Educational measurement and evaluation 2 notes lovely professional university 1. Some handouts are made available to students outside of lectures. The definition of philosophy is controversial, even among philosophers. Lecture notes on immanuel kant imperial college london. Critical thinking, the engagement of the thinker in rational deliberation investigation, assessment of arguments, and assessment of justification, is a skill that is necessary in all aspects. He made significant and influential contributions to a number of areas of philosophy, including metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy, philosophy of science. Lecture 3 notes contractarianismhobbesian social contract theory lecture 4 notes contractualismkantian ethics lecture 5 notes. Pea soup a blog dedicated to philosophy, ethics, and the academy. An introduction to philosophy by george stuart fullerton vi 6. Professor smith discusses the nature and scope of political philosophy. Phil phil 100 introduction to philosophy lecture notes and exam related notes. Meaning of philosophy the word philosophy is derived from the greek words philia love and sophia wisdom and means the love of wisdom. Lecture 6 notes warren and singer lecture 7 tooley and english lecture 8 norcross.
We dont offer credit or certification for using ocw. I define it as a tradition defined by the commitment of people within that tradition to one general methodological program. Page 1 of 31 lecture notes on immanuel kants critique of pure reason delivered by peter rickman during autumn 1995 preface immanuel kants critique of pure reason introduces his critical philosophy. Freely browse and use ocw materials at your own pace. While a few early chapters are historically organized, my goal in.
Fifth lecture notes for introduction to philosophy. Philosophy 103 introduction to logic class notes index. Phil 100 introduction to philosophy lecture notes and exam related notes. Class notes from week 9 on getis chapter 6 on population geography can be downloaded here. You, at this very moment hold many, many philosophical viewpoints. Russ paynes an introduction to philosophy takes this approach and does a good job at it. Intro to philosophy notes introduction to philosophy o. Elements of philosophy notes university of nairobi. Class notes index textbook pdf complete introduction what is philosophy. Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the left. Introduction to ethical studies philosophy home page. These branches themselves have sub branches and can become very specialized as one progresses through the field of study.
Use ocw to guide your own lifelong learning, or to teach others. The lecture notes included here accompany phil 120a, introduction to logic, at the university of washington. Understand how to write from scratch, debug and train. Talk of possible worlds is now a commonplace within philosophy. Categorical propositions slide show pdf watch the video transcription venn diagrams slide show. Philosophy of information news and comments on the philosophy of computing and information, the philosophy of technology, information technology, computer ethics and information ethics. Lecture notes introduction to philosophy of language. Introduction to ethics unit information 3 unit overview 3 unit aims 3 unit learning outcomes 3 unit interdependencies 3 key readings 4 further readings 5 references 6 multimedia 7 1.
A summary of lecture notes and some relevant material from the textbook. To show, finally, that the study of philosophy is of value to us all, and to give some practical admonitions on spirit and method. For descartes, the lecture notes are excerpts from the professors study guide to descartes meditations, which can be found in its entirety in study materials. It is the consideration of world history itself that must reveal its rational process namely, that it has. Enlightenment is mans emergence from his selfimposed immaturity. An introduction 2010 meaning of logic and its importance in the process of reasoning, the claims that given in the process of justification of the other claims are called premises. Introduction to philosophy o philosophical terms logic things you ought to know. Students explore such concepts as the nature of the world and how we. Professor gendler explains the interdisciplinary nature of the course. One link is a very well done presentation on the meditations. Oriare nyarwath 21042011 logic is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with the study of reason. I begin the course by explaining what philosophy is. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Notes and slides for descartes, hobbes, spinoza lecture.
General introduction philosophy as an academic discipline unit one introduction pdf how philosophy began. Bhagavad gita lecture notes one of the best things to have happened in my life is to come into contact with the lectures of swami paramarthananda saraswathi, a disciple of. These will be found on moodle for the relevant paper or the lecturers own websites access to moodle is restricted to students taking philosophy papers and is administered by library staff. Had these admonitions been impressed upon me at a time when i was in especial need of guidance, i feel that they would have. Bhagavad gita lecture notes practical philosophy and. Philosophy comes from two greek words philein meaning love and sophia meaning wisdom.
The collaborators would be grateful for corrections or other suggestions to this preliminary draft. Lecture notes introduction to linguistics linguistics. Begging the question is a technical term in philosophy and should not be used casually without care as to its definition in philosophy. This section features lecture notes on the philosophers covered in the course.
Lecture 10 rawls and nozick introduction to philosophy. The love of wisdom if you are a human being capable of thought, you have been doing philosophy your whole life. Phil phil 100 introduction to philosophy lecture notes. Introduction to psychology i notes lecture notes, lectures 1. Day 1 notes tuesday oct 23rd introductions i what is philosophy immanuel kant what is enlightenment ii syllabus iii essay grading rubric iv logic 1 what is philosophy. Below, the study guide is divided according to lecture. The discovery as opposed to creation of logic is credited to aristotle, who was a student of platos and lived from 384322 b.
They are intended solely for the use of the students in that course. There are quite a few wonderful sites with information and texts on descartes. There are certain things you believe about the world. Introduction to philosophy phil cty course syllabus. There are different ways of introducing philosophy to newcomers, one is to present it as a living discipline defined by problems made more intelligible and relevant by tracing their historical roots. The course introduction to the philosophy of the human person is a core subject that all senior high school students in the philippines will take. This section provides the lecture notes from the course along with the schedule of lecture topics. Doc introduction to philosophy lecture notes pam ryan. The oldest of the social sciences, the study of political philosophy must begin with the works of plato and aristotle, and examine in depth the fundamental concepts and categories of the study of politics. Lecture notes the notes are in pdf format, and require the use of adobe reader, a free program available from. Philosophy is derived from the greek words philo, meaning love, and sophos, meaning wisdom. General introduction to the class this is western philosophy of human religions the philosophy part. An introduction to philosophy open textbook library.
Philosophy is divided into various branches based on content and questions. Begging the question an argument begs the question when the conclusion is stated or assumed in one or more of the premises. While the divisions presented below are traditional, they are not without controversy. Leibniz thought it reassuring to say that although our world contains much that is evil, it is nonetheless the best of all possible worlds. It began, nearly three hundred years ago, within philosophical theology. Together, the two greek words give meaning to the word philosophy to. Part 1 the persian wars and the rise of athens part 2 the peloponnesian wars and the fall of athens platos apology philosophy vs. Immanuel kant 17241804 is considered to be among the most important philosophers in the history of western philosophy. In any case, one has to start somewhere what follows is a very heavily revised version of a text published by oxford university press in 1982. Notes on hegel, introduction to the philosophy of history. General introduction philosophy as an academic discipline unit one introduction pdf.
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