Abe Stone
Courses



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current and
upcoming
UCSC courses
Empiricists
(Phil. 100C)
Spr '24 Syllabus:
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Recorded lectures:
YouTube playlist
Kant
(Phil. 106)
(B edition)
Spr '24 Syllabus:
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Table of categories

Recorded lectures:
YouTube playlist
Rationalists
(Phil. 100B)
Win '24 Syllabus:
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Live lectures:
Zoom link

Recorded lectures:
YouTube playlist
Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via Canvas):
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13
Note: there is no ME #7.

old
UCSC courses
Intro to
Philosophy
(Phil. 11)
Fall '15 Syllabus:
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Final paper assignment:
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Short assignments (via ecommons):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Win '12 Syllabus:
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Final paper assignment:
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Short assignments (via ecommons):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Rationalists
(Phil. 100B)
Win '18 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via Canvas):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Win '15 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via ecommons):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Win '14 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via ecommons):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13
Note: for reasons I can't recall, there is no ME #10.
Spr '13 Syllabus:
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Special make-up lecture on Spinoza:
YouTube video
Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via ecommons):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Win '12 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via ecommons):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Win '11 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3

Metaphysics exercises (PDF):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Win '10 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Metaphysics exercises (PDF):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Note: due to the strike, there was no ME #14.
(as Phil. 93) Win '09 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3

Metaphysics exercises (PDF):
1/2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Interim ME grading scale (PDF)
Win '07 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Metaphysics exercises (PDF):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Win '06 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Metaphysics exercises (PDF):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Empiricists
(Phil. 100C)
Spr '23 Syllabus:
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Recorded lectures:
YouTube playlist
Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via Canvas):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Spr '21 Syllabus:
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Recorded lectures:
YouTube playlist
Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via Canvas):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Spr '20 Syllabus:
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Recorded lectures:
YouTube playlist
Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via Canvas):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Spr '19 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via Canvas):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Spr '18 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via Canvas):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Win '17 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via ecommons):
1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11
ME #5 was canceled because I missed the corresponding lecture.
Spr '16 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via ecommons):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Spr '15 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via ecommons):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Spr '14 Syllabus:
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Make-up lecture 4/23:
YouTube video
Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final

Metaphysics exercises (via ecommons):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Kant
(Phil. 106)
(B edition)
Fall '22 Syllabus:
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Table of categories

Recorded lectures:
YouTube playlist
Take home exams:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3
Win '20 Syllabus:
PDF HTML
Take home exams:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3
Fall '18 Syllabus:
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Take home exams:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3
Win '16 Syllabus:
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Take home exams:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3
Fall '13 Syllabus:
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Notes (PDF):
1 2 3
Take home exams:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3
Spr '12 Syllabus:
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Notes (PDF):
1 2
Take home exams:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3
Spr '11 Syllabus:
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Lecture of 4/27 (video)
Take home exams:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2
(A edition) Spr '10 Syllabus:
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Take home exams:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Final paper (alternative to take home final; see syllabus):
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Spr '09 Syllabus:
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Take home exams:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Final paper (alternative to take home final; see syllabus):
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Spr '07 Syllabus:
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Take home exams:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Final paper (alternative to take home final; see syllabus):
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19th Century
Philosophy
(Phil. 107)
Fall '21 Syllabus:
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Recorded lectures:
YouTube playlist
Final paper:
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Short essays:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2
Win '20 Syllabus:
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Final paper:
PDF HTML

Short essays:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2
American
Philosophy
(Phil. 112)
Spr '23 Syllabus:
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Recorded lectures:
YouTube playlist
Writing assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final
Phil. of Science
(Phil. 125)
Win '22 Syllabus:
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Live lectures:
Zoom link

Recorded lectures:
YouTube playlist
Assignments:
Exam version:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Paper version:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2
Fall '20 Syllabus:
PDF HTML

Live lectures:
Zoom link

Recorded lectures:
YouTube playlist
Assignments:
Exam version:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Paper version:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2
Win '17 Syllabus:
PDF HTML
Assignments:
Exam version:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Paper version:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2
Fall '06 Syllabus:
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Assignments:
Exam version:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Paper version:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2
Win '06 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3
Early Modern
Political Phil.
(Phil. 144)
Spr '22 Syllabus:
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Recorded lectures:
YouTube playlist
Writing assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final
Win '21 Syllabus:
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Writing assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final
Win '19 Syllabus:
PDF HTML
Writing assignments:
HTML: 1 2 final
PDF: 1 2 final
David Lewis
(Phil. 190)
Spr '14 Syllabus:
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Make-up class 4/23:
YouTube video
Short writing assignments:
HTML: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Final paper assignment:
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Hegel's Logic
(Phil. 190)
Win '18 Syllabus:
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special bonus!
Structure chart (PDF)
Take-home final:
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Short writing assignments:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2
Fall '14 Syllabus:
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special bonus!
Structure chart (PDF)
Take-home final:
PDF HTML

Short writing assignments:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2
(as Phil. 190E) Fall '11 Syllabus:
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special bonus!
Structure chart (PDF)
Take-home final:
PDF HTML

Short writing assignments:
HTML: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(as Phil. 190R) Win '10 Syllabus:
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special bonus!
Structure chart (PDF)
Take-home final:
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Short writing assignments:
HTML: 1 2 3 4 5 6
PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Husserl
(Phil. 190)
Fall '15 Syllabus:
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Makeup sesseion, 10/14 (video)
Final paper assignment:
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Response/analysis papers (Group I):
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Response/analysis papers (Group II):
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Response/analysis papers (Group III):
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Response/analysis papers (Group IV):
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2
(as Phil. 190E) Win '11 Syllabus:
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Final paper assignment:
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Response/analysis papers:
HTML: 1 2 3 4 5 6
PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6
(as Phil. 190P)
(also 290P)
Fall '08 Syllabus:
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Final paper assignment:
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Response/analysis papers:
HTML: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fall '05 Syllabus:
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Final paper assignment:
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Response/analysis papers:
HTML: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Phil. of Math
(Phil. 190Q)
Spr '07 Syllabus:
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Heidegger/
Carnap
(Phil. 231)
Spr '06 Syllabus:
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Proclus
(Phil. 232)
Spr '13 Syllabus:
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Promises
(Phil. 290J)
Fall '22 Syllabus:
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Post Hume
debate
on causation
in Scotland
(Phil. 290O)
Spr '22 Syllabus:
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Locke
(Phil. 290O)
Fall '20 Syllabus:
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Longuenesse on
the Analytic
(Phil. 290O)
Fall '19 Syllabus:
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Transcendental
Analytic
(Phil. 290O)
Spr '15 Syllabus:
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David Lewis
(Phil. 290P)
Fall '23 Syllabus:
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Fall '18 Syllabus:
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Fall '10 Syllabus:
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Kant on
Finite and
Infinite
(Phil. 290P)
Spr '18 Syllabus:
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Levinas
(Phil. 290P)
Fall '16 Syllabus:
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U of Chicago
courses
Intro. Phil. of Sci.
(PHIL 20000)
Fall '03 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2
Phil. P. I
(HUMA 11500)
Fall '04 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3
Fall '03 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3
Fall '02 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3
Fall '01 Syllabus (PDF)
Phil. P. II
(HUMA 11600)
Win '05 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2

Metaphysics exercises (PDF):
1 2 3 4 5 7
Win '04 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3
Win '03 Syllabus:
PDF HTML
Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2 3
PDF: 1 2 3
Win '02 Syllabus (PDF)
Phil. P. III
(HUMA 11700)
Spr '05 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2
Spr '03 Syllabus:
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Paper assignments:
HTML: 1 2
PDF: 1 2
Spr '02 Syllabus (PDF)

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