Links to Teaching Topics
Everyone is encouraged to do some reading to prepare for class discussions
in which students will be teaching from the text. Since you may not have
access to textbooks here are some springboards to classroom topics that will
assist you in participating in the dialogue as we progress through the
teaching class.
Internet Links
A: Traditional Divisions in Philosophy, pp. 11-32
http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Metaphysics_Main.html
B: Value of Philosophy, pp. 33-39
http://www.self-actualization.com/what-is-self-actualization.htm
C: Philosophy of Education: Voltaire, pp. 42-50
http://www2.bc.edu/~garveyjb/story_of_a_good_brahman.htm
C: Philosophy of Education: Krishnamurti, pp 42-50:
http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-krish.htm
D: Logic: pp. 51-72,
http://forums.philosophyforums.com/threads/very-basic-terms-of-logic-6816.html
E: Chapter 2: Intro to Human Nature, pp. 76-81 ,
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/77801/freud_and_nietzsche_on_human_nature.html
F: Western view of Human Nature, pp. 81-91:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rationalism-empiricism/
G: Challenging Tradition, Existentialism, pp. 91-98
http://atheism.about.com/od/existentialism/a/philosophies_4.htm
H: Feminism, Mind-Body, Dualism, pp. 99-108 :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dualism_(philosophy_of_mind)
I: Materialism, Behaviorism, pp. 108-112 :
http://www.kheper.net/topics/worldviews/materialism.htm
J: Functionalism, pp. 112-118 :
http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/philo/faculty/block/papers/functionalism.html
K: Enduring Self? pp. 118-130 :
http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=2756
L: Independence, Individuals, pp. 130-140:
http://books.google.com/books?id=PRhWt8AgsX8C&pg=PA145&lpg=PA145&dq=independence+hegel&source=web&ots=kQRn2AHlll&sig=1w9a588yfHiU_diXtQI0kUY5y-s#PPA146,M1
M: Plato, Aristotle and Confucius, pp. 144-161 :
http://www.gradingrocket.com/essays/Philosophy/On+Virtue%253A+Comparing+the+Views+of+Confucius+and+Aristotle/
N: Chapter 3: Metaphysics: Reality and Being, pp. 178-189:
http://www.spaceandmotion.com/metaphysics.htm
O: Idealism, Objections to Idealism, pp. 190-199:
http://philosophy.tamu.edu/~sdaniel/Notes/96class14.html
P: Pragmatism & Positivism, pp. 200-211:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatism
Q: Antirealism, pp. 211-218:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-realism
R: Phenomenology, pp. 218-224 :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenology
S: Existentialism, pp. 224-230:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existentialism
T: Freedom & Determinism, pp. 231-240:
http://spot.colorado.edu/~oddie/det.html
U: Is Time Real?, pp. 241-247 :
http://www.helium.com/tm/808660/comes-every-morning-existence
V: Chapter 4: Philosophy & God, pp. 276-282:
http://berto-meister.blogspot.com/2007/11/god-doesnt-exist-prove-it.html
W: Arguments for God's Existence, pp. 283-290 :
http://www.existence-of-god.com/
X: Alternatives to Religion, pp. 291-301:
http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=library&page=pkurtz_26_5
Y: Belief & Mysticism, pp. 302-309:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysticism
Z: Western Theology, pp. 309-318:
http://www.culturalintegrationfellowship.org/article1.html
AA: Eastern Perspectives, pp. 318-325:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparing_Eastern_and_Western_religious_traditions
BB: Ethics Chapter 7, What is Ethics? pp. 510-519:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics
CC: Egoism, Utilitarianism, pp. 519-530:
http://www.customessaymeister.com/customessays/Philosophy/179.htm
DD: Natural Law, KANT's Ethics, pp. 531-548:
http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/5i.htm
EE: Buddhist Ethics, pp. 548-554:
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/budethics.htm
FF: Character, Virtue, pp. 554-565:
http://atheism.about.com/od/ethicalsystems/a/virtueethics.htm
GG: Applying Ethics, pp. 565-575:
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v10n1/
HH: Moral Responsibility, pp. 576-590:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatibilism
Other Resources
Go to the Philosophy LINKS Section found higher up on the left side column
of the this class webpage: there you will find multiple resources for
philosophy - such as dictionaries, timelines, encyclopedias etc...
You can also just type in what you are looking for on the GOOGLE search line
you see below to get instant access to all sites on the world wide web.