Phil 3 - Issues in Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion
Long Beach City
College Fall 2002
Instructor: Brian W. Carver
Syllabus
Readings Online
These readings are also on reserve in the library,
along with a few not available online.
St. Thomas Aquinas - The Five Ways
William Paley - Excerpts fromNatural
Theology (Read Chapters I and V)
David Hume - Dialogues Concerning
Natural Religion (Read Part II [143-150] and all of Part V.)
St. Anselm - Excerpts
from Proslogium (Read Chapters II-IV)
Gaunilo's
Reply (Read Point #6)
St.
Anselm's Rejoinder (Read Chapter III)
Blaise Pascal - Thoughts
(Read Section III #233)
Plato - Euthyphro
Plato - The Apology
Plato - Crito
Plato - Phaedo
Plato - Meno
Plato - Theaetetus(excerpts)
Plato - Republic(excerpts
- Read Book I)
Study Guides
Philosophy of Religion
St. Thomas Aquinas
- The Five Ways
William Rowe -An
Examination of the Cosmological Argument
William Paley - The
Watch and the Watchmaker
David Hume -A Critique
of the Teleological Argument
St. Anselm and Gaunilo
- The Ontological Argument
Blaise Pascal - Yes,
Faith is a Logical Bet
J.L. Mackie - Evil
and Omnipotence
John Hick- There
is a Reason Why God Allows Evil
Psychology
Robert Nye - Three
Psychologies Chapters 1 and 2
Robert Nye - Three
Psychologies Chapter 3
Robert Nye - Three
Psychologies Chapter 4
Robert Nye - Three
Psychologies Chapter 5 & Epilogue
Plato
Plato - Euthyphro
Plato - The
Apology
Plato - Crito
Plato
- Meno
Plato - Republic
(excerpts)
Plato Questions
Educational and Other Resources
Me. (The first place you should turn if you are having
trouble in the course.)
Philosophers use fancy words: Look them up!
How to get a free web-based
e-mail address
Exam Results
More to come...