| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Selections from Genesis. | |
| 2 | Aristotle. Selections from Physics. | |
| 3 | Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. | |
| 4 | Voltaire. Candide. | |
| 5 | Hume. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. (Through Book V in the Excerpts.) | |
| 6 | Hume. Dialogues. (continued) | |
| 7 | Paley. Natural Theology. | |
| 8 | Smith, Adam. Wealth of Nations. (selections) | |
| 9 | Malthus. Principles of Population. |
First paper due (Five Pages) |
| 10 | Malthus. (continued) | |
| 11 | Darwin. On the Origin of Species. (Excerpts from Signet Edition.) | |
| 12 | Darwin. On the Origin of Species. (continued) | |
| 13 | Darwin. On the Origin of Species. (continued) | |
| 14 | Butler, Samuel. Erewhon. | |
| 15 | Butler, Samuel. Erewhon. (continued) | |
| 16 | Butler, Samuel. Erewhon. (continued) Darwin. Excerpt from The Descent of Man. |
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| 17 | Stevenson. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. | Sscond paper due (Seven Pages) |
| 18 | Stevenson. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. (continued) | |
| 19 | Huxley, Thomas. Prolegomena to Evolution and Ethics. | |
| 20 | Wells, H. G. The Time Machine. | |
| 21 | Wells, H. G. The Island of Dr Moreau. | |
| 22 | Wells, H. G. The Island of Dr Moreau. (continued) | |
| 23 | Forster, E. M. The Machine Stops. | |
| 24 | Turing, Alan, John Searle, and Daniel Dennett. Essays on computers. | |
| 25 | Gould, Stephen Jay, Richard Dawkins, and Daniel Dennett. Essays on Natural Selection. | |
| 26 | Review and Summation | |
| Third paper due (Fifteen Pages) |
