PI 225 A. Introduction to Philosophy

Instructor: D. Roark

Requirements for the course
1. Attendance Policy: Regular attendance will be required. Students with 5 or more absences will be penalized five (5) points per absence deducted from the final grade. (See Faculty Handbook, 5B.06.3) There is no need to call saying that you are sick. That will be counted as one of your five absences.

1.2 Academic Dishonesty: "Any student found using another person's work as though that work were his/her own, or any student who knowingly permits another student to use his/her work shall be given a grade of F for the course."

2. Reading (40 points)

    l. The Trial and Death of Socrates, dialogues from the Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo. Summary due: Feb. 6

    2. Out of the Silent Planet, Feb.27

    3. V.Frankl. Man's Search for Meaning, March 27

    4. No less than 75 pages from any one of the following:
    Aristotle, Aquinas, Augustine, Hume, Kant, Spinoza, Nietzsche, Pascal, Hegel, Wittgenstein, Russell, Kierkegaard, Marcel, Sartre.

    Note: you must turn in the name of the book and author by April 2 before you read the book. The summary will be collected on April 26. Please note: the book reviews will not be accepted after the due dates.

    5. The Text: Introduction to Philosophy The text is designed to enlarge the lectures in class with greater detail. Please do not neglect it. Material for the tests is taken from lectures and text.

3. There will be five tests including the final. Tests are not cumulative. Make up exams are all essay, not objective. They are given on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. in Plumb Hall 411.
Occasional pop quizzes on the text reading will be announced.

4. My office is Plumb Hall 411. My office phone is 5461. Please do not call at home. You can always make an appointment before or after class to see me.

5. Course outline and tests:

6. Discussion Days: There will be three in the semester on topics chosen by the class. You will be expected to do some reading on the topics chosen for the discussion days. Twelve people will be needed for presenting the pro-con sides of the issues. Up to l5 points may be earned for the presentation.

7. As a courtesy to your fellow students, please do not use smokeless tobacco products in class.

8. One last comment: occasionally a pocket of students seem to want to talk during the class lectures. Please don't. If you persist in talking in a disruptive way, you will be dropped from the course.

9. There are no "extra credit" projects in the course. The desire is that you put your time in on the "basics."

10. The study guides, semester take home essay questions, and other materials are on the WWW at www.emporia.edu/socsci/philos/pi225.htm. You can check these sources, print them off, and use them for your class assignments.