PHL 501 -- Philosophical Foundations of Ecology -- Spring 2012

• SCHEDULE

  Readings will be posted on Wednesdays for the following week

  WEEK 1	SYLLABUS (Includes GRADING POLICIES) and Introduction
  WEEK 2	Readings: Cooper 1-3
  WEEK 3	Readings: Mikkelson 1999 (Angela), Justus 2008 Lyapunov Stability (Angela), Justus 2008 Complexity, Diversity, Stability (SLB)
  WEEK 4	Readings: Cooper: Chapter 4 (Thomas), Chapter 5 (Andrea)
  WEEK 5	Readings: Cooper: Chapter 6 (Thomas), Chapter 7 (SLB)
  WEEK 6	Readings: Cooper: Chapter 8 (Casie), Epilogue (SLB) and Conclusion on Cooper
  WEEK 7	Readings: Robustness Analysis: Levins 1966, Odenbaugh 2005 on Levins, Weisberg 2005 (SLB)
  WEEK 8	Readings: Colyvan and Ginzburg on Laws (Angela), Colyvan and Ginzburgh on Analogies (Angela), Odenbaugh 2005 (Nick)
  WEEK 9	Readings: Biodiversity
  WEEK 10	Readings: Research Paper Presentations
  WEEK 11	SPRING BREAK

• Guidelines for writing and reading philosophy

  • My guidelines on writing a philosophy paper

  • Tim o'Keefe guideline for writing a philosophy paper

  • Jim Prior's great Guidelines on reading, writing and grades in philosophy

  • Peter Horban's guidelines

  • Last but not least: Advice on how to write a BAD philosophy paper