Summer College 2008

Professor: Kate Rogers, e-mail: krogers@udel.edu, Phone 831-8480
 Office: 204 in 24 Kent Way. Hours: 3-4 M & W and by appointment
TA: Sania Mirza, e-mail: smirza@udel.edu

Class times:
1:15 - 2:45 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
1:15 - 3:15 Tuesday
7:00 - 9:00 Tuesday and Thursday
 

Text: Philosophy in Film
(My notes are available on line at http://www.udel.edu/rogers.  Go to course materials and the rest is self-explanatory)
 

Requirements:

1.) Two two-page papers each counting for app. 20% of grade.
2.) Three essay tests. First test will count only 10% of grade. Mid-term and Final  will each count for each app. 20% of grade.
3.) Quizzes for every day a reading is assigned (all together app. 10% of grade)

(I can take some account of participation and improvement.)

I.  THE HUMAN CONDITION
 

July      14 Introduction and Scepticism

     T     15 1:15 Total Recall 7:00 The Matrix

            16 Scepticism continued  pp. 1-5, 15-29, 34

     TR   17 The Mind/Body Problem, pp. 6-14, 31-32, 35-36     7:00 All of Me

            18 Mind/Body Problem continued

             21 Test #1

     T     22 1:15 Blade Runner     7:00 Dark City

            23 Personal Identity, pp. 37-50

     TR  24 Personal Identity continued     7:00 Minority Report

            25 Introduction to Freedom pp.50.A-50.B.

            28 Freedom continued, pp. 51-72. Original draft of Paper #1 to    Sania.

            29 Review    7:00 Back to the Future

            30 Mid-Term

II. Time and God (not necessarily in order of importance)
 
       TR 31 1:15 Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure    7:00 The Terminator

August  1 Time pp.73-79.

            4 Time continued.

        T  5 1:15  Crimes and Misdemeanors       7:00 Bedazzled (The Original!)

            6 Intro to God
 
      TR  7  Proving God pp.80-82.     7:00 Bruce Almighty
 
              8 The Problem of Evil  pp.  83-96.
 
              11 The Problem of Evil continued

         T   12 Pascal's Wager pp. 97-105.  7:00 The Seventh Seal

              13 Pascal's Wager continued

       TR  14 TEST #2   SECOND PAPER due to Rogers.  (It would be a good idea to get the second paper to Rogers on the 13th, so you don't have to worry  about it and the test, but you have until the 14th if you need it.)
 
              15 NO PHILOSOPHY CLASS -- HOW SAD!