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Tuesday, January 6
- : (no reading, first class).
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Background: Aristotelian Metaphysics
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Descartes
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Tuesday, January 20
- : Descartes, Discourse on the Method, parts 1–3
(pp. 20–35), part 6, first paragraph (p. 46); Principles of Philosophy
I.1–3 (p. 160), IV.207 (p. 212). ME #3 due.
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Thursday, January 22
- : First Meditation (pp. 76–9). No ME due.
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Tuesday, January 27
- : beginning of Second Meditation (pp. 80–83, through
the paragraph ending “in this restricted sense of the term it is
simply thinking”); Principles of Philosophy I.9–10 (p. 162–3), .20
(pp. 166–7); Objections and Replies, selection entitled “[Appendix:
Arguments Arranged in Geometrical Fashion],” pp. 150–52. ME #4 due.
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Thursday, January 29
- : remainder of Second Meditation (pp. 83–6);
Principles of Philosophy I.8 (p. 162), .11 (p. 163), .45–8 (pp. 174–6),
.51–4 (pp. 177–8), .63 (p. 182), .66 (p. 183), II.4 (p. 190). ME #5 due.
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Tuesday, February 3
- : Third and Fifth Meditations (pp. 86–98; 105–110).
First paper due. No ME due.
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Thursday, February 5
- : Fourth Meditation (pp. 98–105); Principles of
Philosophy I.6 (p. 161); Objections and Replies, selection entitled “[The
indifference of the will]” (pp. 134–5). ME #6 due.
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Tuesday, February 10
- : Sixth Meditation (pp. 110–22); Passions of the Soul
I.17–18 (p. 225), .25 (pp. 227–8); .30–35 (pp. 229–32); .39–41 (p. 233);
.49–50 (pp. 237–8). ME #7 due.
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Spinoza
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Thursday, February 12
- : Spinoza, Ethics I, beginning through Scholium to
Prop. 15 (pp. 31–43). Theologico-Political Treatise, ch. 7, tr. Elwes,
pp. 98–top of 101 (ending “which occur in the Bible”). (All readings
from the Theologico-Political Treatise are available as a single file on
eCommons.) ME #8 due.
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Tuesday, February 17
- : Ethics I, Prop. 16 through end (pp. 43–62).
Theologico-Political Treatise, pp. 101–4 (ending “its meaning concerning
them”). ME #9 due.
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Thursday, February 19
- : Ethics II, beginning through Scholium to Prop. 18
(pp. 63–79). Theologico-Political Treatise, paragraph beginning at
the bottom of p. 106 (“We have thus shown …”) and ending on
p. 107 (“…about the former”); top of p. 114 (beginning “There only
remains”)–top of p. 117 (ending “the learned fare alike”). ME #10 due.
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Tuesday, February 24
- : Ethics II, Prop. 19 to end (pp. 80–101).
Theologico-Political Treatise, pp. 117–119. Second paper due. No ME
due.
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Thursday, February 26
- : Ethics III, beginning through Scholium to Prop. 11
(pp. 102–111) and Prop. 53 (p. 136); IV, Definitions (pp. 155–6) and
Prop. 28 (p. 168); V, Preface (pp. 201–3), Prop. 4 (p. 206) and
Prop. 14 to end (pp. 210–23). ME #11 due.
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Leibniz
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Tuesday, March 3
- : Leibniz, “A New System of Nature,” first three
paragraphs (pp. 138–9); from letters to Clarke: 1.4 (pp. 320–21), 2.12
(p. 324), 3.17 (p. 327), 4.42 (p. 331), 5.107–11 (pp. 343–4), along with
Clarke’s replies to each; “A Specimen of Dynamics,” first two paragraphs
(pp. 118–19); “Discourse on Metaphysics,” §§[2]The symbol § stands for
“section”; §§ means “sections.” 8–12, 24, 26–8, 33 (pp. 40–44, 56–7,
58–60, 64–5). ME #12 due.
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Thursday, March 5
- : “A New System of Nature,” remaining part
(pp. 139–45); “Monadology,” §§1–61 (pp. 213-21). No ME due.
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Tuesday, March 10
- : selections from Thomas Aquinas (on angels); Leibniz,
from letters to de Volder, last two paragraphs of B, first paragraph of
C, and first paragraph of D (pp. 178–9, 181–2); “Monadology,” §§62–81
(pp. 221–3). Introductory paragraph and outline of final paper
due. No ME due.
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Thursday, March 12
- : Leibniz, “Dialogue on Human Freedom,” pp. 111–17;
letter to Coste (pp. 193–6); “Discourse on Metaphysics,” §§13–16, 19–20,
30–32, 35–7 (pp. 44–9, 52–3, 60–64, 66–8); “Monadology,” §§82–end
(pp. 223–5). ME #13 due.