Professor Kozlowski Lectures

Professor Kozlowski introduces himself to his online students at SCCC and BCC by explaining the syllabus and his expectations for the online sections of Philosophy.

Professor Kozlowski discusses the Homeric Hymns to Demeter, Apollo, and Dionysos, and introduces the children of Zeus: Apollo and Artemis, Hermes, Hephaestus, Ares, Athena, and Dionysos.

Professor Kozlowski discusses Hesiod's Theogony, and introduces the first generation of gods and goddesses in the Greek Pantheon.

Professor Kozlowski discusses basic logical techniques and forms, as well as how politicians use informal fallacies to persuade us illogically and influence our understanding.

Professor Kozlowski discusses J. R. R. Tolkien's poem "Mythopoeia" and what it teaches us about myth-making, and about life.

Professor Kozlowski discusses the definition of "myth", especially in the light of C. S. Lewis' "An Experiment in Criticism" and Chapter II of Plato's Republic.

Professor Kozlowski discusses the syllabus and his expectations for the Fall 2020 section of Philosophy and the Meaning of Life

Professor Kozlowski discusses the syllabus and expectations for this semester's section of Mythology.

Professor Kozlowski closes out the semester by discussing excerpts from Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations.

Professor Kozlowski discusses the two classic texts of Pragmatism: Charles Sanders Peirce's "The Fixation of Belief" and William James' "What Pragmatism Means".

In the last lecture of the semester, Professor Kozlowski discusses Oedipus Rex.

Professor Kozlowski discusses the conclusion of The Odyssey, books 21-24.