PHIL 1301: Introduction to Philosophy

Syllabus

• PHIL 1301: Introduction to Philosophy

  • PHIL 1301_ Guiding Questions.pdf

Video Curriculum

These videos cover the course syllabus and assigned readings, including top-level explanations, cross-references, and scaffolding breakdowns.

Syllabus, July 2025.

• In-Person

Henri Bergson, Introduction to Metaphysics [1903], July 2025.

• Part One

• Part Two

• Part Three

• Part Four

• Part Five

• Part Six

• Part Seven

Socrates, in Plato’s Apology [ca. 399 BCE], July 2025.

• Part One

• Part Two

• Part Three

• Part Four

Plato, Republic [ca. 380 BCE], excerpts from Books I, II, and IV, July 2025.

• Part One

• Part Two

• Part Three

• Part Four

• Part Five

Plato, Republic [ca. 380 BCE], excerpts from Books VI and VII, Forthcoming [August 2025].