T 6-8:30 PM 336 OSH
Texts: As Assigned
Instructor: Ron Mallon
Office Hours: Thursday 1 -3 PM or by appt.
341K Orson Spencer Hall
email: rmallon@philosophy.utah.edu
web: http://www.hum.utah.edu/philosophy/faculty/mallon/
Course Description:
This course is required for incoming graduate students. In it, our goals are to:
(a) Build and refine skills in analyzing and writing arguments.
(b) Consider the possibilities for being a professional philosopher.
Course Requirements:
Readings, frequent short writing assignments, presentations as assigned.
August 29
Topic 1: Introduction
Introduction to the Course and One another
Writing assignment: 1 page on textual analysis.
September 5
Topic 2: Sense and Reference
Reading: G. Frege, "Sense and Reference"
Bertrand Russell, readings
Policies
Late
policy
Late
work will be penalized. If you
have a planned absence or a conflict with another class, make arrangements with
me in advance to avoid penalty. If
you have an unexpected emergency (e.g. the death of a loved one or a medical
problem), plan to present me with documentation of it. Unexcused late work will be penalized
at the rate of 1 letter grade per week, up to a maximum of two full letter
grades.
Plagiarism
"Plagiarism" means the intentional unacknowledged use or
incorporation of any other person's work in, or as a basis for, one's own work
offered for academic consideration or credit for public presentation.
Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, representing as one's own, without
attribution, any individual's words, phrasing, ideas, sequence of ideas,
information or any other mode or content of expression (Student Code, p. 3).
http://www.admin.utah.edu/ppmanual/8/8-10.html#SECTION V.
The University
of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities
for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in the class,
reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the Center for Disability Services,
162 Olpin Union Building, 581-5020 (V/TDD). CDS will work with you and the
instructor to make arrangements for accommodations.
Policy
concerning accommodation of religious beliefs:
There is no
accommodation of religious beliefs.
University
policy can be found here:
http://www.admin.utah.edu/facdev/accommodations-policy.pdf
Official
policy governing grade appeals:
http://www.admin.utah.edu/ppmanual/8/8-10.html#SECTION IV
http://www.sa.utah.edu/regist/registration/withdrawal/withdrawal1.htm