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PHIL 400: Spinoza and Kant, Freedom and Nature Section: 001 Time: MW 4-‐5:15 LA 203 Professor: Eric Stencil Office: CB 507 H Office Hours: MW 12-‐12:50 and by apt. Email: [email protected] Course Requirements Papers: 2, 20%: each All participants in the course are required to turn in two 5-‐7 page papers, one on Spinoza and
one on Kant. Papers must include reference to and engage with at least three secondary sources not assigned in class. The former is due on October 14th and the latter on November 18th.
Revised Paper: 20%: All participants in this course are required to substantially revise one of their two papers and participate in the paper workshop concerning that paper. Five secondary sources must be incorporated.
Presentation: 2, 10% each: All participants in the class are required to do two class ‘presentations’. Each presentation need not be formal, but should encompass leading class for one class period. One must turn in a 3-‐page paper on the day of their presentation, which discusses the main contents of the presentation. Please discuss with me (in office hours or via e-‐mail) the rough outline of your presentation at least 48 hours prior to class. While not a strict requirement, I encourage everyone to lead one class on Spinoza and one on Kant.
Class Participation: 20%: Class participation (including participation in the paper workshop) constitutes 20 % of the final grade. You are responsible for checking your uvu.edu email regularly. Course Description: Careful and thorough study of Spinoza’s Ethics and significant portions of Kant’s First Critique Course Texts/Materials: 1: Baruch Spinoza, The Ethics, Penguin Classics (978-‐0140435719) 2: Immanuel Kant, The Critique of Pure Reason, Palgrave Macmillan (978-‐0230013384) 3: Michael Della Rocca, Spinoza, Routledge (978-‐0415283304) 4: Jill Vance Buroker, Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, Cambridge (9780521618250) Course Objectives: 1: To acquire an in-‐depth understanding of Spinoza’s Ethics and significant portions of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. 2. To develop one’s communication skills, especially clear and concise writing. 3. To develop one’s ability to read and comprehend difficult texts. Grading Scale (points and percent) A = 94 and above A-‐ = 90 – 93 B+ = 87 – 89 B = 84 – 86 B-‐ = 80 – 83 C+ = 77 – 79 C = 74 –76 C-‐ = 70 – 73 D+ = 67 – 69 D = 64 – 66 D-‐ = 60 – 63 E (Failing) = Below 60 Accessibility Services Statement: Students who need accommodations because of a disability may contact the UVU Accessibility Services Department (ASD), located on the Orem Campus in LC 312. To schedule an appointment or to speak with a counselor, call the ASD office at 801-‐863-‐8747. Deaf/Hard of Hearing individuals, email [email protected] or text 385-‐208-‐2677.
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Academic Dishonesty Students are expected to maintain high standards of academic honesty and integrity, as outlined in the UVU Policies and Procedures, see especially IV-‐D. Each student is expected to maintain academic ethics and honesty in all its forms, including but not limited to, cheating and plagiarism as defined hereafter:
1. Cheating is the act of using or attempting to use or providing others with unauthorized information, materials or study aids in academic work. Cheating includes, but is not limited to, passing examination answers to or taking examinations for someone else, or preparing or copying other's academic work.
2. Plagiarism is the act of appropriating any other person's or group's ideas or work (written, computerized, artistic, etc.) or portions thereof and passing them off as the product of one's own work in any academic exercise or study.
Please cite any and every source you use in completing an assignment (including all articles, books, websites, etc.). The punishment of any instance of cheating or plagiarism will be determined by the professor and depending upon the severity of the offense can range from failing the assignment to failing the entire course. Please see me right away if you ever have any questions or uncertainties regarding plagiarism. Reading Schedule (subject to change): Monday August 24: Introduction to the Course Wednesday August 26: Descartes, selections, Principles of Philosophy, esp. Book 1, Articles VI, VIII, XXVI, XXVIII, XXX, XXXIX, XLV, XLVIII, LI-‐LIX, LXIII, LXIV, [any translation is fine, here is a free one: [ https://ia801401.us.archive.org/10/items/theselectionsfro04391gut/pnpph10.txt ] Week 2: Spinoza’s Ethics, Book 1 Monday August 31—Ethics, Book 1, through P11. Della Rocca Chapter 1 Wednesday September 2—Ethics Book 1, P12-‐P28. Begin Della Rocca Chapter 2 Week 3: Spinoza’s Ethics, Book 1 Monday September 7 NO CLASS Wednesday September 9—Ethics Book 1, P29-‐end. Finish Della Rocca Chapter 2. Week 4: Spinoza’s Ethics, Book II Monday September 14—Book II through P28. Begin Della Rocca Chapter 3. Wednesday September 16—Book II P29-‐end. Finish Della Rocca Chapter 3. Week 5: Spinoza’s Ethics, Book III. Monday September 21—Book III through P36. Begin Della Rocca Chapter 4 Wednesday September 23—Book III P36-‐End. Finish Della Rocca Chapter 4. Week 6: Spinoza’s Ethics, Book IV Monday September 28—Ethics Book IV through P33. Begin Della Rocca Chapter 5 Wednesday September 30—Ethics Book IV P33-‐end. Finish Della Rocca Chapter 5. Week 7: Spinoza’s Ethics, Book V, Monday October 5—Ethics Book V Wednesday October 7-‐-‐-‐Ethics Book V continued. Della Rocca Chapter 6
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Week 8: Spinoza, Hume Monday October 12: Della Rocca Chapters 7 and 8. Wednesday October 14: Hume Background for Kant. Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Sections II-‐V, XII available: < https://www.gutenberg.org/files/9662/9662-‐h/9662-‐h.htm > Spinoza Paper Due Week 9: Kant First Critique: Prefaces and Introduction Monday October 19: Kant, First Critique, Preface 1 and 2. Buroker, Chapter 1 Wednesday October 21: Kant, First Critique, Introduction. Buroker, Chapter 2 Week 10: Kant: Transcendental Aesthetic Monday October 26, Space, A 19/B 33-‐A 30/B 46. Buroker, Begin Chapter 3. Wednesday October 28, Time and General Observations, A 30/B 46-‐B 73. Buroker, Finsih Chapter 3. Week 11: The Analytic of Concepts Monday November 2: Analytic of Concepts, A 84/B 116-‐B 129, Buroker Chapter 4. Wednesday November 4 Guest Speaker: Likely Pierre Lamarche, Reading TBD Week 12: The Deduction of the Categories Monday November 9: The A Deduction, A 95-‐A 131, Begin Buroker Chapter 5 Wednesday November 11: The B Deduction, B 129-‐B 170, Finish Buroker Chapter 5 Week 13: Analogies and Antinomies Monday November 16: The Second Analogy, B 233-‐B 257, Buroker, pp. 163-‐183 Wednesday November 18: The Refutation of Idealism, B 274-‐B294, Buroker, pp. 184-‐200 Kant Paper Due NO CLASS NOVEMBER 23-‐28 Week 14: Analogies and Antinomies cont. Monday November 30: The Antinomies, A 426/B 454-‐A 460/B 488, Buroker Chapter 9 Wednesday December 2: Paper Workshop, Day 1 Week 15: Paper Workshop Monday December 7: Paper Workshop, Day 2 Wednesday December 9: Paper Workshop, Day 3 FINAL EXAM Period: Monday December 14th, 3 pm-‐ 4:50pm Final Papers Due, Presentation Day (All participants required to attend; presenting is optional).
