OK, here's the deal: I've ordered books for this class, but all of the readings are available online. If you feel comfortable reading your assignments on the web, copying them on to discs for later reading, printing out web pages, etc., feel free to do so. Keep in mind, though, that the online readings may not be the same translations as those in the texts assigned to the class and that finding quotations cited in class may require a bit of work. To do your readings online, click the links after each day's assignment.

August	28	Introduction
	30	Introduction to philosophy and beginning of metaphysics
September	4	Plato's Meno (to 80d) Meno (80d is roughly where Meno says Socrates looks like a "torpedo fish")
	6	Plato's Meno (80d-89b) (89b is where S. & M. think virtue can be taught.
	11	Plato's Meno finished
	13	Phaedo 66b-67b, 100b-e, 114c-115a 66b, 100b, 114c Republic Allegory of the Cave
	18	Discussion of Aristotelian Metaphysics
	20	Discussion of Aristotelian Metaphysics Continued
	25	Descartes' Meditation 1 Meditation 1
	27	Meditation 2 & 3 Meditation 2 & Meditation 3
October	2	Meditation 4 & 5 Meditation 4 & Meditation 5
	4	Meditation 6 Meditation 6
	9	Philosophy of Religion: Proofs for God's Existence Aquinas & Anselm (Chapters 1-3)
	11	Philosophy of Religion: Problem of Evil Dostoyevsky (Read the whole chapter - Book 5, Chapter 4)
	16	Exam One
	18	Hume's Enquiry Sections 2 & 3 Hume 2 & Hume 3
	23	Enquiry Sections 4, 5, & 7 Hume 4, Hume 5, & Hume 7
	25	Enquiry Section 10 Hume 10
	30	Enquiry Section 12 Hume 12
November	1	Discussion of responses to Hume: Kant and James
	6	General approaches to ethical problems and background issues
	8	Aristotelian Ethics
	13	Kantian Ethics
	15	Mill Utilitarianism Chapters 1 & 2 Chapter 1 & Chapter 2
	20	Utilitarianism Chapters 3 & 4 Chapter 3 & Chapter 4
	27	Utilitarianism Chapter Five Chapter 5
	29	Sartre: No Exit, No Exit first half
	4	No Exit, second half
May	6	Exam Two ********Paper and Journal due********
	11	Final grade meeting (optional)

Relevant Dates:

Thanksgiving Break: November 22-23

Final Withdrawal Date: November 26