Summer 2019: MSCP—The Ecology of Latour

The Ecology of Latour: His metaphysics, theory of modernity, and environmental thought Lecturer: Dr. Peter Gratton Schedule: 12.30-2.30pm. July 22-26 Location: CAN, 180 Palmerston St, Carlton. Bruno Latour’s (1947- ) writings, both in public magazines and in his important books, are widely studied today. He has been awarded the academy’s highest honors (including the Holberg […]

Fall 2019 Introduction to Logical Reasoning

Introduction to Logical Reasoning: Phil 201Dr. Peter Gratton, Dept. History and Political ScienceOffice Hours:M/W: 10:45-12:30pm, 1:45pm-3:30pm and by appointment (virtual hours by appointment as well) Cell phone (use only in an emergency and best by text): 504-478-5982e-mail: peter.gratton@selu.eduRequired Texts: Hurley, Patrick J., A Concise Introduction to Logic, 13th edition (Cengage Publishing).General Course Description: This course focuses on […]

Summer 2019: Introduction to Logical Reasoning

Introduction to Logical Reasoning: Phil 201 Dr. Peter Gratton, Dept. History and Political ScienceOffice Hours: M/W: 9:20-11:00; 12:15-2:00, by appointment (virtual hours by appointment as well) Cell phone (use only in an emergency and best by text): 504-478-5982 e-mail: peter.gratton@selu.edu Required Texts:Hurley, Patrick J., A Concise Introduction to Logic, 13th edition (Cengage Publishing). General Course Description:This course […]

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Winter 2017: Seminar in 20/21st Century Philosophy—World/Nature in Heidegger, Arendt, Derrida, and Nancy

PHIL 6851 Sem 20th/21st Cent Phil Syllabus Class Time, Location: T, 19:00-21:30, A 2071 Office Hours: Tuesday 1:00-2:00 pm; 3:15-7:00pm and by appointment READING SCHEDULE AND RESOURCES [Below I reference the original language versions. Any students interested should contact for the professor for the necessary copies of these versions, if unavailable through the MUN library.] Tuesday, […]

Winter 2017: Introduction to Modern Philosophy

Class Time, Location: T/R, 1400-1515, A 2071 Office Hours: Tuesday 1:00-2:00 pm; 3:15-7:00pm and by appointment READING SCHEDULE AND RESOURCES Syllabus This course takes up what is denoted as “modern philosophy,” which as many of you know is not “modern” in the sense of contemporary, but a particular “period” dating, based upon whom you […]

Fall 2017: Existentialism

Syllabus Office Hours: T/Th, 15:15-17:20 Schedule of Readings: Thursday, Sept. 7 Introduction to Existentialism 1. Listen to BBC, In our Time, “Existentialism” (podcast). 2. Steven Crowell, “Existentialism,” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Tuesday, Sept. 12 Read: Friedrich Nietzsche, Genealogy of Morals, Essay 1. *If you have not received an email from me, please email me at my […]