Reading #1 and First Meeting

We will meet in the Philosophy Department seminar room (I think it is CDC 425), @ 8pm on Tuesday, May 30.

Please read the introduction and Chapter 1 (up to page 16) of Jackson's Conditionals before the meeting.

At the meeting we will discuss the role of the blog, how to post on the blog, when/if we will meet, etc.

For those of you using this for Independent Study (I.S.), we will discuss registration, papers, and posts.

See you Tuesday.

--IJD

Reading #1

I will put a copy of the first reading for the summer OUTSIDE MY OFFICE IN AN ENVELOPE on Tuesday afternoon. DO NOT LOOK FOR THEM IN MY MAILBOX, THE SECRETARY WILL FREAK OUT. There will be plenty to go around, so just stop by the department and pick up a copy. If you can't make it to the department in the next two weeks, email me so that we can make other arrangements.

No meeting time has been set. I'm leaning towards an evening meeting time - at least for the first meeting (sorry Glen).

--Ian

Instructions for I.S.

If you are using this reading group as I.S., here are the requirements.

1. You must contact me to get permission to register.
2. You must post two comments per week over the course of the I.S. regarding the readings.
3. You will write two, roughly 1500-word essays.
4. You will keep up with the reading.
5. You must contribute to each (face-to-face) meeting. (Meeting Times TBA)
6. All work will be completed by August 15.

Post any questions about these requirements.

The Reading List

Greetings,

Let's set the reading list and try to discover a time when we can all meet.

First, the readings.

1. Jackson, F. (1987) Conditionals, Basil Blackwell: New York.
2. Bennett, J. (2003) A Philosophical Guide to Conditionals, Clarendon: Oxford.
3. TBA Papers by D. Lewis, R. Stalnaker, etc.

Second, if you are in the reading group, post a time to meet as a comment. We'll see whether we can find a time that fits everyone's schedule.

--I