PHIL 111: Introduction to Philosophy

LARKIN: Spring 2003

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DATE: 2-13-03

I. Objectives

A. Discuss Descartes’ project and his method of doubt

B. Lay out Descartes’ Skeptical Arguments

C. Discuss the Paradox of Skepticism

II. Discussion:

Close read of first few paragraphs of Meditation One

III. Lecture:

A. Argument from the Unreliability of the Senses

B. The Dream Argument

C. The Evil Genius Argument

IV. Discussion:

The Paradox of Skepticism

V. Next Time

A. Topic: The Cogito Argument and Cartesian Dualism

B. Reading: Descartes, “Meditation Two”

C. Reading Questions: See NEXT Lecture Skeleton