Lectures
- 1. The Apology
- 2. Phaedo
- 3. Phaedo II
- 4. Phaedo III
- 5. On the Soul I
- 6. On the Soul II
- 7. Nichomachean Ethics I
- 8. Nichomachean Ethics II
- 9. First Meditation
- 10. Second Meditation
- 11. Third Meditation
- 12. Fourth Meditation
- 13. Fifth Meditation
- 14. Sixth Meditation
- 15. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding I
- 16. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding II
- 17. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding III
- 18. Foundation for the Metaphysic of Morals I
- 19. Foundation for the Metaphysic of Morals II
- 20. Foundation for the Metaphysic of Morals III
- 21. The Problems of Philosophy I
- 22. The Problems of Philosophy II
- 23. Existentialism is a Humanism I
- 24. Existentialism is a Humanism II
Classics in Western Philosophy
Course Summary
This course is based on 24.01 Classics in Western Philosophy, Spring 2006 made available by Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license.
This course will introduce you to the Western philosophical tradition, through the study of major figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, and Kant. You will get to grips with questions that have been significant to philosophy from its beginnings: questions about the nature of the mind or soul, the existence of God, the foundations of knowledge, ethics and the good life. In the process of evaluating the arguments of these philosophers, you will develop your own philosophical and analytical skills. You will also observe changes of intellectual outlook over time, and the effect of scientific, religious and political concerns on the development of philosophical ideas.
Reading Material
1. Classics of PhilosophyPojman, Louis P., ed. Classics of Philosophy. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN: 0195148932. This anthology contains all the readings for the course.
Course Material
1. Study Guide to Descartes' MeditationsLangton, Rae. Study Guide to Descartes' Meditations. - The guide aims to elucidate key ideas in Descartes' Meditations in a discursive manner, and is therefore more easily accessible for the student.
Other Resources
1. ApologyPlato, Apology, Translated with an introduction by Benjamin Jowett, eBooks@Adelaide, 2006
(The entire book is available online at the link above.)
2. Phaedo
Plato, Phaedo, Translated with an introduction by Benjamin Jowett, eBooks@Adelaide, 2004
(The entire book is available online at the link above.)
3. On the Soul
Aristotle, On the Soul, Translated by J. A. Smith, , eBooks@Adelaide, 2007
(The entire book is available online at the link above.)
4. Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Translated by W. D. Ross, eBooks@Adelaide, 2006 (The entire book is available online at the link above.)
5. Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy
Rene Descartes, Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy, Publisher: Forgotten Books, ISBN: 9781605069722
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6. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Publisher: Forgotten Books, ISBN 9781605069784
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7. Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals
Immanuel Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, Publisher: Forgotten Books, ISBN: 9781605069845
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8. The Problems of Philosophy
Bertrand Russell, The Problems of Philosophy, Project Gutenberg, Release date: 2004 (The entire book is available online at the link above.)
9. Existentialism is a Humanism (condensed edition)
The Condensed Edition of Jean-Paul Sartre Existentialism is a Humanism
