Schedule for CSCI 494, Fall 2013





DateReading








Sep 3[Lam88] Introductory matters




10ch 6,
[AJGP93], app A
Professions, Responsibilities (Essay 1 due)




17ch 2, ch 1, [Pos90] Concepts




24ch 5, [Nis01],
[Mor11], [Web02]
Power and Wealth (Essay 2 due)
(Sign up for leading class discussion.)




Oct 1ch 9a, [And01], [Bow10] Property
Unauthorized use and abuse (Final topic due)




8[Les99], [Bar93], [Sta97], [Tou01] Intellectual property (Essay 3 due) A:




15[Rac75], sources on class page Privacy
Privacy and commercial interests.
B:




22
Fall break




29sources on class page Privacy and government. C:




Nov 5*ch 3, ch 12b
[You11]
Persons
Community
D:




12[Tal95], ch 4c, [Car08] Self-understanding (Prelim biblio due) E:




19ch 4d, [Ford11a-c] Work, intelligence F:




26[Tur50], [Hal06] Intelligence




Dec 3ch 10, [Joy00],
one of [Forster] or [Everett];
[Hoa81], [Tho84],
[Wei86]
Our place in the world
Responsibilities, revisited (Draft of final due)




10 Presentation and discussion of your final papers.




Final*[Bas98], [Buc99] Final thoughts (Final paper and last essay due)




aOmit the first and last articles in chapter 9 (Forester and Morrison, Gozzi). bIn chapter 12, only the article by Kellner and Groothius is required. cIn chapter 4, read the articles by Gozzi and by Vonnegut for this week. dIn chapter 4, read the article by Zuboff for this week.