Today in lectures we continued looking at early modern background. The particular figures we discussed were Bacon, and, to a somewhat greater extent, Hobbes.
The readings for next week are from Descartes: Meditations I and II (required); Synopsis (optional).
The options for the essay were handed out today; the full instructions on how to write your essay will be handed out next week. The essay itself is due November 8.
Don’t forget that I will be in the Department of Philosophy lounge (10th floor, 215 Huron) tomorrow (Wednesday) from 2:30-4:30. Starting next week I’ll have regular office hours (see previous post).
I will be holding office hours this term from 2 pm to 4 pm on Fridays in SS2115, beginning October 7.
If you need to see me this week (the week of September 26), I will be in the Philosophy Department Lounge on the 10th floor of 215 Huron Street from 2:30-4:30 on Wednesday, September 28.
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Today we began discussing the early modern background; in particular we looked at Aristotelian scholasticism. (The idea was not to become experts on early modern scholasticism but to get a brief taste of the sort of the things they did. Many of the thinkers we will be discussing in the main part of the course are explicitly avoiding a scholastic approach to philosophy; it’s useful to know what they were avoiding.) Major thinkers discussed: Suarez, John of St. Thomas, Molina.
For next class, read the Hobbes selection in Cahn’s text.
Tutorials start next week. I will be putting up the locations for particular groups shortly.
If you have any further questions, contact me by e-mail at phl210y@branemrys.org. I am available for e-mail consultation and also for meetings by appointment.
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There are no prior readings required for next class.