INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY I
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY I
PHIL 1611 3.0
Instructor: Prof. B. Logan
Office: C211
Office Hours: Wednesday, 12.00 pm, please make an appointment
email: blogan@yorku.ca
website: yorku.ca/blogan
Four most fundamental questions in philosophy are: what can I know (metaphysics), how can I know it (epistemology), what ought I to do (ethics), and does God exist (religion)? In this course, we will focus on the latter two questions.
To begin, we will look at moral theories – theories that offer us a means of making a moral assessment, of deciding what I ought to or should do or whether what others do has moral value. Some theories determine that an action is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ by objectively applying a rule, while others use more subjective approaches. We will then examine some traditional proofs for the existence of God – a rationalist proof from Anselm (and Descartes) called the ontological argument, empiricist proofs from Aquinas and Hume, and a proof that does not depend upon an epistemological commitment. As well we will examine the ‘problem of evil’ and how this impacts upon the proofs. In addition, we will read Mill’s utilitarian arguments in The Subjection of Women concerning the justification of the social role for women in his time.
Required texts available in the bookstore:
Mill, Utilitarianism
Kant, Groundwork for the Metaphysic of Morals
Hume, Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
Mill, Subjection of Women
Material concerning the proofs for the existence of God will be posted on my website later in the term.
Recommended text:
Bertrand Russell, The Problems of Philosophy, link on my website
Requirements:
Three short (5-6 pages) essays, due dates to be determined.
................
................
In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.
To fulfill the demand for quickly locating and searching documents.
It is intelligent file search solution for home and business.
Related searches
- introduction to philosophy textbook
- introduction to philosophy pdf download
- introduction to philosophy ebook
- introduction to philosophy textbooks pdf
- introduction to philosophy pdf
- introduction to philosophy lecture notes
- introduction to philosophy course
- introduction to philosophy quizlet
- introduction to philosophy of education
- introduction to philosophy powerpoint
- best introduction to philosophy book
- introduction to philosophy study guide