Syllabus and Readings

Syllabus (description of course, requirements)
Detailed Schedule (the place to check for the reading for the next class; may change as the semester progresses)

Exams

Questions and Information on the Midterm Exam
Questions and Information on the Final Exam New!

The Literature Review Assignment

Description of the Assignment
Topics
Some entries into the secondary literature
Topic Assignments for the Literature Review

The Paper

Information on Writing the Paper

Handouts

Introductory

Some Themes in Early Modern Philosophy Some of the main topics we will trace.
Some Key Concepts Concepts we will keep an eye on as we move from philosopher to philosopher

Descartes

Overview of Meditations I-II
Meditation III: Questions
Descartes: Some Major Points

Spinoza

The "one substance" argument of Part I
Spinoza, Part II: Some Themes

Locke

Locke on Power  
Locke on Knowledge

Berkeley

Berkeley Overview

Hume

Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, I-II 
Hume on Experimental Inference

Kant

Kant Overview (longish -- about 8000 words)

Materials from the Previous Offering

Literature Reviews 

Final Exam Questions

 

Other Internet Resources

• The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. An Internet-based encyclopedia with articles by well-known experts.