PHI 201—INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

Summer Trimester, 2008

An introduction to problems, methodologies, and major

areas of philosophy as exemplified in selected

primary and secondary sources.

William Carey University, 2007-2008 Catalog, p. 121

Professor's Academic Home Page

Professor's Credentials

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University's D2L Web Site

PHI 201 Syllabus

Course Resources

A Short History of Philosophy                    

Plato--Divided Line

Sample Paper

Primary Sources for PHI 201

Plato    Apology        Crito       Meno       Euthyphro        Phaedo      Symposium

René Descartes    Discourse on Method        Meditations

John Stuart Mill    Utilitarianism

Selected Reference Sources

A. E. Taylor, "Plato's Biography of Socrates," Proceedings of The British Academy March 28, 1917.

"Exploring Plato's Dialogues," University of Evansville

"Plato and His Dialogues," by Bernard Suzanne

"René Descartes, 1596-1650," in The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Lex Newman, "Descartes' Epistemology," in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Kurt Smith, "René Descartes', Life and Works," in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

David Cunning, "Descartes' Modal Metaphysics," in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Lawrence Nolan, "Descartes' Ontological Argument," in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

"John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)," in The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Fred Wilson, "Mill, John Stuart," in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Articles for Papers (choose one)

Charles Sanders Peirce, "The Fixation of Belief" Popular Science Monthly 12 (November 1877):1-15.   

    Site 1        Site 2        Site 3

Bertrand Russell, "The Value of Philosophy," in The Problems of Philosophy (1912).

Alvin Plantinga, “Advice to Christian Philosophers” Faith and Philosophy 1 (1984).

Reference Links for Papers

Robert Burch, "Charles Sanders Peirce," in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

A. D. Irvine, "Bertrand Russell," in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Michael Murray, "Philosophy and Christian Theology," in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Michael Sudduth, "Alvin Plantinga: The Analytic Theist"

Online Resources for Papers

Encyclopedia Britannica     EBrary    JSTOR     EBSCO     Project MUSE

Oxford English Dictionary

Sample Paper and Issues Related to Plagiarism

Sample Student Paper

Philosophy Links--Reference

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Philosophy Arena -- Routledge Publishing

Guidelines for Reading and Writing Philosophy

Succeeding in Philosophy as an Undergraduate

Online Writing Tutor

Peter Suber's Links to Various Sites on How to Write a Philosophy Essay

Concordia University (Montreal, Canada), Turabian Guide  

Ohio State University, Libraries, - Turabian Guide

University of Georgia, Libraries - Turabian Guide