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General Information

Contact Info

Professor: Abe Stone
abestone@ucsc.edu1
Office: Cowell Annex A-106
Phone (office): 459-5723
Office hours: Mon. 2-3pm, Thurs. 10-11am, or by appointment.


Teaching Assistants:

Andrew Delunas
adelunas@ucsc.edu
sections: Wed. 9:30-10:40am (Oakes 106); Wed. 7-8:10pm (Cowell 134).

Ben Roome
broome@ucsc.edu
sections: Mon. 5-6:10pm (Porter 249); Tues. 6-7:10pm (Oakes 102).

Course Requirements

Participation in discussion sections. ``Metaphysics exercises,'' due in class most days. (Due Thur., Jan. 12; Tues., Jan. 17; Thur., Jan. 19; Tues., Jan. 24; Tues., Jan. 31; Thurs., Feb. 2; Thurs., Feb. 9; Tues., Feb. 14; Thurs., Feb. 16; Tues., Feb. 21; Thurs., Feb. 23; Tues., Feb. 28; Thurs., Mar. 2; Tues., Mar. 7; Tues., Mar. 14.) One short paper (2-3 pages), due in class, Tue., Feb. 7, and one long paper (4-6 pages), due Tue., Mar. 21, in my office, by 5pm. Please also e-mail me copies of your papers (in whatever format you find convenient).

Texts

Descartes, Selected Philosophical Writings, tr. J. Cottingham, R. Stoothoff and D. Murdoch (Cambridge).

Leibniz, Philosophical Essays, ed. R. Ariew and D. Garber (Hackett).

Spinoza, The Ethics, Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect, and Selected Letters, tr. S. Shirley, ed. S. Feldman (Hackett).

The above texts should be available at the Literary Guillotine. Readings not on the above list will be made available as photocopies and/or on e-reserve.



Footnotes

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Please feel free to contact the instructor and/or your TA with questions about the substance of the course (philosophical issues, questions about the meaning of the texts, questions about paper topics, etc.). On administrative issues (grades, lateness/extensions, due dates, section times, etc.) please try your TA first.

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