Name: John Holladay
Title: Professor of Humanities
Office C 212 / Phone 384-4155
Email:jholladay@monroeccc.edu
Welcome to Doc Holladay's Winter 2013
152 Western Philosophy Home Page:
Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:50 AM!
152 Introduction to Western Philosophy
3 Credit Hours
This course provides an introduction to the types of philosophy
and the study of the great thinkers' contributions to studies which
investigate the principles and facts of reality, of human nature, and
basic problems of conduct relevant to man. Emphasis is on early
Greek philosophy: Plato and Aristotle. This course will include
writing assignments.
I would like to begin this page by pointing you toward a variety of excellent sources that relate to philosophy and to the philosophers we will be reading this semester.
These first few sources will take you to Web sites that relate to philosophy and to the contributions of several classical philosophers:
1) Guide to Philosophy on the Internet2)
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy5) Links to a wide variety of philosophy topics
Reading Assignments To Test #1 / Winter 2013 152 Western Philosophy READING ASSIGNMENTS: Thursday / January 17 -- "Introduction" and "The Apology" (study questions) in The Enduring Questions, pages 1-27. For an excellent look at "The Apology" For another commentary on "The Apology.Tuesday / January 22-- Read "The Crito" (study questions) in The Republic and Other Works pp. 473-485 (for a link to a discussion of the Crito). AND The Republic pp. 41-55 Book II (questions 1-5) (study questions) For a link to a good discussion of "The Republic. Thursday / January 24 -- The Republic pp. 56-71 Book II (questions 6-9) (study questions) Tuesday / January 29 -- The Republic pp. 108-137 Book IV (study questions) AND The Republic pp. 163-173 last part of Book V (questions 7, 8, 9) (study questions) (for an excellent discussion of the notion of "forms" introduced in this section of "The Republic") (Plato's theory of eternal forms) Thursday / January 31 -- The Republic pp. 205-233 Book VII (study questions) (Video of Allegory of the Cave) Tuesday / February 5 -- The Republic pp. 264-287 Book IX (study questions) Thursday / February 7 - - The Republic pp. 288-316 Book X (study questions -- Tuesday / February 12 -- Test #1 ******************************************* Reading Assignments To Test #2 / Winter 2013 152 Western Philosophy All reading assignments are from The Enduring Questions Thursday / February 14 -- Aristotle, "Ethics" 327-344 (study questions) An excellent link to Aristotle and his work. Tuesday / February 19 -- Mill, "Utilitarianism" 378-387 (study questions 1-4) For links to Mill and Utilitarianism try this one in The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Thursday / February 21 --Mill, "Utilitarianism" 387-391 (study questions 5-8) Tuesday / February 26 -- Kant, "Categorical Imperative" 359-362 (study questions 1-6) For biography and analysis of Kant's work. or Kant's Metaphysics Thursday / February 28 -- Kant, "Categorical Imperative" 363-372 (study questions 7-14) Tuesday / March 5 -- Test #2
****************** Reading Assignments To Test #3 / Winter 2013 152 Western Philosophy All reading assignments are from The Enduring Questions Thursday / March 7 -- Descartes, 280-288 (study questions) About Descartes' philosophy. ***************************************** March 11-16 / NO MCCC Classes! /
Winter Break! Tuesday / March 19 -- Descartes, 289-294 (study questions) Thursday / March 21 -- Berkeley, Idealism, 257-266 (study questions 1-4) For a discussion of Berkely and his works see The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Tuesday / March 26 -- Berkeley, Idealism, 266-279 (study questions 5-8) Thursday / March 28 -- James, Pragmatism, 142-149 (study questions) James' Philosophy. Tuesday / April 2 -- TEST #3 ******************************************* Reading Assignments To Test #4 / Winter 2013 152 Western Philosophy Thursday / April 4 -- James, "The Will to Believe" (handout) (study questions) James' Philosophy. Tuesday / April 9 -- Kierkegaard, (handout), (study questions). One of the most complete sites available on Kierkegaard with commentary. Thursday / April 11 -- Chapter 1, Irrational Man (study questions). One good introduction to existentialism another source on the realm of existentialism. Gordon Bigelow's "Primer of Existentialism" and Chapter 2, Irrational Man (study questions) Gordon Bigelow's "Primer of Existentialism" Tuesday, April 16 -- Chapter 7 Irrational Man (study questions) and Chapter 8, Irrational Man (study questions) Thursday / April 18 -- Mill, 490-498, Enduring Questions, Study Questions 1-8, (study questions) About On Liberty Tuesday / April 23 - Mill, 499-509, Enduring Questions, Study Questions 9-17, (study questions) For another good site on Mill and his works. Thursday, April 25 -- Skinner and Rogers, "Behaviorism and Humanism" (handout) (study questions). More information about Skinner and his theories of operant conditioning and in intro. to Carl Rogers Tuesday, April 30 and Thursday, May 2 -- TEST #4
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