Things to do List:  (Philosophy)

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Wed. Sept. 27 -   Ethics Essay Assignment, Part B - here's a SAMPLE outline
- Do the reading (search your philosopher ethics) - focus on the PRIMARY SOURCE reading; my notes will be at the end of that link
- Complete the outline on Part B of the assignment (copy the doc and share with me):  divide the main idea of the theory into 3-5 points, use quotes to prove that's what they say, then apply their theory to your issue (e.g. what Mill thinks of abortion)
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What We Did Today:

Mon. Sept. 25
- finish Rationalism portion of the chart
​- Hume's argument - what is he saying??

Thurs. Sept. 21
- make sure everyone has chosen a philosopher for the ethics essay
- look at arguments from yesterday - any fallacies? which are the most compelling arguments??
- Descartes' meditations

Wed. Sept. 20
- Plato's Cave - Is he right? 

Tues. Sept. 19
- more on Socrates' death 
- start EPISTEMOLOGY

Mon. Sept. 18
- quiz
- read about Socrates' death

Fri. Sept. 15
- take up fallacy page
- illustrate them to help us remember 
​- revisit Lorna Dueck argument - find the fallacies

Thurs. Sept. 14
- finish fallacy handout - (illustrated here)
- practice finding fallacies 

Wed. Sept. 13
- look at the first essay assignment
- ethics survey - to look at many topics to choose from!

Tues. Sept. 12
- look at Lorna's argument - premises and conclusion
- fallacious reasoning (handout)

Mon. Sept. 11
- premises and conclusions handout
- look at a couple 'real' arguments

Fri. Sept. 8
- start looking at logic (handout)

Thurs. Sept. 7
​- taking notes from a lecture
​- arguments vs assertions

Wed. Sept. 6
- your theories of happiness

Tues. Sept. 5
- find out about the course (handout)
- HMWK: answer the questions above