Logic (PHIL 2311)
Handouts:Syllabus
Validity and Truth
Truth, Validity, and Soundness
Truth, Validity, and Soundness (Solutions)
Validity, Truth, Knowledge, and the Good Life
Exercises, Part I
Exercises, Part II
Sample Examination Exercises
Existential Import
A Typology of Arguments
Refutation by Logical Analogy
Why Standard Form Matters
Methods of Proving the Validity or Invalidity of SFCSs
A Typology of Statements
A Dialogue with Beau
Basic Argument Forms
Truth Tables
Elegant and Inelegant Proofs
Two Interesting Proofs
A Proof That Keith (Your Humble Professor) Is God
Inconsistency, Validity, and Unsoundness
More on Consistency and Validity
Logical Systems
Symbolization and Translation Exercises
Symbolization and Translation Exercises (Solutions)
Required Book:Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen, Introduction to Logic, 12th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005)
Solutions Manual:Chapter 1
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Note to students: There's an error in exercise 4 of part I of section 7.4. Two fallacies (rather than just one) are committed. They are the fallacy of exclusive premises and the fallacy of illicit major. Thanks to Robert for pointing this out.
Chapter 9
Chapter 10, Part 1
Note to students: On page 364, exercise 9, the justification for line 8 (in the solutions manual) should be "7, Simp". The justification for line 10 should be "9, Add".
On page 365, exercise 13, line 3 of the solutions manual should be "K -> (K & L)", not "K -> (K -> L)".
On page 367, exercise 3, the conclusion (in the solutions manual) should be "~O", not "-> O". Also, the justification for line 5 should be "3,4, Conj" and the justification for line 7 should be "6,4, MT".
Thanks to Dusti for pointing these out.
Chapter 10, Part 2
Chapter 11
Personal Websites:Irving M. Copi
Carl Cohen
Seminar in Research Methods and Philosophical Writing (PHIL 3307)
Philosophy of Religion (PHIL 3316)
Handouts:Syllabus
Lecture Schedule
A Taxonomy of Religions
Swinburne's Typology of Religious Experience
Anselm's Ontological Argument
The Reductio ad Absurdum
Gaunilo's Criticism of Anselm's Ontological Argument
Refutation by Logical Analogy
Study Questions, Midterm Examination
Model Essay, The Ontological Argument
Plantinga's Reformed Epistemology: A Flowchart
Mackie's Argument from Evil
Rowe's Argument from Evil
Study Questions, Final Examination
Required Book:Michael Peterson et al., eds., Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings, 3d ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007)
Personal Websites:Michael Peterson
William Hasker
Bruce Reichenbach
David Basinger
Encyclopedia Entry:Eleonore Stump, "Philosophy of Religion," Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Miscellanea:Adherents.com
Roger Trigg
Michael Martin
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
Pascal's Wager
Zoroastrianism in the News
William Kingdon Clifford (1845-1879)
William James (1842-1910)
C. Stephen Evans
Nelson C. Pike
Nicholas Wolterstorff
Saint Anselm (1033-1109)
Ontological Arguments
Gaunilo
Gaunilo
Keith Burgess-Jackson, "Anselm, Gaunilo, and Lost Island," Philosophy & Theology 8 (spring 1994): 243-9
Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Cosmological Argument
J. L. Mackie (1917-1981)
William Paley (1743-1805)
Teleological Arguments for God's Existence
Knowing the Universe in Detail
How Religious Are America's College and University Professors?
Robert Merrihew Adams
Moral Arguments for the Existence of God
Alvin Plantinga
The Epistemology of Religion
The Problem of Evil
John Hick
Theodicy
William L. Rowe
Antony Flew
Basil George Mitchell
Theology & Falsification: A Golden Jubilee Celebration
David Hume (1711-1776)
Miracles
A Free-for-All on Science and Religion
Richard Swinburne
Henry Habberley Price (1899-1984)
Immortality
Religious Diversity (Pluralism)
Philosophy of Law (PHIL 3320)
Handouts:Syllabus
Reading List
Study Questions, Midterm Examination
Model Essays
Study Questions, Final Examination
Required Book:Joel Feinberg and Jules Coleman, Philosophy of Law, 8th ed. (Belmont, CA: Thomson Higher Education, 2008), ISBN 0-495-09505-2
Encyclopedia Entries:Beverley Brown and Neil MacCormick, "Philosophy of Law," Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Kenneth Einar Himma, "Philosophy of Law," The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Miscellanea:Lon L. Fuller (1902-1978)
H. L. A. Hart (1907-1992)
Ronald Dworkin (b. 1931)
Antonin Scalia (b. 1936)
Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968)
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
Arthur Ripstein
Gerald Dworkin
Timeline of the War on Terror
Torture Memo
Waldron v. Yoo
Richard A. Posner, "The Supreme Court, 2004 Term—Foreword: A Political Court," Harvard Law Review 119 (November 2005): 31-102
Legal Information Institute (to have Supreme Court syllabi e-mailed to you as they are released, click on "liibulletin" on the left of the site and subscribe to the service)
Robert P. George, "What Is Law? A Century of Arguments," First Things 112 (April 2001): 23-9
Keith Burgess-Jackson, "Teaching Legal Theory with Venn Diagrams," Metaphilosophy 29 (July 1998): 159-77
Frederick Schauer, "(Re)taking Hart," review of A Life of H. L. A. Hart: The Nightmare and the Noble Dream, by Nicola Lacey, Harvard Law Review 119 (January 2006): 852-83
John Rawls et al., "Assisted Suicide: The Philosophers' Brief," The New York Review of Books 44 (27 March 1997)
Washington v. Glucksberg, 117 S.Ct. 2258 (1997)
Rumsfeld v. FAIR, 547 U.S. ___ (2006)
Keith Burgess-Jackson, "Our Millian Constitution: The Supreme Court's Repudiation of Immorality as a Ground of Criminal Punishment," Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy 18 (2004): 407-17
Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003)
Gratz v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 244 (2003)
Mark Tushnet, "Survey Article: Critical Legal Theory (Without Modifiers) in the United States," The Journal of Political Philosophy 13 (March 2005): 99-112
Social and Political Philosophy (PHIL 3330)
Handouts:Syllabus
Reading List
Study Questions, Midterm Examination
Study Questions, Final Examination
Required Book:Louis P. Pojman, ed., Justice: An Anthology (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006)
Personal Websites:Louis P. Pojman
Encyclopedia Entries:David Miller, "Political Philosophy," Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Alex Moseley, "Political Philosophy," The Internet Enyclopedia of Philosophy
Julian Lamont, "Distributive Justice," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Owen McLeod, "Desert," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Plato (c. 429-347 BC):Richard Kraut, "Plato," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Dorothea Frede, "Plato's Ethics: An Overview," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Eric Brown, "Plato: Ethics and Politics in the Republic," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Aristotle (384-322 BC):William Turner, "Aristotle," The Catholic Encyclopedia
Richard Kraut, "Aristotle's Ethics," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Fred Miller, "Aristotle's Political Theory," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679):"Thomas Hobbes," Wikipedia
Sharon A. Lloyd, "Hobbes's Moral and Political Philosophy," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Garrath Williams, "Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) Moral and Political Philosophy," The Internet Enyclopedia of Philosophy
David Hume (1711-1776):William Edward Morris, "David Hume," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Rachel Cohon, "Hume's Moral Philosophy," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
James Fieser, "David Hume (1711-1776) Moral Theory," The Internet Enyclopedia of Philosophy
Karl Marx (1818-1883):Jonathan Wolff, "Karl Marx," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Steven Kreis, "Karl Marx, 1818-1883," The History Guide
Karl Marx, Critique of the Gotha Programme (1875)
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873):Fred Wilson, "John Stuart Mill," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
John Stuart Mill Links
John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism (1863)
John Hospers (born 1918):"John Hospers," Wikipedia
Bill Winter, "John Hospers—Libertarian"
John Hospers, "Freedom and Democracy"
Robert Nozick (1938-2002):Edward Feser, "Robert Nozick (1938-2002)," The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
"Robert Nozick," Liberty Guide
Ken Gewertz, "Philosopher Nozick Dies at 63," Harvard University Gazette
Julian Sanchez, "An Interview with Robert Nozick"
Gerald Allan Cohen (born 1941):Gerald Allan Cohen
"Gerald Cohen," Wikipedia
"Self-Ownership, History and Socialism: An Interview with G. A. Cohen," Imprints
Jacob Stevens, "G. A. Cohen's Revolution in Morals," New Left Review
Ernest van den Haag (1914-2002):Biographical Sketch
Ernest van den Haag, "The Ultimate Punishment: A Defense," Harvard Law Review
William F. Buckley, "Obituary," National Review
George H. Nash, "Ernest van den Haag (1914-2002)," The University Bookman
John Rawls (1921-2002):Ronald Dworkin, "John Rawls," The Harvard Review of Philosophy
Fred D'Agostino, "Original Position," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Ken Gewertz, "John Rawls, Influential Political Philosopher, Dead at 81," Harvard University Gazette
John Rawls, "John Rawls: For the Record," The Harvard Review of Philosophy
Alasdair MacIntyre (born 1929):Alasdair MacIntyre
Matthew Ray, "Alasdair MacIntyre"
Edward T. Oakes, "The Achievement of Alasdair MacIntyre," First Things
Alasdair MacIntyre, "The Only Vote Worth Casting in November"
Michael Sandel (born 1953):Michael Sandel
The President's Council on Bioethics
"Michael Sandel named first Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor," Harvard University Gazette
Michael Sandel, "On Republicanism and Liberalism," The Harvard Review of Philosophy
Susan Moller Okin (1946-2004):Susan Moller Okin
Lisa Trei, "Okin, Feminist Political Thinker, Dies"
Memorial Resolution
Susan Moller Okin, "Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?"
Stephen Nathanson (born 1943):Stephen Nathanson
Stephen Nathanson, "Reconsidering Terrorism"
Stephen Nathanson, "Hostility Toward Students: An Occupational Hazard?"
Stephen Nathanson, "Death Penalty Still Bad Idea in the Post-Sept. 11 World"
Nicholas Rescher (born 1928):Nicholas Rescher
"Nicholas Rescher," Wikipedia
"Center for Philosophy of Science Honors Nicholas Rescher with Workshop"
Robert B. Talisse, "Liberalism, Pluralism, and Political Justification," The Harvard Review of Philosophy
James Rachels (1941-2003):James Rachels
James Rachels, Ph.D.
"James Rachels (1941-2003)," U.S. Chess Online
Anahad O'Connor, "James Rachels, 62, Ethicist Who Ignited Euthanasia Debate, Dies"
James S. Fishkin (born 1948):James S. Fishkin
James Fishkin, "Talk of the Tube"
Bruce Ackerman and James Fishkin, "Righting the Ship of Democracy"
Susan Jakes, "Dabbling in Democracy"
Steven M. Cahn (born 1942):Steven M. Cahn
Steven M. Cahn, Puzzles & Perplexities: Collected Essays
The Philosopher King
Harvard Law ReviewHarvard Law Review
Garrett Hardin (1915-2003):Garrett Hardin
The Garrett Hardin Society
Garrett Hardin, "The Tragedy of the Commons" (1968)
Ernest Partridge, "Garret[t] Hardin, 1915-2003—A Tribute"
Peter Singer (born 1946):Peter Singer
Peter Singer (Utilitarian Net)
Peter Singer, "The Singer Solution to World Poverty" (1999)
Peter Singer, "The Pursuit of Happiness," interview by Ronald Bailey, Reason (December 2000)
Keith Burgess-Jackson, "Singer's Argument for Famine Relief"
The Moral and Political Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes (PHIL 6389)
Handouts:Syllabus
Required Books:A. P. Martinich, Hobbes: A Biography (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999)
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, rev. student ed., ed. Richard Tuck, Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought, ed. Raymond Geuss and Quentin Skinner (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996) (Note: There are many editions of Leviathan, which was first published in 1651. You must purchase this edition, because I will be referring to it by page throughout the semester. If you have a different edition, you will not be able to follow the discussion.)
Gregory S. Kavka, Hobbesian Moral and Political Theory, Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy, ed. Marshall Cohen (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1986)
Miscellanea:A. P. Martinich
Richard Tuck
Gregory S. Kavka
Popular References to Hobbes:A. O. Scott
