Auburn University Philosophy Department Resources

Curriculum

A sampling of courses offered by the department in the past.

The philosophy department hosts an annual philosophical conference. Visit the conference site for more details about the inagural philosophy conference on beauty this coming March.

Current and past meeting schedules for the Auburn Philosophical Society.

There are 2 tracks in philosphy, the straignt philosphy major and the religious studies option.

Lays out the requirements for obtaining a major or minor in philosophy. Also includes an outline of a suggested philosophy major for pre-law students.

Special announcements and a summary of the philosophy program at Auburn [this page].

Resources

Links

The following links are provided for informational purposes only. The content of these external pages is not necessarily endorsed by the Auburn Philosophy Department.

Why Philosophy?

The Guardian: I Think, Therefore I Earn	An article on the rising number of employment offers for Philosophy majors.
The Thinker	New York Times article on Auburn's own Dr. Kelly Jolley
Philsophy Club Ponders Its Own Existence	The Auburn Plainsman recent article on the AU Philosophy Club
Former Newsletters	The AU philosophy department's 2005 and 2006 Newsletters

General Reference and Philosophy Web-Sites

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Philosophical Humor

APA

Electronic Journals

The Philosophers’ Web Magazine.	Includes articles, news, links, discussions.
Wittgenstein Studies.	Articles in German and English.

History of Philosophy

Kant-Studien.
North American Kant Society.
Kant on the Web.
The Society for German Idealism.
Kierkegaard on the Internet.
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951).	Biography, quotes, on-line articles, etc. From a U. of Alabama grad., but it’s still pretty good ;-)

Logic and Critical Thinking

Mission: Critical.	An interactive tutorial for critical thinking. Subjects include basic introduction to arguments, common fallacies, and deductive reasoning.
The Skeptic’s Dictionary: A Guide for the New Millennium.	Over 325 skeptical definitions, essays and references from “Acupuncture” to “Zombis.”

Philosophy of Mind

Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind.

MIT Encylopedia of Cognitive Sciences.

Feminist Philosophy

NOEMA: The Collaborative Bibliography of Women in Philosophy.

Bibliography of works by women in aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, history of philosophy and philosophy of mind, of science, of art, and of many other subjects.

Business Ethics

DOJ v. Microsoft	DOJ Antitrust Case Filings	Legal documents of the Department of Justice's case against Microsoft. Included are complaints, motions, briefs, consent decrees, court orders, and judgments. Some files are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format only.
	Index of Microsoft Legal Documents	Including statements, motions, briefs.
	Microsoft PressPass	Corporate information, news, and press releases, including references to the DOJ case.

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Last updated January 15, 2009

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