Introduction to Philosophy

Readings

Daniel Dennett, "Show Me the Science."

Plato, Euthyphro.

Presentations

The Ontological Argument

The Cosmological Argument

The Argument from Design

Homework Assignments

1 The Ontological Argument

2 The Cosmological Argument

3 The Argument from Design

4 The Problem of Evil

5 Descartes

6 Locke

7 Hume

8 Dualism

9 The Turing Test

10 The Chinese Room Argument

Resources

General

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Dictionary of Philosophy

Philosophers

George Berkeley

Rene Descartes

David Hume

John Locke

Video

Monty Python's "Internationa Philosophy" sketch.

Mr. Deity and the Evil (short film on the problem of evil).