NEIL W. TENNANT
tennant.9@osu.edu
If you email me, please use the header PHIL 101: YOURNAME.
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Department of Philosophy
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Autumn Term 2005
PHIL 101 L
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tennant.9@osu.edu
If you email me, please use the header PHIL 101: YOURNAME.
Professor
Department of Philosophy
This is an introduction to rigorous thought about a variety of concepts and problems of fundamental significance. You will be introduced to methods of philosophical analysis, the clarification of important concepts, the careful appraisal of arguments and theories, and the sheer breadth and variety of philosophical concerns. The course aims to enable you to write more clearly, think more deeply, and pursue your intellectual interests both with more attention to detail and with an eye to the `bigger picture'. Autumn Term 2005
PHIL 101 L
Introduction to Philosophy
Lectures MWF
Venue: Postle Hall, Room 1184
Times 9:30-10:18 a.m.Recitations TR
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We shall be covering topics drawn from the following list: Existence of God; Naturalism; Skepticism and the External World; the Mind-Body Problem; Free Will v. Determinism; the Problem of Induction; the Paradoxes. We shall be studying some profoundly influential writings by famous thinkers such as those lurking in the margins. Topics
Bratman and Perry, eds, Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings, 3rd. edn., Oxford University Press. Textbook
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