Material for 400-level courses
Syllabi, supplementary notes, and more
PHIL
421,
Section 001 (Spring 2003): Seminar in Philosophy: Aristotle (a.k.a.
Advanced
Deep Evil Scary Metaphysics)
PHIL 421
Spring 2003 Main Page
PHIL
421 Spring 2003 Syllabus
Spring
2003 Reading Assignments
General
introduction to Aristotle
Pluralism
without Relativism in the Nicomachean Ethics
Notes on
Nicomachean
Ethics Book I, Chapter 7
Notes on
Nicomachean
Ethics Book II
Notes on
Nicomachean
Ethics Book V: Justice
Notes on
Nicomachean
Ethics Book VI
PHIL
421,
Section 001 (Spring 2004): Seminar in Philosophy: Plato (a.k.a. Other
Advanced
Deep Evil Scary Metaphysics)
PHIL 421
Spring 2004 Main Page
PHIL
421 Spring 2004 Syllabus
Spring
2004 Reading Assignments
PHIL 421, Section
001 (Spring 2006): Seminar in
Philosophy: Plato: Knowledge, Justice, and Good (a.k.a. Deep Evil Scary
Metaphysics of Ethics and Epistemology)
PHIL 421
Spring 2006 Main Page
PHIL 421
Spring 2006 Syllabus
PHIL 421
Spring 2006 Supplementary Readings
PHIL
421, Section 001 (Spring
2007): Seminar in Philosophy: Aristotle's Ethics and Politics (a.k.a. Intensive
Deep Evil Scary Metaphysics of Ethics and Politics)
PHIL 421
Spring 2007 Main Page
PHIL 421
Spring 2007 Syllabus
PHIL 421
Spring 2007 Readings
(See also the notes on Nicomachean
Ethics listed for the 2003 version of PHIL 421.)
PHIL
421, Section 001 (Spring
2008): Seminar in Philosophy: Aristotle's Metaphysics
(a.k.a. Hardcore Deep Evil Scary Metaphysics)
PHIL 421
Spring 2008 Main Page
PHIL 421
Spring 2008 Syllabus (.pdf)
PHIL 421
Spring 2008 Readings
Guides for Writing in Philosophy
Writing Guide for
Philosophy, by Philosophy Writing Fellows in collaboration with
Prof. Cherubin, with contributions by additional members of the
Philosophy Department, and with support from the Writing Across the
Curriculum Program.
Criteria
for good writing in philosophy (developed by the GMU Philosophy
Department with support from the Writing Center)
"Statements,
Arguments, Validity, Soundness, and Informal Fallacies" (compiled
by Prof. Roger Paden, Philosophy Department, GMU)
Examples
of Plagiarism vs. Examples of Legitimate Use of Material Written by
Others
A
nicely detailed and well-explained page on plagiarism from Indiana
University
Hermeneutical
Principles: Interpreting ancient Greek philosophy