Essential InformationImportant Online LinksAppointments---Office HoursGeneral Education Core RequirementsCourse DescriptionCatalog Course DescriptionTextbooksPurpose of the CourseMain Objectives of the CourseCourse ProceduresTeaching MethodsCourse RequirementsEvaluationGrades: Suggestions on Doing WellTestsPractice QuizzesGrade EvaluationExtra CreditGrades OnlineBlackboard Discussion BoardPhilosophy ForumTroubleshooting the Philosophy ForumProfile PageHow to Post to the BoardYour JobMy JobClass PoliciesSelected BibliographyRecommended BooksRecommended Internet Sourcescourse syllabusPhilosophy 312: Oriental PhilosophySection 04 TR 09:45-11:15 LC 361Department of History and PhilosophyCollege of Arts and SciencesLander UniversityGreenwood, SC 29649Lee C. ArchieProfessor of PhilosophySpring, 2011Version 10.S Permission is granted to freely copy, distribute and/or modify thisdocument under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 orany later version published by the Free Software Foundation.Contents1 Essential Information 11.1 Important Online Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 Appointments—Office Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.3 General Education Core Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Course Description 22.1 Catalog Course Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.2 Textbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.3 Purpose of the Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.4 Main Objectives of the Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.5 Course Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.6 Teaching Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Course Requirements 53.1 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.2 Grades: Suggestions on Doing Well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513.3 Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.4 Practice Quizzes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.5 Grade Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.6 Extra Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.7 Grades Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.8 Blackboard Discussion Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.9 Philosophy Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.10 Troubleshooting the Philosophy Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.11 Profile Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.12 How to Post to the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.13 Your Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133.14 My Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Class Policies 145 Selected Bibliography 165.1 Recommended Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165.2 Recommended Internet Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17List of Figures1 Where to Find Grades Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 How to Log in for Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 How to Register for Philosophy Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 How to Login to Philosophy Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 How to Find Your Posts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 How to Post a Comment to the Philosophy Forum . . . . . . . . 127 Reading Posts and Adding Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 How to Submit a Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 ESSENTIAL INFORMATION1 Essential InformationInstructor: Lee C. Archie Office Hours:Office: LC M33 MWF 08:30 am–09:00 amLearning Center Mezzanine MWF 10:20 am–11:20 amTelephone: +1 864 388 8383 TR 08:30 am–09:30 amEmail: larchie@philos ophy.lander.edu Other times by AppointmentInstant Message: [email protected] Important Online LinksOriental Philosophy Homepage:http://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/Oriental Philosophy Syllabus html:http://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/syllabus/Oriental Philosophy Syllabus pdf:http://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/syllabus.pdfOriental Philosophy Assignment Schedulehttp://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/assignment.htmlMy Online Calendar and Class Schedule:http://tiny.cc/archie659(General) Philosophy Homepage:http://philosophy.lander.edu/Philosophy Forum:http://philosophy.lander.edu/cgi-bin/mwf/forum.plOriental Philosophy FAQ:http://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/faq.htmlInstructor Lander Faculty Pages:http://webs.lander.edu/larchie/Instructor Oxford Academia Pages:http://lander.academia.edu/LeeArchieOnline Grades:http://philosophy.lander.edu/~larchie/grades.cgiAdditional Readings:http://philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/ethicsbook/book1.htmlHow to Study:http://philosophy.lander.edu/study-topics.htmlEmail Etiquette:http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA012054101033.aspxHow to Cite the Internet: Citat ion Styles Online!http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.htmlCitation Engine: Son of Citation Machinehttp://citationmachine.net/11.2 Appointments—Office Hours 2 COURSE DESCRIPTION1.2 Appointments—Office HoursI look forward to talking to each of you about our philosophy course. You arewarmly encouraged to stop by my office to discuss classroom lectures, ideas,or problems. If the stated office hours do not fit your schedule, other timescan be arranged. For questions about course content and course procedures usethe Philosophy Server’s Philosophy Forum. You will need to register for thisDiscussion Board according to the instructions given in Section 3.9 PhilosophyForum below.Personal questions should be sent to [email protected] …