Philosophy 101
Introduction to Philosophy
A World-Historical Perspective

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PHI 101
Introduction to Philosophy
A World-Historical Perspective

PHI 199
Morality, Reality, and the Meaning of Life

PHI 248
Philosophy and Popular Culture

PHI 280
19th Century Philosophy: Kant to Nietzsche

PHI 388
20th Century Philosophy: Analytic v. Continental

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Final Exam Guidelines

Schedule of Lectures

  1. Weeks 1-3: China (Cooper 58-74; 80-91)
  2. Historical Introduction
    The Character of Chinese Philosophy
    Confucianism
    Taoism

  3. Weeks 3-7: India (Cooper 13-57; 221-231)
  4. The Schools and their Framework
    Nyaya and Vaisheshika
    Samkhya and Yoga
    Advaita Vedanta
    Buddhism
    Zen Buddhism

  5. Weeks 8-11: Greece (Cooper 92-145)
  6. Legacies
    Naturalism and Relativism
    Plato
    Aristotle
    Epicureanism, Skepticism, and Stoicism

  7. Weeks 11-14: From Renaissance to Enlightenment (Cooper 241-290)
  8. Humanism and the Rise of Modern Science
    Descartes' Dualism
    From Berkeley to Hume
    Hobbes' Materialism
    Locke and Berkeley
    Leibniz' Spiritualism