This section features lecture notes on the philosophers covered in the course. For Descartes, the lecture notes are excerpts from the professor's Study Guide to Descartes' Meditations, which can be found in its entirety in study materials. Below, the study guide is divided according to lecture session.
| LEC # | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|
| Plato | |
| 1 | The Apology (PDF) |
| 2-4 | Phaedo (PDF 1) (PDF 2) (PDF 3) |
| Aristotle | |
| 5-6 | On the Soul (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| 7-8 | Nichomachean Ethics (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| Descartes | |
| 9 | First Meditation (PDF) |
| 10 | Second Meditation (PDF) |
| 11 | Third Meditation (PDF) |
| 12 | Fourth Meditation (PDF) |
| 13 | Fifth Meditation (PDF) |
| 14 | Sixth Meditation (PDF) |
| Hume | |
| 15-17 | An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (PDF 1) (PDF 2) (PDF 3) |
| Kant | |
| 18-20 | Foundation for the Metaphysic of Morals (PDF 1) (PDF 2) (PDF 3) |
| Russell | |
| 21-22 | The Problems of Philosophy (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| Sartre | |
| 23-24 | Existentialism is a Humanism (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |