SYLLABUS FOR GREAT PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS

Term: Summer, 2000 (993) (May 1 - August 5, 2000)

Instructor: Dr. Edward C. Stibili

Office: Room # 523

Office Phone: 219-473-4284

E-mail: estibli@ccsj.edu

Home Phone: #219-322-3791

Course Time: Monday, 7:00 -10:00 p.m.

This course is both an historical treatment of philosophers and an analysis of their original literature. Students will read about the life and times of the leading ancient and contemporary philosophers and will analyze the major philosophical problems raised by these philosophers and their solution to them.

Prerequisites: None

Textbooks: Albert B. Hakim. Historical Introduction to Philosophy. Third Edition.

Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997.

This course will be based on classroom lectures and discussion following the outline in the textbook. Visual aids will be used as appropriate.

If an instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a student has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may elect to bring the matter up for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any form of academic dishonesty is dismissal from the College. The procedures for judicial review are listed under the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses student grievances.

Calumet College of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as written in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition. A copy is available from the Calumet College of St. Joseph bookstore. This text outlines how to cite references from a variety of sources, including electronic media.

After the last day for class changes has passed (see College calendar), students may withdraw from a course in which they are registered with permission from the faculty member conducting the course. A written request detailing the reason(s) for the withdrawal must be filed with the Registrar. Written request for withdrawal must be received by the Registrar by the last day of classes prior to the final examination dates specified in the catalogue. Written requests may be mailed to the Registrar or faxed to the College fax number 219-473-4259. Students are to make note of the refund schedule when withdrawing from courses. The request is forwarded to the faculty member, who makes the final determination to accept or deny the request.

If the request is honored, the student will receive notification of official withdrawal; if denied, the notification will indicate why the withdrawal is disallowed. Note: Degree Completion Division (DCD) students should consult the DCD Student Handbook for information on DCD withdrawals.

An official withdrawal is recorded as a "W" grade on the student's transcript. Dropping a course without written permission automatically incurs an "F" grade for the course (see Refund Schedule).

Class Policy on Attendance: Class attendance is required. Students will lose two points for each missed class, unless absent for appropriate medical reasons. Each absence will require a signed note from the appropriate healthcare provider.

Students in this course will: develop a knowledge of the principles, methods and principal conclusions of philosophy, including the debates on the nature of human knowledge, the existence of God, the transcendental principles of the value (e.g., truth, beauty, goodness and unity), and the right, virtuous and just (see catalogue, pp. 8-9):

1. Students will review the history of philosophy from ancient times to the present.

2. Students will focus on the ideas and writings for some of the major philosophers.

A: 96-100 A-: 87-90 B+: 84-86 B: 81-83 B-: 77-80 C+: 74-76

C: 71-73 C-: 67-70 D+: 64-66 D: 61-63 D-: 60 F: under 60

May 1 Introduction

Chapter 1, The Predecessors of Socrates,

PP 5-26

May 8 Chapter 2, Socrates, and PP 27-52

May 15 Chapter 4, Aristotle, PP 96-107, 132-137

May 22 Unit Examination

Chapter 7, St. Augustine,

PP 181-188, 199-205

June 5 Chapter 8, St. Anslem,

PP 219-225

June 12 Chapter 10, St. Thomas Aquinas,

PP 244-260

June 19 Unit Examination

Chapter 13, Rene Decartes,

PP 317-335

June 26 Chapter 17, John Locke,

PP 437-447, 470-476

July 3 " "

July 10 Chapter 10, Immanuel Kant,

PP 523-538

July 17 Unit Examination

Chapter 23, Soren Kierkegaard

PP 599-621

July 24 Chapter 25, Karl Marx

PP 640-655

July 31 Chapter 30, Jean Paul Sartre,

PP 742-761

Unit Examination