Things tagged (for better or worse) "teaching"
Keynote Presentation The Gentle Art of Giving a Paper
A short Keynote presentation in HTML form about presenting papers at conferences.
Fall 2011 Phl 1012 Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to Philosophy: Relationship of the Individual to the World
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PHIL 1012-004/31723
(Dr. David Hildebrand, CU Denver, Fall 2011)
MW 11:00 a.m. - 12: 15 p.m. Room: North Classroom 1321
10 Tips On How To Write Less Badly
September 6, 2010
CHE: Advice: Do Your Job Better
http://chronicle.com/article/10-Tips-on-How-to-Write-Less/124268/
Spring 2011 Phl 4220 Philosophy of Art
PHIL 4220/5220, HUM 5220
Spring 2011 TTH 2-315 p.m.
Dr. David Hildebrand
Spring 2011 Phl 1020 Ethics and Society
Philosophy 1020: ETHICS AND SOCIETY
Spring 2010 Dr. David Hildebrand (hilde@yahoo.com)
PHIL 1020-007 TR 11:00a-12:15 p.m. at MC 04
Article Philosophy's Relevance and the Pattern of Inquiry
"Philosophy's Relevance and the Pattern of Inquiry," Teaching Philosophy (December 1999) Philosophy has become largely irrelevant to most undergraduates. Philosophical problems seem disconnected from life, "as something said by philosophers concerning them alone," to quote John Dewey. Avoiding this requires that philosophers match course aims and methods with the abilities and circumstances of those being educated. To this end, this paper describes a pedagogical method incorporating John Dewey's "pattern of inquiry." An application of the method to an introductory text is given. The long range goals of teaching philosophy are discussed.
Fall 2007 PHIL 4101 PRAGMATISM: CLASSICAL AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY
PRAGMATISM:
CLASSICAL AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY
Dr. David Hildebrand, UCDHSC
Fall 2007, TTh 4-515 PM; PL 211
PHIL 4101-001/PHIL 5101-001; HUM/SSC 5101-001
Description
Perhaps the three most important questions for our nation of immigrants have been: Who are we? What do we believe? Should we accept the views of our forefathers? In addressing these questions, American philosophers have both accepted and rejected their intellectual heritage.
In their most critical moments, American philosophers argue that philosophy must reassert itself as an active, constructive, and ethical force in human life. Doing this means shaking and breaking many traditional philosophical distinctions including those between: mind and body, fact and value, appearance and reality, self and society, probability and certainty, and language and world.
This course will survey the classic philosophical themes developed and sustained by prominent 19th and 20th century philosophers, especially American Pragmatism. We'll begin with Emerson's Transcendentalism before we spend considerable time on classical American Pragmatism (including Charles Peirce, William James, John Dewey, and G.H. Mead). Contemporary pragmatism will also be carefully explored by examining the work of two important inheritors of classical pragmatism, Richard Rorty and Hilary Putnam.
Spring 2009 Phl 1020 Ethics and Society
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS AND SOCIETY
Spring 2009, Dr. David Hildebrand, (hilde@yahoo.com)
PHIL 1020-005, TTh, 8:30-9:45 a.m. (PL 114)
PHIL 1020-006, TTh 10-11:15 a.m. (PL 114)
Spring 2008 4740 Empiricism
Empiricism
Spring 2009 PHIL 4101 PRAGMATISM: CLASSICAL AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY
PRAGMATISM:
CLASSICAL AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY
Dr. David Hildebrand
Spring 2009, TTh 4:00p-05:15p at SO 109
PHIL 4101-001/PHIL 5101-001
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Description: Perhaps the three most important questions for our nation of immigrants have been: Who are we? What do we believe? Should we accept the views of our forefathers? In addressing these questions, American philosophers have both accepted and rejected their intellectual heritage. In their most critical moments, American philosophers argue that philosophy must reassert itself as an active, constructive, and ethical force in human life. Doing this means shaking and breaking many traditional philosophical distinctions including those between: mind and body, fact and value, appearance and reality, self and society, probability and certainty, and language and world. This course will survey the classic philosophical themes developed and sustained by prominent 19th and 20th century philosophers, especially American Pragmatism. We'll begin right away with classical American Pragmatism (including Charles Peirce, William James, John Dewey, and G.H. Mead). Contemporary pragmatism will also be carefully explored by examining the work of feminism, naturalism and one important inheritor of classical pragmatism, Richard Rorty.Required Texts: Available at bookstore and, if you desire, online (see, for example, http://used.addall.com). If you buy your book online, make sure (1) that it is the correct edition, and (2) that you have it in time for class.
Spring 2008 Phl 4812 Philosophy of Art
Philosophy of Art
David Hildebrand
University of Colorado Denver
Spring 2008
Course Description: This course presents an introduction to the philosophy of art and aesthetics. In part, this means familiarization with a variety of methods: Platonic, Aristotelian, Romanticist, idealist, Marxist, phenomenological, existentialist, pragmatist, feminist and postmodernist aesthetic theories, for example. It also means consider all sides of the communication that is art: the creative process of artists, the object-events created or artworks, and the audience's ability to experience, interpret, and evaluate art. In the course of this survey, a variety of problem-areas related to art will be considered: for example, what is a work of art? What is taste or beauty and who determines and justifies those standards? How is meaning conveyed by works of art and what methods of interpretation best reveal meaning? What is an aesthetic experience and why is it special? What are the social, political, and philosophical roles of art products and art criticism in contemporary society? Our attempts to grapple with these theories and problems will utilize as much actual art as possible through multimedia technology and, hopefully, field trips to local art sites.
Grading Abbreviations
List of Common Comments and their Abbreviations
Tips for Understanding Philosophy
The value of a philosophy or humanities degree: An excellent resource is here.
Lectures
Read the material before lecture. A good lecture does not just regurgitate what was in the reading. It gives some description but also moves ahead to interpretation and analysis of the issues in the reading. Often students complain that a professor was "off on a tangent"; sometimes they're right, but often I have found that they hadn't done the reading first (so, how could they even know what a tangent was?).
Exam hints
How to learn from your previous exam
Courses
Philosophy department main site is here.
Need to check space availability? UCD Access Panel is here.
Blackboard portal is here.
Brief descriptions of upcoming courses: CLICK HERE
2012
12 Fall PHIL 1111: Freshman First Year Seminar; syllabus TBA.
