The Empiricists, pp. The Empiricists, pp. The Empiricists, pp. 516-17 Atherton, pp. Students study assigned texts before class and come to class prepared to discuss the readings in an intelligent and informed manner.
Philosophy requires active involvement, and students are encouraged to share ideas with the class.
Students write essay style answers to questions relating to materials covered in the readings and discussed in class. There are two written tests and one term paper in this course. Essays should at minimum discuss materials covered in this course, possess an argumentative structure, and be 10 typed double-spaced pages in length. Locke's theory of human understanding and his related views on morality differs from that of his contemporaries in Continental Europe. Explain why the foundation of morality in Locke's theory of human understanding was such a shock to many of his contemporaries.