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    Philosophy 150.205 Spring 2019


    History of Modern Philosophy

    This course offers an overview of philosophical thought in the seventeenth and


    eighteenth centuries, focusing on fundamental questions in epistemology,
    metaphysics and theology. The principal philosophers to be discussed are
    Descartes, Locke, Hume and Kant, with somewhat less time devoted to Spinoza,
    Leibniz and Berkeley. This course should provide you with an understanding of
    these philosophers: their aims and methods, the problems they confronted, and the
    theories they advanced. You should also acquire a sense of the broader trajectory of
    early modern philosophical thought. Knowledge of early modern philosophy is
    essential preparation for more advanced philosophical studies and for
    understanding the intellectual history of the West. The course should help develop
    your capacity for interpreting and logically analyzing complex arguments and for
    expressing your ideas both orally and in writing.

    Instructor: Michael Williams


    Gilman 270. Office hours: W 1-3.
    [email protected]

    Assistants: Matthew O’ Dowd


    Maegan Kaczmarec

    Lectures: M, W 10–10.50: Shaffer 101

    Section 0I: F, 11.00-11.50: Hodson 216


    Section 02: F, 10.00-10.50: Gilman 17
    Section 03: F, 11.00-11.50: Bloomberg 276
    Section 04: F, 10.00-10.50: Bloomberg 276

    Readings: all in Modern Philosophy (2nd Edition) edited by Roger Ariew and Eric
    Watkins. Read the editors’ introductions for biographical information on the
    philosophers we will be discussing (and any of the associated texts, if the mood
    takes you).

    Jan. 28 Introduction: no reading.

    30 Montaigne; Bacon; Galileo (4-24).

    Descartes (Meditations on First Philosophy)

    Feb. 04 Dedicatory Letter, Preface, Synopsis, First Meditation 1 (35-43).


    06 Meditation 2 (43-47).
    11 Meditations 3-4 (47-58).
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    13 Meditation 5-6 (58-68).

    Spinoza (from Ethics)

    18 Part 1; Appendix (144-164).


    20 Part II (164-187).

    Leibniz (Discourse on Metaphysics; Monadology)

    25 Discourse, 1-21 (224-237).


    27 Discourse, 22-37 (237-247).
    Mar. 04 Monadology (275-283).

    Locke (from An Essay Concerning Human Understanding)

    06 Introduction; Bk. I. Ch. 1; Bk. II, Ch. 1-12 (316-342).


    11 Bk. II, ch. 12-22 (197-206).
    13 Bk. II, ch. 23-27; Bk. III (342-377).

    Spring Break

    25 Bk. III; Bk. IV (377-421).

    Berkeley (Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous)

    27 Preface; First Dialogue (454-474).


    Apr. 01 Second Dialogue (475-484).
    03 Third Dialogue (484-503).

    Hume (An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding)

    08 Section I-IV (533-548).


    10 Section V-IX (548-576).
    15 Section X-XI (577-593).
    17 Section XII (593-600).

    Kant (Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics)

    22 Preface; Sections 1-13 (661-679).


    24 Sections 14-35 (679-690).
    29 Sections 36-49 (690-700).
    May 01 sections 50-60; Scholium (700-716).
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    Requirements
    1. Attendance at lectures and discussion sections. N.B. Attendance at section is
    mandatory. Participation in discussion may affect your grade.
    2. Three short papers (4-5 pp). Papers must be submitted electronically to you TA
    by 9 AM on the due date.
    First Paper: assigned Feb. 13; due Feb. 20.
    Second Paper: assigned March 25; due April 01.
    Third Paper: assigned April 24; due May 01.
    3. Final Exam.

    The date and time of the Final will be announced as soon as they are set by the
    Registrar’s office. Do not make plans to leave before knowing when the Final is
    to be held. There will be no early exams and without a grade for the Final you will
    not receive a grade for the course.

    In determining your final grade, the papers will count for approximately 20% each
    and the final examination for approximately 30%. Class attendance and
    participation can count for up to 10%. Since this is an introductory course, dealing
    with material that will new to many of you, your final grade may be adjusted to
    reflect improvement over the course of the semester.

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