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• PHL112: Survey of Western Philosophy II (Modern) (TTh 2-3:50)
• Text: Central Readings in the History of Modern Philosophy, eds. R. Cummins & D. Owen, Wadsworth Publishing Co.
• Course Handouts: Term Paper Guidelines & Suggestions | Heaven Photographed!
• Descartes: Lecture Handout | Discourse on Method Part 5 (exerpt)
• Spinoza: Lecture Handout | Definitions of the Emotions
• Leibniz: Lecture Handout | Selections from The Tbeodicy
• Locke: Ideas and Empiricism (LH1) | Substance, Power, Freedom, & Identity(LH2)
• Hume: Lecture Handout(s) |  Personal Identity (excerpt from Hume's Treatise)
• Kant: Lecture Handout(s) | Kaacza's Stereogram Collection
• Online Resources
• LH's Philosophy Bookshelf
• LH's Philosophy Resources, Etc.: History of Philosophy
• LH's Mainly Modern Philosophical Glossary
• Undead Discussion
• Barbara's question: Are vampires zombies?
• Deckard v. Kalifornia: Are replicants zombies?
• Descartes question: Are animals zombies?
• Cogito ergo sum: What zombies (& machines) lack.
• PHL 126: Intro. to Values: PHL126.1  (TTh 11:30-12:50); PHL126.2 (TTh 1:00-2:20)
• Texts
• The Elements of Moral Philosophy 2nd edition, James Rachels, McGraw-Hill Inc.
• Text: Practical Ethics, Peter Singer, Cambridge University Press.
• Lecture Outlines
• Rachels: Elements of Moral Philosophy
• What is Morality? (Rachels, Ch. 1)
• Cultural Relativism (Rachels, Ch. 2)
• Subjectivism (Rachels, Ch. 3)
• Morality and Religion (Rachels, Ch. 4)
• Psychological Egoism (Rachels, Ch. 5)
• Ethical Egoism (Rachels, Ch. 6)
• The Utilitarian Approach (Rachels, Ch.7)
• Debate Over Utilitarianism (Rachels, Ch. 8)
• Are There Absolute Moral Rules (Rachels, Ch. 9)
• Kant and Respect for Persons (Rachels, Ch. 10)
• The Idea of a Social Contract (Rachels, Ch. 11)
• The Ethics of Virtue (Rachels, Ch. 12)
• Singer: Practical Ethics
• Equality and Affirmative Action (Singer, Ch. 1-2)
• Equality for Animals (Singer, Ch. 3)
• Killing Animals (Singer, Ch. 5)
• Fetal Rights: Abortion, & Cloning (Singer, Ch. 6)
• Killing Humans: Euthanasia (Singer, Ch. 7)
• Rich and Poor (Singer, Ch. 8)
• Refugees and Immigration (Singer, Ch. 9)
• Environmental Ethics (Singer, Ch. 10)
• Law & Morality: Civil Disobedience (Singer, Ch.11)

Of General Interest

• Materials on the Internet: Cautionary Note: Let the Browser Beware!
• Search Engine(s)
• Philosophy Bookshelf
• APA Guide to Nonsexist Writing
• Hints on Paper Writing from G. J. Mattey of U. C. Davis

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