Calendar. The assignments below are tentative. Check the reading guide for a class to get the assignment in its final form.
| Jan | 12 | introduction | |
| 14 | Russell | The Problems of Philosophy, chs 1-2 | |
| 17 | The Problems of Philosophy, chs 3-4 | ||
| 19 | The Problems of Philosophy, ch 5 | ||
| 21 | The Problems of Philosophy, chs 6-7 | ||
| 24 | The Problems of Philosophy, chs 8-9 | ||
| 26 | The Problems of Philosophy, chs 10-11 | ||
| 28 | no class | ||
| 31 | The Problems of Philosophy, ch 12 | ||
| Feb | 2 | The Problems of Philosophy, ch 13 | |
| 4 | The Problems of Philosophy, chs 14-15 | ||
| 7 | Wittgenstein | Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, ho of selections | |
| 9 | Blumberg and Feigl | "Logical Positivism," pp 281-288 | |
| 11 | "Logical Positivism," pp 288-296 | ||
| 14 | Wittgenstein | Philosophical Investigations, §§1-38 | |
| 16 | Philosophical Investigations, §§39-88 | ||
| 18 | Philosophical Investigations, §§89-137 | ||
| 21 | Philosophical Investigations, §§138-171 | ||
| 23 | Philosophical Investigations, §§172-207 | ||
| 25 | Philosophical Investigations, §§208-242 | ||
| 28 | Philosophical Investigations, §§243-269 | ||
| Mar | 2 | Philosophical Investigations, §§270-294 | |
| 4 | Philosophical Investigations, §§295-315 | ||
| spring break | |||
| 14 | Sellars | "Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind," pt I | |
| 16 | Sellars | "Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind," pts II-III.15 | |
| 18 | Sellars | "Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind," pts III.16-IV | |
| 21 | Sellars | "Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind," pts V-VI | |
| 23 | Sellars | "Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind," pts VII-VIII.34 | |
| 25 | Sellars | "Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind," pts VIII.35-IX | |
| 28 | Sellars | "Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind," pts X-XIII | |
| 30 | Sellars | "Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind," pts XIV-XV | |
| Apr | 1 | Sellars | "Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind," pt XVI |
| 4 | Quine | "Two Dogmas," pp 20-34 | |
| 6 | Quine | "Two Dogmas," pp 35-47 | |
| 8 | Quine | "Notes on Existence and Necessity," pp 113-118 | |
| 11 | Kripke | Naming and Necessity pp 22-34 | |
| 13 | Kripke | Naming and Necessity pp 34-47 | |
| 15 | Kripke | Naming and Necessity pp 47-60 | |
| 18 | Kripke | Naming and Necessity pp 60-73 | |
| 20 | Kripke | Naming and Necessity pp 73-89 | |
| 22 | Kripke | Naming and Necessity pp 89-97 | |
| 25 | Kripke | Naming and Necessity pp 97-110 | |
| 27 | Kripke | Naming and Necessity pp 110-114, 134-144 | |
| 29 | Kripke | Naming and Necessity pp 144-155 | |