Philosophy 471b, Spring 2006

 

Instructor: David Owen, Soc Sci 220c, 621-3120, 3834

Email: dwo@www.ic.arizona.edu

Office hours: MW 3-3.45, F 12.30-1.30

Announcement: Note the new dates for the remaining assignments. There are only two. The inclass Hume test will be Friday, April 21. The takehome will be handed out April 28 (or earlier) and will be due on the date of the final exam, May 10, although you are welcome to hand it in earlier. There will be no final exam.

Course Description

Syllabus

Friday sessions are reserved for 471b students only. The format will be a discussion section, topics to be announced in advance. Please note attendance at the Friday sessions is mandatory; attendance will be taken. You will be allowed two “free” absences; after that your grade will suffer.

571b students will meet with me most Thursdays at 11 am.

Important Dates (for topics and readings, see links below)
Wed Jan 11: first class 
Mon Jan 16: MLK day day, no class
Wed Jan 11 - Wed Fri Mar 3: Locke
Tue Feb 7: last day to drop with deletion of course enrollment from record
Fri Feb 17: 1st test
Fri Feb 24: 1st takehome handed out
Mon Mar 6 - Fri May 3: Hume
Tue Mar 7: last day to drop with 'W'; instructor's signature required

Friday Mar 10: 1st takehome due
Mar 13-17: Spring Break; no classes
Wed Mar 22: no class (instructor at APA)
Fri Apr 21: 2nd test
Fri Apr 28: takehome handed out 
Wed May 3: last class
Wed May 10: Takehome due; no final exam

Code of Academic Integrity
All students taking this course are bound under the Code of Academic Integrity. Students should familiarize themselves with this code, which can be found at:
http://dos.web.arizona.edu/uapolicies

Academic Calendar:
Academic Calendar 2005-06, UA General Catalog

Locke Links

Hume Links

Link to Past Masters (select British Philosophy or Hume or Locke)

Bennett's "translations" into English

Locke: Jan. 11 to Mar. 3: dates, readings and topics

Gradespread for in class Locke test.

Locke takehome test, due in class Friday, March 10

Gradespread for Locke takehome

Hume: March 6 to May 3: dates, readings and topics.

Gradespread for in class Hume test

Hume takehome, due Wed. May 10th, in David Owen’s mailbox in the Philosophy Department office, Soc. Sci. 211

Discussion, Friday Jan. 27: Chapter 4 of Book I; led by Jarrod Schrader

Discussion, Friday Feb. 3: Chapter 8 of Book 2; led by Yali Corea-levy

Discussion, Friday Feb. 10: Substance and/or Essence; led by Bonnie Capen

Discussion, Friday March 24. Hume on induction (1.3.6), led by Jacob Caton.