Fall 2020 Schedule
All dates given below are subject to change. An up-to-date calendar is always available here .
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Important Dates
| Date | Assignment |
|---|---|
| 29, 30 Oct. | Classes Cancelled |
| 9 Nov. | Self-Assessment 1 Due |
| 13 Nov. | Short Paper 1 Prompts Posted |
| 16 Nov. | Master of Illusion Certification Deadline |
| 23 Nov. | Short Paper 1 Due |
| 30 Nov. | Self-Assessment 2 Due |
| 4 Dec. | Short Paper 2 Prompts Posted |
| 14–20 Dec. | No Classes |
| 14 Dec. | Short Paper 2 Due |
| 16 Dec. | Short Paper 1 Revisions Due |
| 28 Dec. | Self-Assessment 3 Due |
| 29 Dec.–1 Jan. | Classes Cancelled |
| 8 Jan. | Short Paper 3 Prompts Posted |
| 18 Jan. | Short Paper 3 Due |
Schedule of Topics & Readings
(1) Topics and readings subject to change. (2) All readings will be posted to Blackboard.
(3) To access readings, you must be signed into Google with your ku.edu.tr account.
| Date | Unit | Topic & Assigned Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 6–9 Oct. | Unit 0 | Introduction & Course Basics |
| Hi-Phi Nation, “The Illusionist” | ||
| Unit 1 | Appearance & Reality | |
| 13–16 Oct. | 1.1 | How Appearance & Reality Come Apart |
| Russell, “Appearance and Reality” | ||
| 20–23 Oct. | 1.2 | Varieties of Illusion |
| Illusions Index | ||
| 27 Oct. | Interlude | Academic Skills: How to Make an Argument |
| 3–6 Nov. | 1.3 | Hallucination & Consciousness |
| Illusions Index | ||
| Anil Seth, “Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality” | ||
| Unit 2 | The Problem of Perception | |
| 10–13 Nov. | 2.1 | The Arguments from Illusion & Hallucination |
| Wi-Phi, “The Argument from Illusion” | ||
| Wi-Phi, “The Argument from Hallucination” | ||
| 17–20 Nov. | 2.2 | Representation & Illusion |
| Tye, “Blurry Images, Double Vision, and Other Oddities” | ||
| 24–27 Nov. | 2.3 | Did Our Senses Evolve to Be Accurate? |
| Hoffman, “Illusory: The Bluff of a Desktop” | ||
| Unit 3 | Conflicting Appearance & “Alternative Facts” | |
| 1–4 Dec. | 3.1 | Arguments from Conflicting Appearances |
| HoPwaG, “Healthy Skepticism: Sextus Empiricus” | ||
| Selections from Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Pyrrhonism | ||
| 8–11 Dec. | 3.2 | “Alternative Facts & Scientific Progress” |
| Hi-Phi Nation, “The Ashes of Truth” | ||
| Okasha, “Scientific Change and Scientific Revolutions” | ||
| 22–25 Dec. | 3.3 | How Do Beliefs & Emotions Shape Our Experience? |
| The Harvard Implicit Bias Study | ||
| Anderson et al., “The Visual Impact of Gossip” | ||
| Unit 4 | Appearance & Authority, or: How to Spot Fake News | |
| 5–8 Jan | 4.1 | Fake News & Rational Authority |
| Teyit.org | ||
| Fricker, “Rational Authority and Social Power” (optional) | ||