American Philosophy
Robert Lane, Ph.D.
PHIL 3120 | Fall 2009
MWF 1-1:50pm

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Lecture Notes

Friday November 20: Rorty: "Pragmatism, Relativism and Irrationalism" 2

Wednesday November 18: Rorty: "Pragmatism, Relativism and Irrationalism" 1

Monday November 16: Putnam: "Is There Still Anything to Say..." 3

Friday November 13: Putnam: "Is There Still Anything to Say..." 2

Wednesday November 11: Putnam: "Is There Still Anything to Say..." 1

Monday November 9: Hook: "Naturalism and First Principles" 4

Friday November 6: Hook: "Naturalism and First Principles" 3

Wednesday November 4: Hook: "Naturalism and First Principles" 2

Monday November 2: Hook: "Naturalism and First Principles" 1


Monday October 26: Dewey: "Truth and Consequences" 3

Friday October 23: Dewey: "Truth and Consequences" 2

Wednesday October 21: No new notes. We covered Dewey's criticisms of the correspondence and coherence theories.

Monday October 19: Dewey: "Truth and Consequences" 1

Wednesday October 14: Dewey's Epistemology

Monday October 12: Dewey: "The Quest for Certainty" 2

Friday October 9: Dewey: "The Quest for Certainty" 1

Wednesday October 7: Dewey: Introduction


Wednesday September 30: James: "Pragmatism's Conception of Truth" (all)

Monday September 28: no new lecture notes; we covered material contained in Friday's online notes

Friday September 25: James: "What Pragmatism Means" 3

Wednesday September 23: James: "What Pragmatism Means" 2

Monday September 21: James: "What Pragmatism Means" 1

Friday September 18: James: "The Will to Believe" 3

Wednesday September 16: James: "The Will to Believe" 2

Monday September 14: James: "The Will to Believe" 1


Friday September 4: Peirce: "How to Make Our Ideas Clear" 2

Wednesday September 2: Peirce: "How to Make Our Ideas Clear" 1

Monday August 31: Peirce: "The Fixation of Belief" 3

Friday August 28: Peirce: "The Fixation of Belief" 2

Wednesday August 26: Peirce: "The Fixation of Belief" 1

Monday August 24: Peirce: "Some Consequences..." 3

Friday August 21: Peirce: "Some Consequences..." 2

Wednesday August 19: Peirce: "Some Consequences..." 1

Monday August 17: Introduction to Pragmatism



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