Phl 303
Human Nature

Prof. R. Koons -- Spring 2005
TuTh 9:30 am; GSB 2.124
Unique number 40145

Office Hours:

Wed. 3-4 pm; Thurs 2-3 pm
WAG 405

Requirements and Syllabus

Texts

The following texts should be available in the book stores: Thomas Aquinas, Treatise on Happiness
C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
Virginia Woolf, Three Guineas Sigmund Freud, Civilization and its Discontents
Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols/ The Anti-Christ

In addition, there is a bound packet of supplemental readings at Paradigm Lecture Notes, on 24th Street, just West of Guadalupe.

Short paper topics

Eight short papers (1-2 pages) are due throughout the semester. The papers need to address two questions from a list of topics for the day’Äôs reading.

Readers' Guides

Readers' guides, including glossaries of unfamiliar or technical terms, will be available for each week's reading.

Lecture Outlines

Outlines of lectures are available.

Practice Exams and Study Guides

I will post old exams and new study guides for the midterm and final exams.

Prof. Koons's email address is:

koons at mail.utexas.edu

Last updated January 11, 2005
Created by: Robert C. Koons
Send comments to: koons at mail.utexas.edu

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