Philosophy (PHIL) |
211 Susan Campbell, 541-346-5547
College of Arts & Sciences
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9 - Low cost (less than $50) for class textbook materials.
U - Some or all of the seats in this section are reserved for students in Freshman Interest Groups (FIG), Academic Residential Communities (ARC), or Summer Bridge participants.
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Course Data
| PHIL 101 Philosophical Problems >1 |
4.00 cr. |
| Introduction to philosophy based on classical and modern texts from Plato through the 21st century. Sample topics include free will, the mind-body problem, the existence of an external world. |
| Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Pratt S  |
Office:
239 Susan Campbell Hall
Phone:
(541) 346-5971
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| Office Hours: |
1200 - 1400 R |
& by appointment (send email for the Zoom link) |
 Prereqs/Comments: |
Part of a FIG |
| Course Materials |
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Avail |
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Day |
Location |
Instructor |
Notes |
Lecture |
15282 |
1 |
300 |
1200-1320 |
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180 PLC |
Pratt S |
!9U |
Final Exam: |
1015-1215 |
m 12/04 |
180 PLC |
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Associated Sections |
+ Dis |
15283 |
0 |
25 |
1000-1050 |
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131 GSH |
Tuten M |
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+ Dis |
15284 |
0 |
25 |
1000-1050 |
f |
130 GSH |
Allison M |
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+ Dis |
15285 |
0 |
25 |
1000-1050 |
f |
132 GSH |
Nagai G |
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+ Dis |
15286 |
0 |
25 |
1000-1050 |
f |
072 PLC |
Rajat S |
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+ Dis |
15287 |
0 |
25 |
1100-1150 |
f |
131 GSH |
Tuten M |
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+ Dis |
15288 |
0 |
25 |
1100-1150 |
f |
130 GSH |
Allison M |
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15289 |
0 |
25 |
1100-1150 |
f |
132 GSH |
Nagai G |
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15290 |
0 |
25 |
1100-1150 |
f |
105 PETR |
Kasperiunaite R |
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15291 |
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25 |
1200-1250 |
f |
184 PLC |
Kasperiunaite R |
!U |
+ Dis |
15292 |
0 |
25 |
1200-1250 |
f |
131 GSH |
Ralda O |
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+ Dis |
15293 |
1 |
25 |
1200-1250 |
f |
130 GSH |
Rajat S |
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+ Dis |
15294 |
0 |
25 |
1300-1350 |
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242 GER |
Ralda O |
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Academic Deadlines
| Deadline |
Last day to: |
| September 24: |
Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| September 30: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| September 30: |
Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| October 1: |
Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded) |
| October 1: |
Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded) |
| October 2: |
Add this course |
| October 2: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| October 8: |
Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded) |
| October 8: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| October 15: |
Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded) |
| October 15: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| October 22: |
Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded) |
| October 22: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| November 12: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| November 12: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| Questions of meaning and methods of how problems are solved are part of what is called culture—the habits, relations, practices, values that frame daily experience. When elements of culture break down and no longer provide meaning or reliable ways of addressing problems, people call established ways and beliefs into question and find new ways to bring meaning into their lives. This work of seeking new ways of making things and actions meaningful is the work of philosophy.
This course focuses on examples of philosophical inquiry in response to the troubles of our day framed by the role of truth in divided communities. Anti-Black and gun violence, political insurrection, abortion rights, voting rights, nationalism, COVID, and more mark a time when established methods of addressing shared problems seem unable to generate meaningful solutions. If philosophy is a form of inquiry aiming to find new ways to address the intractable problems of the wider community—then surely this is a time that demands philosophers. As Grace Lee Boggs said in Revolution and Evolution, “It is the essence of philosophy to provide a concept of the relationship between ideas and reality (past, present, and future) and the critical bearing which each has on the other. Philosophy begins when individuals question reality.”
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