Readings DUE on day listed
***Please discuss with me if anyone needs to skip a piece of reading because the content may trigger negative emotions.***
| January | Topic & Readings | Assignment |
| 26 | Introduction & Syllabus Day | Syllabus |
| 31 | 1.1 – 1.5, 1.9 Introduction, Recognizing Args., Extended Args., Reconstructing Arg. | |
| February | ||
| 2 | Ambiguity, Vagueness, Defns. | |
| 7 | Definitions (cont. | H.W.#1 DUE |
| 9 | 1.8, 3.1 Deductive vs. Inductive | |
| 14 | 4.1-4.3 Informal Fallacies | H.W.#2 DUE |
| 16 | Statistical Syllogisms | |
| 21 | NO CLASS (Baruch Monday) | |
| 23 | 3.3 Statistical Syllogisms & Arg. from Analogy | H.W.#3 DUE |
| 28 | Arg from Samples | |
| March | ||
| 2 | 3.4 Uses ‘Cause’ & Hume on Causation & Causal Fallacies | H.W.#4 DUE |
| 7 | 1.6-1.7 Intro Sentential Logic (Validity, Modus Ponens, Tollens, etc.) | |
| 9 | 2.1-2.3 Additional Forms, Symbolizing Connectives | H.W.#5 DUE |
| 14 | 2.5-2.9 Symbolizing English, Determining Truth Values | MT Eval |
| 16 | 2.10-2.12 Validity, Tautologies | |
| 21 | 2.14 Categorical Sentences | |
| 23 | 2.15 Transl. to Categorical Forms, Venn Diagrams | H.W.#6 DUE |
| 28 | Distribution Fallacies | |
| 30 | Reduce & Reconstruct. Syllog. | |
| April | ||
| 4 | Review & Tips on how to write a philosophy essay | H.W.#7 DUE |
| 6 | NO CLASS (Spring Break!) | |
| 11 | NO CLASS (Spring Break!) | |
| 13 | NO CLASS (Spring Break!) | |
| 18 | “Are We Having Sex Now or What?” by Greta Christina | R.Q #1 |
| 20 | “Lesbian Sex’” by Marilyn Frye | R.Q #2 |
| 25 | “Why Abortion Is Immoral” by Don Marquis | R.Q #3 |
| 27 | “A Defense of Abortion” by Judith Jarvis Thomson | R.Q #4 |
| May | ||
| 2 | “Oppression” by Marilyn Frye | R.Q #5 |
| 4 | “The Urgency of Intersectionality” by Kimberlé Crenshaw “Who Counts as Women” by Carol Hay | R.Q #6 |
| 9 | “Sexual Identity, Gender, and Human Fulfillment: Analyzing the ‘Middle Way’ Between Liberal and Traditionalist Approaches” by Melissa Moschella | R.Q #7 |
| 11 | “Why Are Poor Women Poor?” by Serene Khader “Recognizing the Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility” by Jennifer Morton | R.Q #8 |
| 16 | Wrap up | Course Eval |
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