Introduction to Philosophy: 

Philosophy 201

     

Course Documents

  • Syllabus
  • Argument Review Slides
  • Descartes' First Meditation Handout
  • Summary of Camus' Stranger

Course Slides 

  • Click Here to be Linked to the Lecture Slides (and other files, such as the term paper)
  • If you don't have PowerPoint, click here to link to a page that will allow you to view the slides after you have downloaded them.

Useful Websites for Introduction to Philosophy  

  • Find Your Blind Spot Website (Thanks to Kevin for sending this to me!) 
  • Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy  
  •  Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper by James Pryor 
  • Project Gutenberg: a source for free books, including some good philosophy books 
  •  What is Philosophy? 
  • Arguments for Becoming a Philosopher:
    • Scoring high on standardized tests (GMAT, LSAT, GRE, etc.)
      • Here are the test scores broken down
    • NY Times article: Philosophy Pays Off!

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