Guy Axtell, Ph.D.

Primary Areas: Epistemology & Metaphysics; Value Theory; Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science,

American Philosophy (James, Dewey, Rorty); Asian Traditions (India, China, and Japan).

My Personal Interests: Skiing & Boarding (Winter); Windsurfing & Tennis (Summer).

Contact me: guya@unr.edu

Summer 2009

(office hours T 4-5 and by appt.)

CORE HUMANITIES 202: The Modern World

Western Civilizations Vol. 2, 14th E: Dushkin Annual Editions Online
Course E-Reserves @UNR Knowledge Center
The Western Humanities (Matthews & Platt, eds. with art, self quizzes and links and glossaries)
Renee Descartes' Discourse on Method
Renascence: Primary Texts Online
The Essais de Michel de Montaigne (preferred site)
The Essais de Michel de Montaigne (alternate site)
Existentialism & Sartre
Course Lecture Notes--Course Notes Sorry, as of Wed PM, I'm completely stumped as to why the file won't update and link my course notes--but extra copies of all lectures are readily available on my office doorbox, EJCH231. Come in and pick up whatever you lack. GA
Student Resources--Favorite Philosophy Links

Directed Research: Philosophy-Specific Search Engines Hippias Noesis SOSIG

Previous/Upcoming Courses

Spring 2009 Courses

PHIL 101: Introduction to Asian Philosophic Traditions

CORE HUMANITIES 201 Honors: Ancient & Medieval Culture

GameTek:

Introduction to Greek Philosophy: Born in Wonder Powerpoint

                                                       W. K. C. Guthrie. “The Sophists and Socrates)"
                                                       Greek Mythology
                                                                 More Classical Texts Online
                                                      Perseus: Classical Texts Online
                                                      Liddell-Scott-Jones Lexicon of Classical Greek
                                                    Hesiod's Poems, Online
                                                      The Murder of Hypatia: three contrasting accounts
                                                      Joan of Arc, Biography
                                                      The Condemnation of Joan of Arc, Section 14

Fall 2008 Courses

PHIL210: World Religions

Dr. Axe's World Famous World Religions PowerPoints:

Scientific American	Scientific Life
NASA's Mars Landings SHIPS homepage/papers	Al Teich’s Technology and the Future Tool Kit Douglass Allchin's homepage/papers
Nanotechnology: Congressional session overview and questions House Committee on Science hearings &transcripts	Tracking Military and Technological Revolutions Foundations of Transhumanism (with papers)
Bioethics Resources on the Web MSN Politics of Biotech Food Debate	Paper on Genetically Engineered Foods GenetiX Snoball: Activist group against GM foods

Dr. Guy Axtell