This is the material from the A section of the course.
For the later material, see here.
Assignment A (1st graded assignment)
due by email Oct 3rd midnight (when Oct 4th starts)
One Mini-CD plus one for every absence from section or lecture from Sep
19th-28th.
See Mini-CD Guide (don't confuse with obsolete Micro-CD Guide).
Practice Assignment
One Micro-CD due Sep 24th noon (by email as described in Micro-CD Guide).
Absences don't incur extra CDs for this assignment.
We'll read and comment on this assignment, but we won't record grades.
It's purpose is to work out kinks before the first graded assignment,
which you can expect to be due either Oct 1st or Oct 3rd,
and which will not exactly be for Micro-CDs but for something similar.
Readings for Sections (available topics for
Assignment A)
(A1) THE ETHICS OF BELIEF (Sep 12)
You can (and probably should) skip the blue parts
within these files.
Clifford - The ethics of belief [excerpts].rtf
James - The will to believe [excerpts].htm
(A2) PRACTICAL & THEORETICAL REASONING (Sep 19)
Read all 16 or so pages, but don't worry if math example or
probability symbolism around pp. 10-14 throws you.
Harman - Practical Aspects of Theoretical Reasoning.pdf
(A3) EXPEDIENCE (Sep 26)
pp. 9 - end of
Harman - Practical Aspects of Theoretical Reasoning.pdf
(A4) TRUTH (Oct 3)
All but section 4
of
Truth [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy].htm
Happy Afternoon Siesta Theater Notes
Sept 5 Introduction
Sept 12 Pragmatism about Belief Targets
Sept 14 Correspondence and Coherence
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Sept 19 Pragmatic Reasoning about Skepticism
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Sept 21 Micro CD Guide
THERE IS A MICRO-CD ASSIGNMENT
DUE NOON SEPT 24th.
SEE GUIDE BELOW FOR HOW-TO.
SEE NEAR TOP OF PAGE FOR DETAILS.
Micro-CD Guide (Classroom Handout, rtf ... virtually the same content as slides below)
(The Sept 24th assignment won't be graded, or not for real, but the next slide will apply to subsequent assignments.)
Sept 26 Expedience
Sept 28 Expedience (Mini CD) Examples
Oct 3 Relativism
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