Spring 2016
Philosophy 666:
Rational Choice Theory
Course documents:
syllabus
paper assignment
test 1
test 1 – answer key
practice questions for section 7.5
test 2
test 2 – answer key
test 3
test 3 – answer key
Announcements:
Announcements:| date | reading (and practice questions) |
|---|---|
| Friday, January 22 | introduction and section 1.1 |
| Monday, January 25 | sections 1.2–1.5 |
| Wednesday, January 27 | sections 2.1–2.3 |
| Friday, January 29 | sections 2.4–2.5 |
| Monday, February 1 | sections 3.1–3.2 |
| Wednesday, February 3 | section 3.3 |
| Friday, February 5 | sections 4.1–4.5 |
| Monday, February 8 | sections 4.6–4.9 |
| Wednesday, February 10 | section 5.1 |
| Friday, February 12 | section 5.2 |
| Monday, February 15 | sections 5.3–5.4 |
| Wednesday, February 17 | section 6.1 |
| Friday, February 19 | section 6.2 |
| Monday, February 22 | section 6.3 |
| Wednesday, February 24 | none (review for test 1) |
| Friday, February 26 | none (test 1) |
| Monday, February 29 | sections 7.1–7.3 |
| Wednesday, March 2 | sections 7.4–7.5 |
| Friday, March 4 | none (review of chapter 7) |
| Monday, March 7 | pp. 1–11 and pp. 42–51 |
| Wednesday, March 9 | pp. 11–13 and pp. 52–59 |
| Friday, March 11 | pp. 13–16 |
| Monday, March 21 | pp. 16–19.3 and pp. 60–65 |
| Wednesday, March 23 | pp. 19.3–21 and p. 66 |
| Friday, March 25 | pp. 23–25 and pp. 68–73 |
| Monday, March 28 | pp. 25–28 |
| Wednesday, March 30 | none (review for test 2) |
| Friday, April 1 | none (test 2) |
| Monday, April 4 | pp. 28–31 |
| Wednesday, April 6 | pp. 31–34 and pp. 74–77 |
| Friday, April 8 | sections 1–3 |
| Monday, April 11 | sections 4–5 |
| Wednesday, April 13 | sections 6–7 |
| Friday, April 15 | sections 8–9 |
| Monday, April 18 | section 10 |
| Wednesday, April 20 | sections 11–12 |
| Friday, April 22 | sections 13–14 |
| Monday, April 25 | section 15 |
| Wednesday, April 27 | none (review for test 3) |
| Friday, April 29 | none (test 3) |
| Monday, May 2 | none (review of test 3) |
| Wednesday, May 4 | none (reserve) |
January 6, 2016:
Today I sent the following e-mail message to all enrolled students:
From: Eggleston, Ben
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 9:25 AM
To: PHIL666{65827}Sp16
Subject: Rational Choice Theory - introductory information
Dear students,
Hello. I’m writing to give you some information about our Rational Choice Theory course.
First, there is no textbook that you have to buy for this course – I will be providing the readings to you. If you would like to get a head start on the readings, let me know, and I’ll leave a copy of the first one for you in the main office of the Philosophy department, and you can pick it up there during business hours when the office reopens for the spring semester on January 11.
Second, I have set up a website for the course, at www.benegg.net/courses/rct6. I’ve posted the syllabus and the end-of-semester paper assignment there (though I will also hand out hard copies on the first day of class) and I anticipate that I will post other things there as the course progresses. There won’t be anything there that you’ll be responsible for prior to our first class, so you don’t have to worry about it right away. I just wanted to go on and give you the URL.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me. Meanwhile, I’m looking forward to seeing you at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 20, in 4033 Wescoe.
Best wishes,
Ben Eggleston