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Syllabus



Syllabus



Grading and Requirements


The final grade will be determined using the following weights:


ACTIVITIESPERCENTAGES
Seminar Presentation30%
Term Paper70%



Seminar Presentation


At least one seminar presentation is required during the term. The paper should be 20-30 minutes in presentation time. An outline or handout must be prepared for distribution to all participants at the seminar in which it will be presented. Discussion will follow. A written version of the paper should be handed in no later than one week after your presentation. Please see assignments for possible topics.



Term Paper


One 20-25 page term paper is also required. Graduate students in philosophy may receive distribution credit in the "history of philosophy" if their term paper is on the work of a historical figure or text (prior to 1879).



Calendar



SES #TOPICS
1Introductory Class
2Plato
3Descartes
4Locke/Leibniz
5Hume and the Positivists
6Kant
7Quine's Critique
8New Rationalisms

 








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