Initial remarks and suggestions for success How to Improve Your Writing Skills Initial Lecture and Overview of Approach to Class Early Greek Philosophy, An Introduction Origins of Western Philosophy: The Milesians Origins of Western Philosophy: Pythagoras Xenophanes and Heraclitus Parmenides Responses to Parmenides: Ancient Pluralists: Anaxagoras and Empedocles Responses to Parmenides: Ancient Atomists: Leucippus and Democritus The Problem of Socrates Introductory Notes on Plato and Platonic Dialogues Bibliography of Secondary Materials Writing Rubric Syllabus Reading Assignments Supplementary information on Plato Supplementary information on Aristotle Supplementary information on Hellenistic Philosophy Augustine Notes Augustine on Previous Greek Philosophy Aquinas Notes Ockham Notes Other interesting images of philosophers at play Boilerplate for papers or essays, basic formatting stuff Basics for writing a term paper Grades Course Goals and Objectives Assignments for Fall 2007
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