Department of Philosophy

Cathal Woods



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Philosophy Department

VWC

Teaching

Current Courses

In the Spring (of 2009) I am teaching ...

  • PHIL 105 - Meaning, Happiness and the Good Life (x2),
  • PHIL 209 - Methods of Logic,
  • PHIL 253 - Social & Political Philosophy,
  • PHIL 410 - Why Reason? (Seminar in (ir)rationality.)

In the Autumn (of 2009) I am teaching ...
  • PHIL 109 - Critical Reasoning (x2),
  • PHIL 332 - Ancient Western Philosophy

Courses with resources for teachers.
(For some courses (marked below with "Bb") the most up-to-date resources are on Blackboard (Bb). E-mail cathalwoods at gmail dot com for access to these.)

  • Critical Reasoning (Last taught: AU 08) Web Page, Bb
  • Methods of Logic (SP 09) Syllabus, Calendar (Web page to come May 09 - to include on-line book with exercises (pdf format)), Bb
  • Rationality & Irrationality (Seminar) (SP 09)

  • Introduction to Ethics [Theory] (SP 04)
  • Contemporary Ethical Problems (AU 03)
  • Social & Political Philosophy (SP 09)

  • Introduction to Philosophy (SP 06) Syllabus, Calendar, Bb

  • Meaning, Happiness and the Good Life (100-level) (SP 09) (Web site to come May 09), Bb
  • Issues in the Study of Happiness (Seminar) (SP 07) Web Page, Bb

  • Ancient Western Philosophy (AU 08) Web Page, Bb
  • Aristotle (Seminar) (SP 05)
  • Elementary Ancient Greek - 1 (AU 08)
  • Elementary Ancient Greek - 2 (SP 08)
  • Intermediate Ancient Greek (AU 06)
      Of related interest: my translations of Euthyphro, Socrates' Defense, Crito and death scene from Phaedo

March 2009 Powerpoint presentation to the VWC faculty, including brief descriptions of Jigsaw group-work and Fishbowl.

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