HYPATIA'S QUEST
The journey begins with a question that never ends.

Introduction to Philosophy - El Camino College
Instructor: Emily Sedgwick
 Syllabus List

For interesting philosophy links and suggestions for your semester project <Click Here>

Announcements:
New: Exam #2 link is now available - see below
Note: for old announcements and other old postings, please see bottom of this page - they have been moved.

Homework Schedule and Take Home Exams:
Homework Assignments             (This is a suggested schedule of readings.  Specific announcements will be made in class.)
Exam 1 (True-False Essay and Objective parts combined)  - Tuesday, May 3rd 2005  
Exam 2 - Due Date TBA (You may download this now and use it to work through the next part of the class lecture and discussion.)

Lecture Notes and Background Material for Download

   Introduction & Pre-Socratics

Socrates & Plato

Aristotle, Plotinus, Medieval

Modern Philosophy

<Introduction>

<Who is Socrates?>

<Aristotle Notes: First Philosophy>

<Chapter 4 Notes>

<Anaximander>

<Euthyphro Study Questions>

<Some Questions on Aristotle>

<Hume and Kant Notes>

<Heraclitus>

<Apology Study Questions>

 <Plotinus Notes>

<Parmenides>

<Crito Study Questions>

 <Augustine Notes>  

<Parmenides & Heraclitus Compared>

<Notes on the Apology>

 <Aquinas and Anselm Notes>  

<Pythagoras>

<Euthyphro-Socrates-Meletus Compared>

    

<Pluralists And Atomists>

<Plato-Pythagoras-Parmenides Compared>

    

<Vocabulary List>

<Divided Line Illustrated>

    

<Detail: Philosophy of Myth>

<Worksheet: Simile of Sun, Divided Line, Cave>

    

<Review & Summary: Intro to Plato>

Old Announcements and other Postings:

Mindwalk Assignment - FYI ahead of time <click here> Posted 4-15-05
Exam # 1 Link has been enabled (See Below) as of April 7, 2005
Posted April 3, 2005: Spring Break Assignment on "Mindwalk": read this document carefully! <Click here>
 Also: You should begin reading assignment 2 from the Homework Assignments document link below.

Assignment Priorities for Spring Break:
First Priority: Mindwalk - Research, Pondering, Recording your ideas and contributions for group work when we return.  This must be typed up - double spaced.  Make an extra copy to turn in the 1st day back from Spring break.  Due 1st day back from break!
Second Priority:  Take home Exams - you should be working on both.  #1) Essay Part #2) Objective.  Please type up questions asked on the essay before your answer is recorded.  These will be due after we finish with the pre-Socratic philosophers.  You will have at least 1 weekend after returning from break to finish them.
Third Priority: Reading - 1) Make sure you download and read the poem by Parmenides from the "Interesting Links" link above.  (Look under "electronic texts.") This was part of Assignment #1 as listed in the homework document at the link below.  2) You should also begin the 2nd reading assignment in the Text.  This is listed on the homework document at the link below for "homework assignments."  You should make sure to read the excerpt from the Republic on page 376 and following.

If you want electronic text copies of the dialogues we are currently reading, click on the link above for interesting philosophy links! ALSO: Check out the notes on Socrates & Plato for study references.  Don't forget to visit the PBS page <Click Here>