• WEEK 7 (9–13 Oct): Skepticism

Required Readings

• René Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy, First Meditation (pp.1–3)
• Christopher Grau: Bad Dreams, Evil Demons, and the Experience Machine: Philosophy and the Matrix
• (Optional: If you haven't seen it, you may also want to watch The Matrix.)
• Kurzgesagt: Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument
• Course Notes for Week 7

Writing Assignment

Much of this week is a holiday at Hunter College, and so we won't have an assignment due.