William S. Larkin

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

PHIL 111: Introduction to Philosophy

I. Syllabus (revised 4/1/03)

II. Reviews and Assignments

A. Reading Questions

B. Test #1: Take-Home Essay and Review

C. Test #2: Take-Home Essay and Review

D. Test #3: Take Home Essay

E. Final Exam Review

III. Handouts/Overheads

A. The Concept of God

B. Arguments for the Existence of God

C. The Problem of Free Will

D. The Mind-Body Problem

E. Ayer, “The Elimination of Metaphysics”

F. Can Computers Think?

G. Homework: Truth-Functional Logic

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IV. Lecture Skeletons (discontinued 4/1/03)

A. 1-14-03

B. 1-16-03

C. 1-21-03

D. 1-23-03

E. 1-28-03

F. 1-30-03

G. 2-04-03

H. 2-06-03

I. 2-11-03

J. 2-13-03

K. 2-18-03

L. 2-20-03

M. 2-25-03

N. 2-27-03

O. 3-03-03

P. 3-05-03

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V. Outlines

A. The Nature of Philosophy

B. Plato, “Euthyphro”

C. Plato, “Apology”

D. Plato, “Crito”

E. Logic Concepts

F. Descartes’ Meditation One

G. Descartes’ Meditation Two

H. Descartes’ Meditation Three

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