School:Philosophy

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According to Cicero (Tusculan Disputations V, III, 8), when Pythagoras was once asked who philosophers were, he replied that life seemed to him to resemble the games in the Olympic festival: some men sought glory, others to buy and sell at the games, and some men had come neither for gain nor applause, but for the sake of the spectacle and to understand what was done and how it was done. In the same way, in life, some are slaves of ambition or money, but others are interested in understanding life itself. These give themselves the name of philosophers (lovers of wisdom), and they value the contemplation and discovery of nature beyond all other pursuits.

Welcome
Welcome to the School of Philosophy. Philosophy is essentially the study of those questions for which science has not given us an answer. But ideally philosophy may question meaning and "love of wisdom". Philosophy concerns itself with such issues as the nature of reality, the existence of a higher power, ethics, logic, and the question of what we can really know. If there is a historical period of philosophy, a particular philosopher, or a school of thought that you think should be covered here, and isn't, please feel free to create a page for it, add whatever content you can, and link to it from within the appropriate department.

Departmental Outline of Philosophical Topics
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 * Initial Questions
 * Stoic Philosophy
 * Analytic Philosophy
 * Philosophy of Art
 * The History of Western Philosophy
 * Philosophy of Happiness

By-Laws (Draft)
The scope of the department of philosophy is discussion of an array of philosophical topics at various levels of competence; the development of competent, accessible expositions on a wide array of philosophical topics (the topics discussed shall be at least reflective of current philosophical thought and any topics out of the mainstream shall be required to include any charitable mainstream critiques of the topic), the development of a comprehensive listing of philosophical resources on the internet, the development of a departmental forum for the discussion and debate of policy, content, community.

The department of philosophy aims for the highest quality philosophical forums and resources in the world. Community shall be the highest priority of this department. Everyone is encouraged to contribute to departmental discussion and exposition. All that is required for successful contribution is compliance with policy. Policy can only encourage accessibility and clarity of content. Policy shall not censor any viewpoints. Members may discuss critiques of any views. By allowing critique, exposition facilitate expositions which are neutral.

Expositions shall be aimed at level typically expected of students at the tertiary level. Learners of any age and skill level can utilize discussion groups. If any particular exposition leads to any questions, the department encourages the learner to post all questions on the skill-level appropriate discussion group--as a community we will respond to questions.

Mission Statement

 * 1) To have fun
 * 2) To create and maintain a comprehensive resource for the study of philosophy
 * 3) To go about edits in an orderly fashion
 * 4) To develop and enforce quality standards
 * 5) To develop and maintain a community of passionate learners
 * 6) To educate about best practices when editing
 * 7) To acquire wisdom

Rules

 * 1) Participants shall maintain academic civility in all communication
 * 2) Be bold!
 * 3) Demand justification for all decisions
 * 4) Always look for and voice objections
 * 5) Be charitable when representing or responding to other's views

Courses
Beginner Level
 * Discussion: Beginner and Intermediate

Intermediate Level
 * 51a: Aristotle
 * PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
 * 305: Introduction to Logic
 * 320: Ancient
 * 321: Early Modern
 * 322: Introduction to Metaphysics
 * 323: Introduction to Epistemology
 * 234.1: Introduction to Ethical Theory
 * 234.2: Introduction to Applied Ethical Theory

Advanced Studies
 * Major Canonical Philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, and Kant
 * 18th and 19th Century Philosophy
 * 20th Century Philosophy
 * Contemporary Ethical Theory
 * Contemporary Metaphysics
 * Contemporary Epistemology
 * 20th Century Aristotelian Analytics

Note: Areas are available for the beginner and intermediate competency levels. Your edits in  any area of advanced studies  shall reflect an awareness of the departmental by-laws, history of philosophy, meta-philosophy, and major trends in contemporary philosophy.

Discussion: Ethics

Discussion: Metaphysics

Discussion: Epistemology

Discussion: Proposals for a New Discussion Topic in Advanced Studies

Miscellaneous Topics in Philosophy and Related Areas
 * PHIL 391.1 Nonkilling Philosophy
 * PHIL 391.2 Nonkilling Anthropology
 * PHIL 391.3 Nonkilling Linguistics
 * Sciences

Learning Projects
 * Western Philosophy: A History (under construction)
 * Angel oracle
 * Buddha oracle
 * I Ching oracle

Learning Resources
Miscellaneous
 * Undergraduate Student Philosophy Journals
 * Historical Introduction to Philosophy - This is an Introduction to Philosophy course designed by the students of Mesa State College. It is constructed from a historical/topical view point.  Please click the above link to access our project.

Canonical Texts

I propose that the following list be doubled so as to include an external link where the reading material may be found online for free. If this list cannot be made so, perhaps an additional list should be compiled. This would make it much easier to 'get started.' Thanks!

General


 * Either/Or, by Søren Kierkegaard
 * Fear and Trembling, by Søren Kierkegaard
 * Philosophical Fragments, by Søren Kierkegaard
 * The Sickness Unto Death, by Søren Kierkegaard
 * An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, by John Locke
 * Cartesian Meditations: An Introduction to Phenomenology, by Edmund Husserl
 * Being and Time, by Martin Heidegger
 * Philosophical analysis in the 20th century, volumes I and II by Scott Soames.
 * Sophie's World, by Jostein Gaarder
 * The Gospel According to Larry, by Janet Tashjian
 * Are You a Machine, by Eliezer Sternberg
 * The Concept of Mind, by Gilbert Ryle
 * Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, by David Hume
 * Five Dialogues - Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo, by Plato
 * An Introduction to Metaphysics, by Henri Bergson
 * Symposium, by Plato
 * The Republic, by Plato
 * De Anima, by Aristotle
 * Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, by George Berkeley
 * On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life, by Friedrich Nietzsche
 * Meditations on First Philosophy, by Rene Descartes
 * Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, by Ludwig Wittgenstein
 * An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding,by David Hume
 * Freedom Evolves, by Daniel Dennett
 * Skeptical Essays, by Bertrand Russell
 * Being and Nothingness, by Jean-Paul Sartre
 * The Myth of Sisyphus, by Albert Camus
 * History of Western Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell
 * A History of Philosophy, by Copleston, Frederick, (1946-1975). Great Britain: Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8264-6948-5.
 * The Problems of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell
 * No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre
 * Nausea, by Jean-Paul Sartre
 * The Rebel, by Albert Camus
 * The Stranger, by Albert Camus
 * Thus Spoke Zarathustra, by Friedrich Nietzsche
 * Candide, by Voltaire
 * Critique of Pure Reason, by Immanuel Kant
 * The Laws, by Marcus Tullius Cicero
 * Civil Disobedience, by Henry David Thoreau
 * Notes From the Underground, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
 * Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, by Jean Jacques Rousseau
 * Phaedrus, by Plato
 * Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert M. Pirsig
 * Meno, by Plato

Departmental Message Board

 * Philosophy Department message board
 * Who is who in the Philosophy Department

List of Philosophical Resources on Internet
This is the gateway for information about the courses and philosophy in general. We hope that its size and scope will increase dramatically as participation in the School increases. We welcome input from all philosophies and philosophers.
 * The Library

This is a synopsis of theories and ideas during the development of philosophy over time.
 * Philosophy Dictionary of Arguments

Active participants
The histories of Wikiversity pages indicate who the active participants are. If you are an active participant in this school, you can list your name here (this can help small schools grow and the participants communicate better; for large schools it is not needed).


 * User:dchmelik 26 November 2017.
 * Since 4 November 2011 with Logic --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 04:10, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Inactive participants

 * executivezen
 * Richmac
 * Juan Maiz
 * Pedmands | talk
 * Princessportent
 * Mystictim
 * Loop
 * DErnestWachter, email:[mailto:dewnada@icloud.com dewnada@icloud.com]


 * liftyrfists
 * Markc 10:56, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Nannus
 * Dionysios
 * johnkecops
 * Anderswohin 16.08.07
 * jjlearner
 * Hadi Jaafar April 03, 2008
 * Chocoman
 * xTHExONEx1
 * Daniel Jones


 * asaashok
 * Spock of Vulcan 01:09, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
 * User:GermanGamboaJr
 * L1ght5h0w

School news

 * 1 October 2014‎: Philosophy lecture started!
 * 8 March 2013‎: Theory lecture started!
 * 4 November 2011‎: Logic lecture started!
 * 2 November 2008‎: Metaphysics lecture started!
 * 6 July 2007‎: Knowledge lecture started!
 * 21 February 2007: Ethics lecture started!
 * 16 February 2007‎: Epistemology lecture started!
 * 24 September 2006: Philosophy message board started