Online
Study Guide for Philosophy 1
Introduction to Philosophy - written by Department Chair Sandy Lafave
Instructor:
Barbara Upton
West Valley College
This is
the online study guide for Philosophy 1.
STUDENTS
IN ONLINE SECTIONS PLEASE NOTE: All the hyperlinked readings below
are available within ANGEL. This online Study Guide is a backup for
you. You don't need to use this online Study Guide unless ANGEL is
unavailable.
The
required text by Donald Palmer is NOT available online. However, all the
required primary-source texts (classic works) are available online. They
are
The
online translations of Plato and Descartes are public domain, i.e., old.
You are welcome to use them if you like, but they are not exactly the same
as the more modern Hackett translations in the bookstore.
In addition
to the primary source texts above, the following essays comprise the online
study guide and are required reading for Dr. LaFave's sections of Philosophy
1 (Introduction to Philosophy).
Who
wrote this online study guide? Unless otherwise indicated, The
West Valley College Philosphy Department Chair, Sandra LaFave, wrote
everything listed here. So it would be really dumb to plagiarize
from these notes, right? If you plagiarize from these notes, remember
that your philosophy teacher can find these pages as easily as you
did.
You
can also purchase a set of most of the essays in hard-copy (paper) format
from the WVC Bookstore for about $3.00.
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