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Annapolis — Junior Reading List 2011-2012
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The following reading list may be subject to change. Please always check with tutors or cross-reference with the paper reading list distributed by the dean's office.
| Date | Junior Reading (Detailed) |
| Aug. 25, 2011 | Cervantes: Don Quixote Part I |
| Aug. 29, 2011 | Cervantes: Don Quixote |
| Sep. 01, 2011 | Descartes: Meditations Letter of Dedication, Preface, I-III |
| Sep. 05, 2011 | Descartes: Meditations IV-VI |
| Sep. 08, 2011 | Pascal: Pensées Chapter II: 13, 21, 25, 30, 36, 44, 47, 413, 627, 628, 688, 697, 806, 978; III: 54-56, 58, 60, 65, 71, 72, 75; IV: 78, 79, 622, 641, 771; V: 80, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89-93, 95, 97, 98, 101-103, 577, 665, 711, 828; VI: 106-108, 111-116, 118; VII: 119, 121, 122, 124-128, 131, 398, 401, 410; VIII: 132-134, 136, 138, 139, 414; IX: 140, 143, 145, 407; X: 148, 152, 198-201 |
| Sep. 12, 2011 | Pascal: Pensées Chapter VI: 110; XI: 149; XII: 151, 157, 160-162, 165, 166, 418, 427, 428, 434, 442, 444; XIII: 170, 173-175, 182-185, 187, 188; XIV: 189, 190, 192, 446, 449; XV: 194, 511, 512; XV (bis): 416, 417, 431, 471; XVI: 205, 208, 210, 214-216, 219, 220; XVIII: 228, 232, 234, 239, 241, 242; XIX: 255, 265; XXIII: 298, 300, 301, 308, 309, 423, 424; XXIV: 332, 335; XXVI: 351-354, 357, 358, 360, 364, 372, 373, 808, 821; XXVII: 378, 380, 381, 835, 846, 913 (Memorial) |
| Sep. 15, 2011 | Milton: Paradise Lost I-III |
| Sep. 19, 2011 | Milton: Paradise Lost Books IV; V; VI Argument only; VII Argument, 1-39; VIII |
| Sep. 22, 2011 | Milton: Paradise Lost IX-X, XI to 428, XII 446 to end |
| Sep. 26, 2011 | Hobbes: Leviathan Letter of Dedication, Author's Preface, Chapters 1-11 |
| Sep. 29, 2011 | Hobbes: Leviathan Chapters 12-18 |
| Oct. 03, 2011 | Hobbes: Leviathan Chapters 19-21, 24-25, 27, 28 (only the very last paragraph), 29 |
| Oct. 06, 2011 | Hobbes: Leviathan Chapters 30-31, 32 (first four paragraphs), 38 (paragraphs 3-6, 17-24, according to the Hackett numbering), 39, 43, 46-47; A Review and Conclusion (last paragraph) |
| Oct. 10, 2011 | Spinoza: Theologico-Political Treatise Preface and Chapters I-VI |
| Oct. 13, 2011 | Spinoza: Theologico-Political Treatise Chapters VII, XII-XVII (stopping right after reference to Tacitus on page 217 of Dover, or page 194 of Hackett, or sentence number 17.3.13 in Yaffe); XIX-XX |
| Oct. 17, 2011 | Leibniz: Discourse on Metaphysics |
| Oct. 20, 2011 | Leibniz: Philosophical Essays R. Ariew and D. Garber: Part I: No. 17, "New System of Nature" (pp. 138-145); Nos. 20-21, "On the Ultimate Origination of Things," "On Nature Itself" (pp. 149-167) |
| Oct. 24, 2011 | Leibniz: Principles of Nature and Grace; Monadology; Philosophical Essays Part I: No. 7, “Primary Truths” (pp. 30-34); Part II E: No. 4, “Letter to Clarke: Third Paper” [through paragraph 8] (pp. 324-326) |
| Oct. 27, 2011 | Preceptorial |
| Oct. 31, 2011 | Preceptorial |
| Nov. 03, 2011 | Preceptorial |
| Nov. 07, 2011 | Preceptorial |
| Nov. 10, 2011 | Preceptorial |
| Nov. 14, 2011 | Preceptorial |
| Nov. 17, 2011 | Preceptorial |
| Nov. 21, 2011 | Preceptorial |
| Nov. 28, 2011 | Preceptorial |
| Dec. 01, 2011 | Preceptorial |
| Dec. 05, 2011 | Preceptorial |
| Dec. 08, 2011 | Preceptorial |
| Dec. 12, 2011 | Preceptorial |
| Dec. 15, 2011 | Preceptorial |
2011-2012 Seminar Reading List - Spring Semester
| Date | Junior Reading (Detailed) |
| Jan. 9, 2012 |
George Eliot: Middlemarch |
| Jan. 12, 2012 |
George Eliot: Middlemarch |
| Jan. 16, 2012 |
Hume: Treatise of Human Nature - Introduction; Book I, Part I; Part II, section 6; Part III, sections 1-8 |
| Jan. 19, 2012 |
Hume: Treatise of Human Nature - Book I, Part III, section 14 and 15; Part IV, section 1; Part IV, sections 2, 6-7; Appendix, pp. 633-636 (paragraphs 10-21) (old Oxford, also Prometheus) or pp. 398 bottom-401 (Oxford new ed. of 2004) or 675 middle-678 middle (Penguin) |
| Jan. 23, 2012 |
Hume: Treatise of Human Nature - Book II, Part 3, section iii, entire section (which occupies pp. 413-418 in old Oxford and Prometheus, pp.265-268 in Oxford new ed. of 2004); Book III, Part I; Part II, sections 1, 2, 5; Part III, sections 1, 3, 5, 6 |
| Jan. 26, 2012 |
Kant: Critique of Pure Reason - Preface and Introduction Bvii-B30 (omitting the note on Bx1-Bxli) |
| Jan. 30, 2012 |
Kant: Critique of Pure Reason - Transcendental Aesthetic B33-B73 (=A19 sq.) |
| Feb. 2, 2012 |
Kant: Critique of Pure Reason - Introduction to Transcendental Logic: I. Logic in General B74-B76 beginning (=A50-A52 beginning); II. Transcendental Logic B79-B82 beginning (=A55-A57); Transcendental Analytic B89-B91 (=A64-A66) // Analytic of Concepts: Chapter I through Table of Categories B91-B107 (=A66-A82 beginning); Chapter II, Section 1 B116-B129 (=A84-A95 beginning) |
| Feb. 6, 2012 |
Kant: Critique of Pure Reason - Transcendental Deduction in B (complete) B130-169 |
| Feb. 9, 2012 |
Kant: Critique of Pure Reason - Analytic of Principles: Introduction; Chapter I (Schematism) & Chapter II; Sections 1, 2 & 3 B169-B202 (=A130-A162) |
| Feb. 13, 2012 |
Kant: Critique of Pure Reason - Analogies of Experience: First Analogy; Second Analogy B218-B244 beginning (=A176-A199 beginning); Refutation of Idealism B274-B279 beginning; Footnote from Second Preface Bxxxix-Bxli |
| Feb. 16, 2012 |
Kant: Critique of Pure Reason - Ground of the Distinction… B294-B306 (=A235-248); Phenomena and Noumena A248 end-A253) // Transcendental Dialectic: Introduction; Book I B349-B396 (=A293-A338) |
| Feb. 20, 2012 |
Kant: Critique of Pure Reason - Transcendental Dialectic: Book II, Chapter II: Section 1 B432-B438 (=A406-A411); Section 2: First, Second, Third Antinomies B454-B481 (=A426-A453) and Statement of Fourth Antinomy; Section 3 B490-B504 beginning (=A462-A476 beginning) |
| Feb. 23, 2012 |
Kant: Critique of Pure Reason - Transcendental Dialectic:Book II, Chapter II: Sections 7 & 8 B525-B543 (=A497-A515); Section 9 Solution of Third Antinomy B560-B586 (=A532-A558) |
| Feb. 27, 2012 |
Locke: Second Treatise of Government Chapters I-IX |
| Mar. 1, 2012 |
Locke: Second Treatise of Government Chapters X-XIX |
| Mar. 19, 2012 |
Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice |
| Mar. 22, 2012 |
Rousseau: Discourse on the Origins of Inequality, Part I, Letter, Prefaces, (including the question that precedes Part I, as well as the author's notes) |
| Mar. 26, 2012 |
Rousseau: Discourse on the Origins of Inequality, Part II |
| Mar. 29, 2012 |
Rousseau: The Social Contract I, Chapters 1-3, 5-9; II, Chapter1-7, 11; III, Chapters 1-5, 9, 11-12, 14-18; IV, Chapters 7-8 |
| Apr. 2, 2012 |
Molière: The Misanthrope |
| Apr. 5, 2012 |
Mozart: Don Giovanni |
| Apr. 9, 2012 |
Kant: Foundation of Metaphysics of Morals; Section I (omit Kant's Preface), II (through the 3rd formulation, i.e. up to end of marginal number 430 – which is in the middle of page 98 in Harper, at the bottom of page 37 in Hackett) |
| Apr. 12, 2012 |
Kant: Foundations of Metaphysics of Morals; remainder of Section II; III |
| Apr. 16, 2012 |
Swift: Gulliver's Travels "Advertisement"; "Letter from Gulliver"; "Publisher to Reader"; I, II |
| Apr. 19, 2012 |
Swift: Gulliver's Travels III, IV |
| Apr. 23, 2012 |
Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations (page numbers are from the Liberty Press edition) Book I, Chapters I-X with following omissions: (a) Chapter V - omit paragraph 20 to end (omit pp. 55-64): Stop just before the paragraph beginning "Though at distant ..." (b) Chapter X, part I - omit paragraph 27 to end of Part I (pp. 125-135): Stop just before the paragraph beginning "That the chance ..." (c) Chapter X, Part II - omit paragraph 33-59 (pp. 146-157): Stop just before the paragraph beginning "Secondly ..." and start with paragraph beginning "I shall conclude ..." |
| Apr. 26, 2012 |
Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations Book II, Chapter I (pp. 279-285) Book II, Chapter III - omit paragraph 33 to end (pp. 344-349): Stop just before paragraph beginning "The annual produce of the land and the labor of England..." Book III, Chapter I (pp. 376-380) Book III, Chapter IV - omit paragraphs 19-end (pp. 422-427): Stop just before paragraph beginning "This order, however, being contrary to the natural..." Book IV, Chapter II - read only paragraphs 1-15 (pp. 452-459): Stop just before paragraph beginning "Merchants and manufacturers are the people..." Book IV, Chapter III, Part II, paragraphs 1-11 (pp. 488-495): Stop just before paragraph beginning "It is in consequence of these maxims..." Book IV, Chapter IX – read only paragraphs 48-52 (pp. 686-688): Start with paragraph beginning "The greatest..." and continue to the end of the chapter Book V, Chapter I, Part III, Art. 2, paragraph 46-end of Article 2 (pp. 780-788): Start with paragraph beginning "Were there no publick institutions for education..." |
| Apr. 30, 2012 |
Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, U.S. Constitution (without amendments), and Madison, Hamilton, Jay: The Federalist, 1, 2, 6, 9-11, 12 (first three paragraphs) |
| May 3, 2012 |
Amendments to the U. S. Constitution and Madison, Hamilton, Jay: The Federalist, 15-17, 23, 31, 37-39 |
| May 7, 2012 |
Madison, Hamilton, Jay: The Federalist, 47-51, 57, 62-63, 68, 69, 76, 78 |
| May 10, 2012 |
Mark Twain: Huckleberry Finn |
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