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weektworusselroundupinfomalessayinstruction.docxWeek Two: Weekly Russell Round Up/Commentary
After completing this week’s assigned chapters of Russell’s The Problems of Philosophy as well as the other required readings for this week, first, summarize what you learned from reading Russell this week. Then, your main goal in this assignment beyond the summary is to tie together any theories, themes, concepts, important ideas, arguments, important observations, etc. you discover in Russell’s work and the particular philosophical views and the general content covered in the other readings. For example, in Week Two, you will be summarizing Chapters V-VIII in The Problems of Philosophy, and then you will look for how what he says there links up with, adds to, or even conflicts with the philosophical views and ideas of Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Nagel, Jackson, and Searle. Much of Russell's discussion draws heavily on the work of Berkeley and Hume in these chapters, so they might be the focus of your comparison or commentary. Please take a moment to review the complete
Russell Round Up Guidelines before completing this assignment.
This brief, informal essay should be in the 400-500-word range. Please pay careful attention to grammar, spelling, word use, and writing style; this means you need to proofread your work before submitting it. This assignment is worth 5 points (weighted at 5%). It is due at the end of day on each Saturday of the course.
Required readings (see attachments)
Russell,
The Problems of Philosophy : Chapters V-VIII [The Problems of Philosophy, Bertrand Russell: pp. 25-47]. The entire work can be found online here: Bertrand Russell, The Problems of Philosophy .
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. Study Guide: SparkNotes on Russell's Problems of Philosophy:
· Vitzthum,“
Philosophical Materialism ,” full article, pp. 1-11.
· Locke,
The Works, vol. 1 An Essay concerning Human Understanding , Part 1 (1689), Book II, Chapter I, pp. 78-87.
· Berkeley,
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous , First and Second Dialogues, pp. 1-39.
· Hume,
Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding , §2-7, pp. 7-39.
Kant,
Prolegomena to any Future Metaphysic that Can Present Itself as a Science , Preamble on the Special Features of All Metaphysical Knowledge and General Problems, pp. 7-16.
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Nagel,“
What Is It Like to Be a Bat? ” The Philosophical Review, Vol. 83, No. 4 (Oct., 1974), pp. 435-450.
Read this short excerpt from Nagel's book, What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy (1987):Chapter 2 (3 pages).
Jackson,“
Epiphenomenal Qualia ,” The Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 127. (Apr., 1982), pp. 127-136.
. Zombies ", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2015 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2015/entries/zombies/>.
