PHIL 1500 Lecture : PHIL 1500 - 1.rtf
3 Oct 2013
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Public opinion: attitudes about issues, what people happen to think, but not their reason. Public reason: also about issues, people"s reasons for thinking what they do, reasons that could have been applied, what are the better arguments? (weaker? more than one answer?) Issues to be studied: responsibilities to distant strangers, war. A: for each of the readings: find relevant arguments in the readings, find their strengths and weaknesses. Reading + lecture responses: 20% of final grade (reading response 250 words due before the lecture. Lecture responses (to a question posed in class) handed in at end of lecture. Participate in tutorial: 20% of final grade: reading, course outline lists reading for each week. Some are in the coursepack: coursepack: readings for phil 1500, essay 1 (2 prep assignments (8%, essay 2 or essay 3 (you may write on or both) (best grade counts as 20%)
