An Introduction to Philosophy

Some philosophers we'll study:
Socrates (470-379 B.C.) - The father of philosophy
Socrates
(470-399 B.C.)
The father of philosophy
Plato (427?-347 B.C.)
Plato
(427-347 B.C.)
"Student of Socrates"
Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)
Aristotle
(384-322 B.C.)
"Student of Plato"
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
Thomas Hobbes
(1588-1679)
"The State of Nature"
Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650)
Rene Descartes
(1596 - 1650)
"Cogito Ergo Sum"
"I think, therefore I am"
John Locke (1632-1704)
John Locke
(1632-1704)
"Tabula Rasa"
"Blank Slate"
Berkeley ()
George Berkeley
(1685-1753)
"To Be is to Be Perceived"

Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
(1712-1778)
"Humanity is good by nature
and has been fully corrupted
by civilization."
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)
Immanuel Kant
(1724-1804)
"The Categorical Imperative"

John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
John Stuart Mill
(1806-1873)
"Utilitarianism"
W.E.B. Du Bois (1868 -1963)
W.E.B. Du Bois
(1868 -1963)
(William Edward Burghardt)
"Children learn more from what
you are than what you teach."

Contemporary Philosophers:

Patricia Churchland ()
Patricia Churchland
(1943- )
Paul Churchland ()
Paul Churchland
(1942- )
Martha Nussbaum ()
Martha Nussbaum
(1947- )
Robert Paul Wolff ()
Robert Paul Wolff
"Textbook Author"
Daniel Dennett ()
Daniel Dennett
(1942- )

Here are some useful resource links

College Links Philosophy Links Misc. Links
UCF Philosophy Dept. Philosophy Pages Test your reflexes here.
UCF Library The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Philosophical humor
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy The Society for Social and Political Philosophy Philosophy Jokes
U.C.S.D. Philosophy Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology (SSPP) The Philosopher's Magazine

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