American Philosophy
Robert Lane, Ph.D.
PHIL 3120 | Fall 2011
MWF 11-11:50am

Syllabus

Course Schedule
(revised Oct.20)


NEW! Study Guide for Test 2

Study Guide for Test 1

Test Archive


Term Paper Instructions for This Class

Writing a Philosophy Paper

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Office Hours:
 M: 9:15am-10:50am; 12-1:45pm
 W: 9:15-9:55am; 1-1:45pm
 F: 9:15am-10:50am; 12-2:30pm
and by appointment

Email: rlane "at" westga.edu
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Lecture Notes

Lecture Notes corresponding to each day's class will be usually be posted between 12 and 1:30pm.

Wednesday November 30: Rorty: "Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism" 3

Monday November 28: Rorty: "Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism" 2

Friday November 18: Rorty: "Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism" 1

Wednesday November 16: Rorty: "Pragmatism, Relativism and Irrationalism" 3

Monday November 14: Rorty: "Pragmatism, Relativism and Irrationalism" 2

Wednesday November 9: Rorty: "Pragmatism, Relativism and Irrationalism" 1

Monday November 7: No lecture notes. We watched two excerpts from Phillip McReynolds's film American Philosopher: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpf-ye31sYk and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlrEbffVVjM

Friday November 4: Putnam: "Is There Still Anything to Say...?" 4

Wednesday November 2: Putnam: "Is There Still Anything to Say...?" 3

Monday October 31: Putnam: "Is There Still Anything to Say...?" 2

Friday October 28: Putnam: "Is There Still Anything to Say...?" 1

Wednesday October 26: "Truth and Consequences" 3

Monday October 24: "Truth and Consequences" 2

Friday October 21: "Truth and Consequences" 1

Wednesday October 19: "Quest for Certainty" 3

Monday October 17: "Quest for Certainty" 2

Friday October 14: "Quest for Certainty" 1

Wednesday October 12: Introduction to Dewey


Wednesday October 5: "Pragmatism's Conception of Truth" 2

Monday October 3: "What Pragmatism Means" 4; "Pragmatism's Conception of Truth" 1

Friday September 30: "What Pragmatism Means" 3

Wednesday September 28: "What Pragmatism Means" 2

Monday September 26: "What Pragmatism Means" 1

Friday September 23: "The Present Dilemma in Philosophy" 2

Wednesday September 21: "The Present Dilemma in Philosophy" 1

Monday September 19: "How to Make Our Ideas Clear" 3

Friday September 16: "How to Make Our Ideas Clear" 2

Wednesday September 14: "How to Make Our Ideas Clear" 1

Monday September 12: "Fixation of Belief" 4

Friday September 9: "Fixation of Belief" 3

Wednesday September 7: "Fixation of Belief" 2

Friday September 2: "Fixation of Belief" 1

Wednesday August 31: Peirce vs. Cartesianism 3

Monday August 29: Peirce vs. Cartesianism 2

Friday August 26: Peirce vs. Cartesianism 1

Wednesday August 24: From More- to Less-Realist Pragmatism; Peirce; Descartes' Quest for Certainty and the Traditional View

Monday August 22: Pragmatism and the Traditional View





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