Teaching Materials

Issues in Western Philosophy

Spring 2013

Syllabus: pdf

Spring 2014

Syllabus: pdf

Books:

  • Bonjour, Laurence. Epistemology: Classic Problems. Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Jacquette, Dale. Six Philosophical Appetizers. McGraw Hill.
  • Martinich, A.P. Analytic Philosophy: An Anthology. Blackwell.
  • Pojman, Louis. Philosophy: The Quest for Truth. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Papers:

  • Jackson, Frank. "Epiphenomenal Qualia." (jstor)
  • Nagel, Thomas. "The Absurd." (jstor)
  • Nagel, Thomas. "Death." (jstor)

English for Philosophy of Science and Technology

Fall 2012

Syllabus (part 1): pdf

Science, Technology, and Society (STS)

Fall 2012

Syllabus: pdf

Metaphysics

Spring 2014

Syllabus: pdf

Philosophy of Science

Fall 2013

Syllabus: pdf
Course Outline: pdf

Books:

  • Ladyman, James. Understanding Philosophy of Science. London: Routledge
  • Losee, John. A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science. Oxford: Oxford University Press
  • Godfrey-Smith, Peter. Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science. Chicago: University of Chicago Press
  • Okasha, Samir. Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Philosophy of Mind

Fall 2012

Syllabus: pdf

Fall 2013

Syllabus: pdf
Course Outline: pdf

Books:

  • Kim, Jaegwon. Philosophy of Mind. Boulder: Westview Press
  • Kripke, Saul. Naming and Necessity. Cambridge: Harvard University Press
  • Searle, John. Minds, Brains, and Science. Cambridge: Harvard University Press

Papers:

  • Block, Ned. "Troubles with Functionalism." (pdf)
  • Churchland, Paul. "Eliminative Materialism and the Propositional Attitudes." (jstor)
  • Descartes, Rene. Meditations on First Philosophy 1,2,6 (pdf)
  • Hempel, Carl. "The Logical Analysis of Psychology." (pdf)
  • Jackson, Frank. "Epiphenomenal Qualia." (jstor)
  • Smart, J.J.C. "Sensations and Brain Processes." (jstor)