Introduction to Philosophy
Fall 2008
Thomas Jefferson High School 
for Science and Technology
 Mr. Lamb

Mr. Lamb's office in 222wk. Jay.Lamb@fcps.edu  Class in 209


Syllabus
Socrates and Plato
Philosophy Links
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First Quarter



Philosophy POS
NPR-Evolution in Philosophy Class
  Philosophy Slam
 Class FAQ's
  Philosophy Quizzes 
Existential Ethics
SLAM info for your paper Philosophy Discussion Groups Interview with Ken Kniseley
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Philosophy
 Handouts

Reality check
Bad arguments
Opinion 
Theories
Early Greeks
Socrates
Aristotle
Philosophy Time Line
Hellenistic philosophy
Medieval philosophy
Immanuel Kant
Kant -Bio

Romanticism
Attempted Syntheses
Evolution of World Views
Aristotle on Happiness
Aristotle's Four Causes
Aristotle's Golden Mean
Nietzsche

Selections From Philosophers

Plato
Aristotle
Epicurus
Epictetus
Plotinus		 Augustine
Aquinas
Descartes
Locke
Berkley		 Hume
Kant
Hegel
Marx
Kierkegaard		 Nietzsche
Sartre

Philosophy Overheads

Romanticism
Plato's Forms
How Forms Work
Plato's tripartite soul		 Hegel's view of history
Hegel's Organicism
Marx's View of History
Historical Materialism
Existential Dilemma


Philosophy is a life long process of searching and reflective thought in the quest for truth and understanding.  Our own actions, and those of other people, and the world around us, are filled with mystery. We inquire to better know ourselves, to understand life and society, and to come to grips with the mysteries of the universe. Studying what philosophers have said gives us a place to start.  Whether we agree or disagree with them we can use their ideas to begin our inquiry.