SUMMER STUDENTS
ONLY
Philosophy 102: Introduction to Western Philosophy
Dr. Robert Headley, Professor of
English and Philosophy
Southern State Community College
Wilmington, Ohio
Contact me immediately at bheadley@sscc.edu
so that
I can add your name to the class
roster. If not, you will not
receive the
course emails.
All reading assignments for this
course are found in Archetypes of Wisdom,
the latest edition. If you wish to use an earlier edition, you
MUST notify me.
The links on the main page for
Phil. 102 are very important. Review
them, as
failing
to follow those instructions, as well as the instructions below and on the
linked
pages below, will lower your grade.
GRADES: Grading in this class
complies with the policy in the SSCC Catalog.
Study
Questions & Definitions = 40% of the final grade
First Major
Paper = 30% of the final grade
Final Major
Paper = 30% of the final grade
DUE DATES FOR GRADED WORK:
Study Questions &
Definitions for Ch. 5, 6, & 7:
Due: By midnight
on Friday, July 3
Study Questions & Definitions for
Ch. 9 & 10:
Due: By midnight
on Friday, July 17
First Major Paper: Due by midnight
on Wednesday, July 22
Study Questions & Definitions for
Ch. 11 & 12:
Due: By midnight
on Friday, July 31
Study Questions &
Definitions for Ch. 13 & 15:
Due: By midnight
on Friday, August
14
Final Major Paper: Due by midnight
on Friday, August 14
READING ASSIGNMENTS FOR THIS COURSE:
Week 1 & Week Two
Read Ch. 5—The Wise Man: Socrates
Read Ch. 6—The Philosopher-King: Plato
Read Ch. 7—The Naturalist: Aristotle
Week Three & Week Four
Read Ch. 9—The Scholar: Thomas Aquinas
Read Ch. 10—The Rationalist: Rene Descartes
Week Five & Week Six
Read Ch. 11—The Skeptic: David Hume
Read Ch. 12—The Universalist: Immanuel Kant
Week Seven & Week Eight
Read Ch. 13—The Utilitarian: John Stuart Mill
Read Ch. 15—The Existentialist: Soren
Kierkegaard
LINKS
In addition to the two links below, please read all of
the
links listed on the main page for Philosophy 102. This step
is very important, as those other pages contain information
that can raise or lower your grade for this course.