Date

Supplemental Reading

Thursday
Oct 7

Theological Political Treatise, Preface, Chs. I, II, IV, VI-VII

Monday
Oct 11

Theological Political Treatise, Chs. XI-XVI, XIX, XX

Thursday
Oct 14

Second Treatise of  Government, Numbered paragraphs 1-51, 86-100, 119-158, 199, 211-243

Monday
Oct 18

Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Letter to the Republic of Geneva, Preface, Part I

Thursday
Oct 21

Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part II

Monday
Jan 24

Philosophical Essays(Hackett): pp. 138 - 145 (New System of Nature); pp. 171 - 178 (from correspondence with de Volder); pp. 155 -167 (On Nature Itself) 

Thursday
Jan 27

Philosophical Essays: pp. 206-213 (Principles of Nature and Grace); pp. 213-225 (Monadology)  

Monday
Jan 31

Treatise of Human Nature: "Introduction," Book I, Part I; Part III: sections I-VI

Thursday
Feb 3

Treatise of Human Nature:  Book I, Part III: sections VII-VIII, X, XII, XIV and XV

Monday
Feb 7

Treatise of Human Nature:  Book I, Part IV, sections I-II, VI-VII

Monday
Feb 14

Critique of Pure Reason: "Preface" to Second Edition; "Introduction," pp. 17-62.  Note: pagination is taken from the Norman Kemp Smith Translation. Pagination for the 2 other main editions is available in the St. John’s College Bookstore.

Thursday
Feb 17

"Transcendental Aesthetic," (pp. 65-91)

Monday
Feb 21

"Transcendental Logic," "Introduction;" "Transcendental Analytic," Book I, Chapter I (pp.92-119), Book I, Chapter II, Section 1 (pp. 120-128)

Thursday
Feb 24

"Transcendental Analytic," Book I Chapter II, Section 2 (second edition, pp.151-175)

Monday
Feb 28

"Transcendental Analytic," Book II, Chapter I (pp. 180-187); Chapter II, Analogies of Experience (first paragraph only, pp. 208-209), Second Analogy (first four paragraphs only, pp. 218-221); Chapter III (pp. 257-275, but omit all passages contained only in A= first edition, at bottom of pages 260-261 and 263-271) 

Thursday
Mar 3

"Transcendental Dialectic," "Introduction;" Book I; Book II, "Introduction" and Chapter II, Sections 1 and 2 (First and Third Antinomies only), pp. 297-328, 384-402, 409-414

Monday
Mar 7

"Transcendental Dialectic," Book II, Chapter II, Sections 3-8 and Section 9 (parts I and III only), pp. 422-458, 464-479, 483-484

Monday
Mar 28

Emma, Vols. I-II (or chapters 1-36)

Monday
Mar 31

Emma, Vol. III (or chapters 37 - 55)

Thursday
Apr 7

Critique of Pure Reason, “Canon” (pp. 629-653); Foundation of the Metaphysics of Morals: Preface and Section I

Monday
Apr 11

Foundation of the Metaphysics of Morals:  Sections II - III

Monday
Apr 18

Wealth of Nations: "Introduction and Plan of Work," Book I, Chapters 1-4; Chapter 5, first ten paragraphs; Chapters 6 & 7

Thursday
Apr 21

Wealth of Nations: Book I: Chapter 8 (paragraphs 1-27, 35-45, last paragraph); Chapter 9 (first 4 paragraphs); Chapter 10, Introduction, Part I (paragraphs 1-26); Chapter 10, Part II (paragraphs 1-17, 41-end); Chapter 11, Conclusion; Book II: “Of the Nature, Accumulation, and Employment of Stock,” Introduction (2 pages); Chapter 1, “Of the Division of Stock” (7 pages); Chapter 3, “Of the Accumulation of Capital, or of productive and unproductive Labor” (19 pages)

Monday
Apr 25

Wealth of Nations: Book III: “Of the different Progress of Opulence in different Nations,” Chapter 1, “Of the natural Progress of Opulence” (5 pages); Chapter 3, “Of the Rise and Progress of Cities and Towns, after the Fall of the Roman Empire” (12 pages); Chapter 4 (paragraphs 1-18), “How the Commerce of the Towns contributed to the Improvement of the Country” (10 pages); Book IV: Introduction, Chapter 1 (paragraphs 1-4, 34-end); Chapter 2 (paragraphs 1-15, 40 – end); Chapter 3, part II; Chapter 9 (last 3 paragraphs); Book V: “Of the Revenue of the Sovereign or Commonwealth,” Chapter 1, part III, article 2 (paragraphs 48-end), “Of the Expense of the Institutions for the Education of Youth” (8 pages); Chapter 1, part III, article 3 (paragraphs 1-25), “Of the Expense of the Institutions for the Instruction of People of all Ages” (13 pages)

Thursday
May 5

The Federalist: 1,2,6,9 together with the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution

Monday
May 9

The Federalist:  10,15, 23, 39, 49, 50, 51

Thursday May 12

The Federalist:  57, 62, 63, 68, 69, 76, 78, 84