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Lander University Philosophy Program: What is Philosophy? Minor Program, Course Listings, Faculty, Mailing Lists and Chat, History of the Program, Logic Lab, General Education Objectives, Student Resources in Philosophy, Student Awards, Contacts, Credits.

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CVS Archive and Tarballs for Philosophy Textbooks: Current revisions of textbooks used in courses below including Reading for Philosophical Inquiry, Readings in the History of Æsthetics, Introduction to Ethical Studies, Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, Readings in Eastern Philosophy.

Philosophy Courses Recently Taught at Lander

Bertrand Russell--India Post PHIL 102 - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY
Introduction to the main problems of philosophy and its methods of inquiry, analysis, and criticism. Works of important philosophers are read. T hree semester hours.

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Textbook: Lee Archie and John G. Archie, Reading for Philosophical Inquiry: An Open Source Reader. Version 0.21, GFDL, 2004, pp. 415. Free for use or resale under terms of the GFDL license.
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Textbook: Lee Archie and John G. Archie, Readings in the History of Æsthetics: An Open Source Reader, version 0.11, GFDL, 2006, pp. 475. Free for any use or resale under terms of the GDFL license.
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Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry On-campus Course Web: class notes, book notes, sample tests and quizzes, FAQ. links to resources, chat, message board, readings, course search.

Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry Online Course Web: class notes, book notes, sample tests and quizzes, FAQ. links to resources, chat, message board, readings, course search.

Philosophy Blog: Notes on Philosophy: Occasional remarks on philosophical methods, notes, and tutorials taken from published works.

Aristotle--Antiquity Project PHIL. 103 - INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
A survey of traditional logic. Classical and contemporary logic are considered with special emphasis upon reasoning and argumentation. Attention is given to the nature of language and its relation to philosophical problems. Three semester hours.

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Introduction to Logic Course Web: class notes, book notes, sample tests and quizzes, FAQ. links to resources, chat, message board, readings, course search.

Logic Blog: Notes on Logic: Occasional remarks on published resources and examples relating to informal, deductive, or inductive logic.

J.S. Mill--Library of Congress PHIL 203 - SCIENTIFIC REASONING
A survey of the methods of induction and experimental inquiry. Classical and contemporary inductive logic are considered with special emphasis on justification, conditional arguments, testing theoretical hypotheses, decision analysis, Mill's Methods of Induction, epistemic probability, and the "logic" of discovery. Three semester hours.

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Scientific Reasoning Course Web: class notes, book notes, sample tests and quizzes, FAQ. links to resources, chat, message board, readings, course search.

PHIL 302 - ETHICS
Socrates--Thoemmes The moral principles of conduct and the basic concepts underlying these principles, such as good, evil, right, wrong, justice, value, duty, and obligation. The ethical works of influential philosophers are analyzed in terms of these concepts. Three semester hours.

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Textbook: Lee Archie and John G. Archie, Introduction to Ethical Studies: An Open Source Reader. Version 0.11 GFDL, 2004, pp. 364. Free for use or resale under terms of the GFDL license.

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Ethics Course Web: class notes, book notes, sample tests and quizzes, FAQ. links to resources, chat, message board, readings, course search.

Mahavira--Thoemmes PHIL 312 - ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY
Provides an understanding and appreciation of Oriental life and thought. Certain fundamental and characteristic problems are examined as they are considered in Oriental traditions. Three semester hours.

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Textbook: Lee Archie and John G. Archie. Herman Hesse's Siddhartha: An Open Source Reader. Version 1.0 GFDL, 2006, 205 pp. Free for use or resale under terms of the GFDL license.
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Textbook: Lee Archie and John G. Archie. Readings in Eastern Philosophy: An Open Source Text. Version 1.0 GDFL, 2006, 142 pp. Free for use or resale under terms of the GFDL license.
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Oriental Philosophy Course Web: class notes, book notes, sample tests and quizzes, FAQ. links to resources, chat, message board, readings, course search.

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