Wednesday Sept. 9 (readings will be provided that day)
- Journal 1 is due Friday Sept. 11 (this will be done in-class)
- Quiz 1 is on Monday Sept. 14 (Quiz 1 Study Guide)
Readings for week 1 (which will all be covered in-class):
- Reading 1A:
- What Is Philosophy? (Popova) (notes due Sept. 14th) | AI-generated summary
- What Philosophy Is (Payne) (notes due Sept. 14th) | AI-generated summary
- The Value of Philosophy (Russell) (notes due Sept. 14th) | AI-generated summary
- Reading 1B:
- How to Do Philosophy (Payne) (notes due Sept. 14th) | AI-generated summary
Notes for week 1 (which will be covered in-class):
- Lesson Notes – Branches of philosophy
- Lesson Notes – What is philosophy & Tools for philosophers | Pedagogy of Listening (Rinaldi)
- Mid-Term Study Guide
HOMEWORK
Readings (to do at home, from Sept 14-18) (for Quiz 2 – Metaphysics on Sept. 21st):
- Reading 2A:
- Ancient Philosophy (Payne) (notes due Sept. 21st) | AI-generated summary
- Reading 2B:
- Logic for Metaphysics (Ney) (notes due Sept. 21st) | AI-generated summary (part 1 only)
Supplemental readings:
- How Do I Know I Exist? (Brooks) | AI-generated summary
- What Is Metaphysics (Heidegger) | AI-generated summary
- Do I Exist? (Sider)
- Skim through Being and Time (Heidegger) | An Outline and Study Guide to Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time (Tietz)
