Sep 9-13 M Introduction/Orientation Topic: Federalists and Antifederalists W Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation Federalist, pp. 619-22; 577-84; AntiFederalist, pp. 11-16, 22-27, 41-50, and 53-whatever Sep 16-20 M Federalist, #s 9, 10, 14, 15, 37, 38 W Antifederalist, pp. 73-93, 102-117, 121-137 Sep 23-27 M Federalist, #s 1, 23, 39, 47-49, 51 W Antifederalist, pp. 137-153, 177-225 Sep 30 - Oct 4 M Federalist, #s 57, 62-63, 67, 78-80, 84-85 W Antifederalist, pp. 226-242, 261-274 F Paper #1 Due Oct 7-11 Topic: Ralph Waldo Emerson M "History" and "Self-Reliance" Emerson's Essays, pp. 1-66 W "Experience" and "Character" Emerson's Essays, pp. 292-344 Oct 14-18 M "Politics" and "Nominalist and Realist" Emerson's Essays, pp. 402-438 Quiz #1 Topic: Henry David Thoreau W "Walden, or Life in the Woods" skip "Economy" and read about half Oct 21-25 Fall Break W "Walden . . ." continued finish what you can. Oct 28 - Nov 1 M "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" Quiz #2 Topic: American Pragmatism W Charles Sanders Peirce Pragmatism: Classical, pp. 34-49; (xerox) "Fixation of Belief" F Paper #2 Due Nov 4-8 M William James Pragmatism: Classical, pp. 50-75 W John Dewey Pragmatism: Classical, pp. 76-101 Nov 11-15 M Richard Rorty Pragmatism: Contemporary, pp. 104-148 Quiz #3 W Hilary Putnam Pragmatism: Contemporary, pp. 160-204 Nov 18-22 M Ian Hacking & Stanley Cavell Pragmatism: Contemporary, pp. 234-249; 294-305 Topic: Hannah Arendt W "What Is Authority?" Between Past and Future, pp. 91-142 F Paper #3 Due Nov 25-29 M "What Is Freedom?" Between Past and Future, pp. 143-172 Quiz #4 W "Truth and Politics" Between Past and Future, pp. 227-264 Thanksgiving Vacation Dec 2-6 M "The Conquest of Space and the Stature of Man" Between Past and Future, pp. 265-280 Topic: Gary Snyder W "The Etiquette of Freedom" and "The Place, the Region, and the Commons" Practice of the Wild, pp. 3-47 Dec 9-13 M "Good, Wild, Sacred" Practice of the Wild, pp. 78-96 Quiz #5 W "Ancient Forests of the Far West" and "On the Path, Off the Trail" Practice of the Wild, pp. 116-154 Dec 16 M Final Paper Due Final Exam Week
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