Course Schedule

January 23 – 25
Wednesday: Intro to Class (no reading)
Friday: Doing Philosophy (no reading)

January 28 – February 1
Monday: Reasoning (1.1-1.6)
Wednesday: Reasoning (1.6-1.11)
Friday: Reasoning (finish Chapter 1) (group work)

February 4 – 8
Monday: Reasoning/Arguments (2.1-2.2)
Wednesday: Deductive Args (2.3-2.5)
Friday: Inductive Args (2.6-2.8); Homework #1 due

February 11 – 15
Monday: Abductive Args (no reading) (group work)
Wednesday: Fallacies (3.1-3.3)
Friday: Quiz #1; Fallacies (no reading) (group work)

February 18 – 22
Monday: Fallacies (3.4-3.6)
Wednesday: Fallacies (finish chapter 3); Group Project #1 (in class)
Friday: Fallacies (4.1-4.3)

February 25 – 29
Monday: Fallacies (4.4- 4.6)
Wednesday: Fallacies (4.7) (group work)
Friday: Fallacies (finish chapter 4) Homework #2 due

March 3 – 7
Monday: Fallacies (5.1-5.3)
Wednesday: Fallacies (5.4-5.7)
Friday: Fallacies (5.7-5.9) (group work)

March 10 – 14
Monday: Fallacies (finish chapter 5); Paper #1 due
Wednesday: Review for Midterm (no reading)
Friday: MIDTERM

March 17 – 21: Spring Break
SPRING BREAK! (no class) (woo?)


March 24 – 28
Monday: Psychological Impediments (6.1-6.3)
Wednesday: Psychological Impediments (6.4-6.6)
Friday: Psychological Impediments (6.6-6.9)

March 31 – April 4
Monday: Psychological Impediments (finish Chapter 6) (group work)
Wednesday: Advanced Psychological Impediments (handout)
Friday: Advanced Psychological Impediments (handout); Group Project #2 (in class)

April 7 – 11
Monday: Intellectual Honesty (3.3, 3.7, 4.5)
Wednesday: Intellectual Honesty & the Principle of Charity (no reading)
Friday: Intellectual Honesty (no reading) (group work)

April 14 – 18
Monday: Quiz #2; Intro to Writing Essays (9.1-9.2)
Wednesday: Writing Essays (9.3-9.4)
Monday: Writing Essays (finish chapter 9); Homework #3 due

April 21 – 25
Monday: Evaluating Ads (10.1-10.3)
Wednesday: Ads (10.4-10.5)
Friday: Evaluating the News (11.1-11.4)

April 28 – May 2
Monday: News (11.5-11.8); Group Project #3 (in class)
Wednesday: Reliability of Experts (handout)
Friday: Prepare for group presentations (no reading) (group work)

May 5 – 9
Monday: group presentations (no reading)
Wednesday: group presentations (no reading)
Friday: Review for Final Exam (no reading)

May 12
Monday: FINAL EXAM