The schedule specified in the syllabus is thus intended as a series of (good) suggestions about how to pace your reading.

In case you would rather do without those suggestions, here is an alternative display of the required readings.

The total quantity of reading required for the course is fairly modest. But, my long past experience tells me, the vast majority of students will need to read this material far more carefully than they have ever read anything before.

You are required to follow an embedded link only if that link is marked "REQUIRED READING."

Of course, the syllabus itself, as well as the material pertaining to the dualism quiz, are also "required reading" for anyone who prefers to pass the course. If you prefer not to pass the course, you may ignore all of this material.

Questions? e-mail the instructor

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Required Reading at the Web Site	Other Required Reading
The Central Questions of This Course	Preface
Astrology	186 Leading Scientists, Feyerabend
Phrenology Parapsychology UFOlogy Sexology, Sexology in the Popular Press, Sexology - Neglected Topics Acupuncture Chaos and Paradigms
Scientific Creationism in the Courts	Gilkey, Ruse, Laudan
Seeking Scientific Creationism	Kitcher: Ch. I, Ch. II, (pp. 30 - 54); Ch. III, (pp. 55 - 60, 63 - 66); Ch. IV, (pp. 85 - 89, 100 - 106); Ch. V, (pp. 124 - 164); Ch. VI, (167 - 172, 180 - 181)
New Age Resonances
Lessons about Gatekeeping Matrix	Glymour and Stalker
Feb 15 F 6:30AM - Sat 6:30AM HOUR EXAM #1 (sample)   ***Analysis of results is here***
Separation by Cognitive Standards	Halls
Separation by Reference, Diversity of the World's Religions (scan the graphs at this site)
Separation by Attitude	Davies
Separation by Personal Improvement
Separation by Fact and Value
Separation by Foundation	Plantinga
Separation by Explanation Matrix	Hume
Angelic Science: Demonology, Many Americans Believe in Satan
The Meaning of "Life" (also covered on OPTIONAL final)
Mar 22 F 6:30AM - Sat 6:30AM HOUR EXAM #2 (sample) ***Analysis of results is here***
Are You a Computer? Why not?	Haugeland
Dualism and Thinking Things, Separation by Immaterial Causation, Personal Identity [Complete URL List for Dualism Quiz]
Behaviorism
Machine Functionalism Matrix	Haugeland (same again)
School Board Problems
Apr 26 F 6:30AM - Apr 27 Sat 6:30AM HOUR EXAM #3 (sample)
May 3 F Dualism Quiz answers must be submitted by Midnight today. [Complete URL List for Dualism Quiz]
The Problem of Freedom and Determinism	Planck
Separation by Fact and Value	Einstein
Cosmology with a New Purpose?	Gardner
The Meaning of "Life"
May 10 F 6:30AM - May 11 6:30AM OPTIONAL FINAL

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