Philosophy

What is science?

· Francis Bacon, Novum Organum in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 415-421,

· Karl Popper, Conjectures and Refutations in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 453-459,

· Thomas Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 475-481

Are we mind, body or both?

· Plato, Phaedo in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 203-209,

· Benedict Spinoza, Ethics in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 227-229,

· Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 251-256,

· Thomas Nagel, What is it Like to be a Bat? in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 263-268,

Are we free? Determinism and freedom

· Augustine, The City of God in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 307-312

· Thomas Hobbes, The Questions Concerning Liberty and Necessity and Chance in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 312-318

· Pierre Simon de Laplace, Philosophical Essay on Probability in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 318-320

· Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 320-325

What happens when we speak? Philosophy of language

· John Locke, Essay Concerning Human Understanding in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 157-160\

· Gottlob Frege, Sense and Reference in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 170-174

· J.L. Austin, Performative Utterances in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 180-184

Why should we obey the government? Political philosophy

· Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 631-636,

· Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 647-653,

· Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The German Ideology in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 659-665,

· Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State and Utopia in Western Philosophy: An Anthology, ed. John Cottingham, 2nd ed.: 671-677,