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| 1 | | | | Introduction: Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey." | | | | | |
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| 2 | | | | Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. | | | | Writing assignment, 1 page, due in class: Write a 1-page descriptive summary of your favorite character in Alice. | |
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| 3 | | | | Genesis. Aristotle. Selections from the Physics. | | | | Writing assignment, 1 page, due in class: Summarize, using examples from contemporary times, Aristotle's 4 factors or causes. | |
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| 4 | | | | Voltaire. Candide. | | | | Writing assignment, 1 page, due in class: Write a summary of the philosophy of Pangloss, Martin, or the Eldoradians. | |
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| 5 | | | | Hume. Dialogues. (Parts 1-5) | | | | Writing assignment, 1 page, due in class: Write a summary of Cleanthes' great machine of the universe in Part 2 or Philo's example of the shipbuilder in Part 5. | |
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| 6 | | | | Hume. Dialogues. (Parts 7, 10-11) | | | | | |
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| 7 | | | | Paley. Natural Theology. Selections (Handout). | | | | Essay #1 due. (5-pages) | |
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| 8 | | | | Adam Smith. Wealth of Nations. | | | | | |
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| 9 | | | | Malthus. An Essay on the Principle of Population. | | | | | |
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| 10 | | | | Malthus. Principles of Population. | | | | Essay #2 due. (5-pages) | |
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| 11 | | | | Darwin. On the Origin of Species. | | | | | |
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| 12 | | | | Darwin. Origin...(Continued) | | | | Essay #2 returned. | |
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| 13 | | | | Darwin. Origin...(Continued) Descent of Man...(Selections) | | | | | |
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| 14 | | | | Butler. Erewhon. | | | | Revised Essay #2 due. | |
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| 15 | | | | Butler. Erewhon. (Continued) | | | | | |
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| 16 | | | | Butler. Erewhon. (Continued) | | | | | |
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| 17 | | | | Stevenson. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. | | | | | |
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| 18 | | | | Huxley. Evolution and Ethics. | | | | Essay #3 due. | |
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| 19 | | | | Hardy. Tess of the D'Ubervilles. | | | | | |
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| 20 | | | | Hardy. Tess... (Continued) | | | | | |
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| 21 | | | | Hardy. Tess... (Continued) | | | | | |
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| 22 | | | | H. G. Wells. The Time Machine. | | | | Essay #4 due. (5 pages) | |
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| 23 | | | | Turing, Searle, Dennett. Essays on computers. | | | | Essay #4 returned. | |
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| 24 | | | | Turing, et al., (Continued) | | | | | |
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| 25 | | | | Wiener. God and Golem, Inc. (Selections) | | | | Revised Essay #4 due. | |
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