M, 3/12: Review
W, 3/14: Midterm Examination
[Th, 3/15: Film, "Dogma," Jonas 101 6pm]

The Question of Knowledge
F, 3/16: G. Lynn Stephens, "Descartes and the Problem of Our Knowledge of the External World," 237-260

M, 3/19: Plato, "The Allegory of the Cave," handout
W, 3/21: Rene Descartes, "Meditations on the First Philosophy," 261-270
[Th, 3/22: Film, "The Seventh Seal," Jonas 101 6pm]
F, 3/23: Willard van Orman Quine, "Posits and Reality," 303-309

M, 3/26: Thomas Kuhn, "Scientific Revolutions," 362-378
**Longer Paper Topics due by e-mail: davidsalomon@bhsu.edu

Ethics
W, 3/28: James Rachels, "Nietzsche and the Objectivity of Morals," 385-414
[Th, 3/29: Film, "Fitzcarraldo," Jonas 101 6pm]
F, 3/30: Friedrich Nietzsche, Selections, 414-423

M, 4/2: Film: "Crimes and Misdemeanors"
W, 4/4: Film: "Crimes and Misdemeanors"
[Th, 4/5: Film, "Burden of Dreams," Jonas 101 6pm]
F, 4/6: Film: "Crimes and Misdemeanors"

M, 4/9: Film Discussion
W, 4/11: N. Scott Arnold, "Marx and the Problem of Justice," 521-548
F, 4/13: No Classes: Good Friday

M, 4/16: No Classes: Easter Monday

Postmodern Philosophy and an Introduction to Aesthetics
W, 4/18: Introduction to Postmodernism/What is Beauty?
Reread Rachels, "Nietzsche's Perspectivism," 394-398
F, 4/20: Class Will Not Meet: Undergraduate Research Conference in Aberdeen

M, 4/23: Clement Greenberg, "Modernist Painting," on reserve in the library
W, 4/25: Arthur C. Danto, "The Philosophical Disenfranchisement of Art" and "Anesthetics and the Work of Art," both on reserve in the library
**Essay Two Due
[Th, 4/26: Film, "Manhattan," Jonas 101 6pm]
F, 4/27: Noel Carroll, "The Power of Movies," on reserve in the library

M, 4/30: In-class discussion and viewing of Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights"
W, 5/2: Theodore Gracyk, "Why is Rock Music So Noisy?" and Joel Rudinow, "Can White People Sing the Blues?" both on reserve in the library
**Longer Papers Due
[Th, 5/3: Film, "2001: A Space Odyssey," Jonas 101 6pm–not available for the review essay option]
F, 5/4: Review for Final Examination
Last Class
F, 5/11: 11:30-1:00: Final Examination

You may receive extra credit by attending one of the films noted in [brackets] and then writing a review essay on the film. A review essay is not merely a summary of the plot but makes critical judgment about the film. As a result, the thesis relates to whether or not you thought the film was good, but that judgment is based on aesthetics and informed remarks, not "I liked it/I didn't like it." A specific set of questions for each film is available to guide you through the review; these guides will be posted on the course website the day prior to the film's showing. These review essays should be no shorter than two and no more than five pages. In order to receive credit, review essays must be submitted no later than the Friday of the week following the film's showing (the due dates are marked with an above). You may write up to two of these essays, but your are encouraged to attend all the films. "Crimes and Misdemeanors" is not eligible as a review essay.