Feb 22
- IDENTITY
- B
atman & Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #18)Essential vs Accidental Properties – Assignment 2 part 1Fungibility – Assignment 2 part 2
Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #19)Body Theory vs. Memory Theory(Blog Post #3 Trading Identities)
Arguments Against Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #20)Hume’s argument against the idea of “self”Parfitt and ResponsibilityPersonhood (Crash Course Philosophy #21)
- B
- Re-cap/Review:
- “What is Philosophy?” (Crash Course Philosophy#1)
- How to Argue – “Philosophical Reasoning” (Crash Course Philosophy #2)
- How to Argue – “Induction & Abduction” (Crash Course Philosophy #3)
- METAPHYSICS
Leonardo DiCaprio & the Nature of Reality (Crash Course Philosophy #4)- Assignment 3 – Metaphysics: Childhood Perceptions vs Now
- Art of Argument
- Discussion Topics:
- Passing of Emergencies Act
- Arguments for and against
- Bail Hearings – Convoy Leaders
- Putin and the Ukraine
- Passing of Emergencies Act
- Discussion Topics:
- EPISTEMOLOGY
- Video “Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theories & Epistemic Responsibility”
- PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
- Video “Karl Popper: Science vs Pseudo-Science”
- Discussion: “What is the significance of these topics (Epistemic Responsibility and Science vs Pseudo-Science) today?”
- AESTHETICS
- Video “Aesthetics – What Good Is It?”
- Blog Entry #4: “Describe the role that Aesthetics plays in a part of our lives”
- Review Movie: “Awakenings”
- Assignment 4: Analyze how the movie touches on at least THREE of the 6 areas of the Philosophy part of this course (PEPS)
- Pairs or Individual
- Digital Format: video, powerpoint/slide show
HOMEWORK:
- Blog Post #1 – 6 Areas of Philosophy
- Blog Post #2 – Civil War
- Blog Post #3 – Trading Identities
- Blog Post #4 – Examples of Deductive, Inductive and Abductive Reasoning – by Feb.15
- Blog Post #5 – What Role Does Aesthetics Play in Our Lives?” post by Feb.25
DUE DATES:
- Assignment 3 – week of Feb 22
- Assignment 4 (Pseudo-Science vs Science) & 4.5 (Aesthetics & Art – Emotional Connection to a Fictional Character) – week of March 7
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