PHL100Y1Y (L0201) Introduction to Philosophy Lecture: MW12-1pm AH100 Tutorials: See below Description This course will introduce

you to philosophy. Its main purpose is to acquaint you with the kinds of questions philosophers ask and to impart an understanding of why those questions matter. A secondary purpose is to improve your skills as a critical reader, thinker, and writer. We will consider some of the perennial philosophical problems: problems to do with (among other things) the existence of God, free will, personal identity, knowledge, the relation between mind and body, science, morality, justice and political authority, and the meaning of life. Instructor Prof. James John Office: Jackman Humanities Building, Room 507 Office Hours: TuW10-11am Email: jim.john@utoronto.ca Email policy: I will read messages only if they are from a UTORmail email account and their subject lines include the course identifier and a clear statement of purpose (e.g. PHL100Y: I have a conflict with the final exam). Where a question cannot be answered with a brief reply email, I will indicate that you should see me or your TA during announced office hours. I will take up generic questions that could be of interest to all students at the beginning of the next class. Required Text There is one required book: The Elements of Philosophy: Readings from Past and Present, edited by Tamar Szab Gendler, Susanna Siegel, and Steven M. Cahn. With one exception (noted below), all readings are from this book. Books are available at the University of Toronto Bookstore. Note: If the books have not arrived in time for the first reading assignment, I will post the assigned readings on the courses website. Go to portal.utoronto.ca and login with your UTORid and password. PHL100Y will appear on the top right hand portion of the welcome page. Click on the link to access our site. There will be a number of handouts. Sometimes they will be distributed in class and later posted on the course website; other times they will be posted to our site in advance of class. In the latter case, I will send out an email announcement instructing you to print a copy of the handout and bring it to class. (On these occasions, it will be your responsibility to come to class with the appropriate handout.) Assignments and Grading Your grade will be determined as follows: Four papers (5-7 pp. each) First-term test (2 hrs.) Final examination (3 hrs.) Attendance and participation in tutorial 4 10% = 40% 15% 35% 10%

Your written assignments are due in lecture on the dates below. Late work should be deposited in the drop box marked John on the fifth floor of the Jackman Humanities Building. Work will be counted late beginning the afternoon (from 1pm on) of the due date and will be penalized by dropping 1/3 of a letter grade for each day (not counting weekends) the work is late. The Faculty deadline for the submission of term work is the last day of classes (12/6). Extensions beyond this deadline may be granted only if they do not interfere with the submission of grades. Otherwise, you must petition your College Registrar.

Plagiarism is a grave offence. Next week (at our 9/19 meeting) I will distribute a statement on the nature and unacceptability of plagiarism. In the meantime, I urge you to visit www.utoronto.ca/writing. This is the Writing Centers website. They have useful information on how to avoid plagiarism. The University of Toronto is committed to accessibility. If you require accommodations for a disability, or have any accessibility concerns about the course, the classroom, or course materials, please contact Accessibility Services as soon as possible at disability.services@utoronto.ca. Term I (Fall) Schedule of Meetings and Readings Note: there will be tutorials every week of the term with the exception of Weeks 1 and 13. Week 1 Monday 9/12: Wednesday 9/14: Introduction to course Primer on arguments

Week 2: For Gods Existence Monday 9/19: The Argument from Design: William Paley, The Argument from Design Wednesday 9/21: The Ontological Argument: Saint Anselm, The Ontological Argument and Gaunilo, In Behalf of the Fool

Week 3: Against Gods Existence Monday 9/26: God and Science: Nicholas Everitt, Theism and Modern Science Wednesday 9/28: The Problem of Evil: John Hick, The Problem of Evil ***Paper 1 assignment sheet distributed in lecture!*** Week 4: Are Our Wills Free? Monday 10/3: Free Will and Determinism: A. J. Ayer, Freedom and Necessity Wednesday 10/5: Free Will and Indeterminism: Roderick Chisholm, Human Freedom and the Self

Week 5: Free Will and Feeling Monday 10/10: Thanksgiving (no class) Wednesday 10/12: Liberty and Emotion: Peter Strawson, Freedom and Resentment

Week 6: Personal Identity I Monday 10/17: Personhood and Memory: John Locke, Of Identity and Diversity Wednesday 10/19: Locke continued ***Paper 1 due in lecture!*** Week 7: Personal Identity II Monday 10/24: Personhood and Paradox: Derek Parfit, Personal Identity Wednesday 10/26: Parfit continued

Week 8: What is Knowledge? Monday 10/31: True Belief and an Account: Plato, What is Knowledge?

Wednesday 11/2: The Gettier Problem: Edmund Gettier, Is Justified True Belief Knowledge? ***Paper 2 assignment sheet distributed in lecture!*** Week 9: Knowledge and Skepticism Monday 11/7: Fall break (no class) Wednesday 11/9: The Demon of Doubt: Ren Descartes, Meditations 1 and 2

Week 10: Knowledge and Anti-Skepticism Monday 11/14: Turning the Tables: G. E. Moore, Proof of an External World and Certainty Wednesday 11/16: Abduction and the Demon: Jonathan Vogel, Cartesian Skepticism and Inference to the Best Explanation

Week 11: Appearance and Reality Monday 11/21: Brains-in-Vats: David J. Chalmers, The Matrix as Metaphysics Wednesday 11/23: Week 12: Life Monday 11/28: Wednesday 11/30: Week 13: Death Monday 12/5: Wednesday 12/7: Youre a Character!: Robert Nozick, Fiction ***Paper 2 due in lecture!*** The Good Life: Derek Parfit, What Makes Someones Life Go Best Parfit continued Should We Fear Death?: Thomas Nagel, Death Make-up day (class only if necessary)

Date for first-term test TBA. Note: the first-term test will be scheduled during the Universitys official fall exam period. Do NOT plan your vacation until you know this date! Term II (Spring) Schedule of Meetings and Readings Note: there will be tutorials every week of the term with the exception of Weeks 7 and 13. Week 1: The Mind-Body Problem I Monday 1/9: Mind as Soul: Ren Descartes, Meditation 6 Wednesday 1/11: Mind as Behaviour: Gilbert Ryle, Descartess Myth

Week 2: The Mind-Body Problem II Monday 1/16: Mind as Brain: J. J. C. Smart, Sensations and Brain Processes Wednesday 1/18: Week 3: Science I Monday 1/23: The Problem of Consciousness: Thomas Nagel, What Is It Like to Be a Bat? The Problem of Induction: David Hume, Induction

Wednesday 1/25: The Problem Solved?: Wesley Salmon, selections from The Problem of Induction ***Paper 3 assignment sheet distributed in lecture!***

Week 4: Science II Monday 1/30: Wednesday 2/1: Week 5: Morality I Monday 2/6: Wednesday 2/8: Week 6: Morality II Monday 2/13:

A New Problem of Induction: Nelson Goodman, The New Riddle of Induction Goodman continued Relativism vs. Universalism: James Rachels, The Challenge of Cultural Relativism Why Be Moral?: Plato, Glaucons Challenge and James Rachels, Egoism and Moral Skepticism Pleasure and Consequences: John Stuart Mill, selections from Utilitarianism

Wednesday 2/15: Mill continued ***Paper 3 due in lecture!*** Week 7 Reading Week Week 8: Morality III Monday 2/27: No class Duties and Rights: Immanuel Kant, selections from Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals

Wednesday 2/29: Kant continued ***Paper 4 assignment sheet distributed in lecture!*** Week 9: Politics I Monday 3/5: Wednesday 3/7: Week 10: Politics II Monday 3/12: Wednesday 3/14: Week 11: Politics III Monday 3/19: Authority and the State: Thomas Hobbes, Contract and Commonwealth Hobbes continued Justice and Equality: John Rawls, Justice as Fairness Rawls continued Justice and Liberty: Robert Nozick, Distributive Justice

Wednesday 3/21: Nozick continued ***Paper 4 due in lecture!*** Week 12: The Meaning of Life Monday 3/26: Meaning and God: Leo Tolstoy, selections from My Confession (available online at http://www.ccel.org/ccel/tolstoy/confession.txt) Wednesday 3/28: Despair, Defiance, and Irony: Thomas Nagel, The Absurd

Week 13: The Ethics of Belief: What Should I Believe? Monday 4/2: Belief and Evidence: W. K. Clifford, The Ethics of Belief

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Belief and Inclination: William James, The Will to Believe

Date for final examination TBA. Note: the final examination will be scheduled during the Universitys official spring exam period. Do NOT plan your vacation until you know this date! Tutorials for PHL100Y1Y (L0201) If you have not already done so, please register in a tutorial. The tutorials for this lecture section of the course (0201) are numbered T1801 to T2103. The tutorials are listed below by time of meeting; please take note of the room location and number. Wednesday Tutorials 10am T1801 T1802 T1803 Friday Tutorials 9am T1901 T1902 T1903 10am T2001 T2002 T2003 T2101 T2102 T2103 UC44 UC257 BL113 AH103 AH105 AH204 AH103 AH105 AH204 EM205 NF009 AH204

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