PHL 501 -- Philosophical Foundations of Ecology

• SCHEDULE

  WEEK 1	SYLLABUS (Includes GRADING POLICIES) and Introduction
  WEEK 2	Cooper 1-3
  WEEK 3	Justus 2008 Lyapunov Stability, Justus 2008 Complexity, Diversity, Stability
  WEEK 4	Cooper: Chapter 4 and 5 -- SYNTHESIS 1
  WEEK 5	Cooper: Chapter 6 and 7
  WEEK 6	Cooper: Chapter 8, Epilogue and Conclusion on Cooper
  WEEK 7	Levins 1966, Odenbaugh 2005 on Levins
  WEEK 8	Weisberg 2005 on Levins, Odenbaugh 2005 -- SYNTHESIS 2
  WEEK 9	Sarkar 2002, Ricotta 2005, Sarkar 2006 -- SYNTHESIS 3.
  WEEK 10	Sterelny 2006, Odenbaugh 2007, Eliot 2011 -- SYNTHESIS 4.
  WEEK 11-16	Research Paper Presentations

• 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