1. Philosophical Tools
PHIL 2000
1st Term 2016

2. Instructor Dr. Michael Johnson You can call me Michael
If you must, Dr. Johnson

3. About Me From San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Undergraduate degree (B.A. philosophy): University of Texas- Austin (2003).
Graduate degree (Ph.D. philosophy): Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2011).
Moved to Hong Kong August

4. Tower of Saviors: IGN: Mj UID: 67599983 OpenRice UN: mjhk
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5. Course Concept

6. Philosophical Tools
“Once students of philosophy get past explicit introductory texts, they find that a certain level of technical sophistication is taken for granted. They will encounter references to denumerability, modal scope distinctions, Bayesian conditionalization, logical completeness, and many similar notions…”

7. Philosophical Tools
“…Yet often there will be nothing in their education designed to explain these notions to them.”

8. Philosophical Devices
“This book… is designed as a remedy.” -- David Papineau, Philosophical Devices

9. Philosophical Devices
TOPICS I. Set Theory II. The Analytic, A prioiri, and Necessary III. Probability Theory IV. Metalogic

10. The Author David Papineau
Professor of Philosophy of Science, King’s College, London
President, British Society for Philosophy of Science
President, Mind Association,
President, Aristotelian Society,

11. Course Design “Self-directed” study. This is not a lecture course.
In-class time will be devoted to discussion and in-class assignments.

12. Course Particulars

13. Main Building (MB) Room G07
Location
Main Building (MB) Room G07

14. Meeting Times
Thursdays 1:30 PM – 3:20 PM

15. Course Website
michaeljohnsonphilosophy.com > PHIL 2000 Philosophical Tools 2016

16. Instructor

17. Course Textbook The course textbook is available:
In the bookstore (???)
In the library
As a free Ebook in the library

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2. Enter “philosophical devices” here

19. 3. Click this link

20. 4. Click to view the book via Ebook library.

21. 5. Click to read online

22. Course Assessment In-Class Exercises 30% Take-Home Assignments 20%
1 Short Essay 20%
Cumulative Assessment 30%

23. Late Work
Some class work is time sensitive and must be done by the due date, or it will receive a zero. This is because the answers will be discussed in class after the work is due. No make-up assignments will be available except with very good, documented reason.

24. Academic Integrity
All students are expected to read and understand HKU’s policy on plagiarism: “What Is Plagiarism?” /page2s.htm