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4 months ago. Also, after each supervision take note of what new ideas you have had so that precious hour doesn’t get lost. Reading Don’t worry about huge amounts of reading before you get here, but you might want to read the set texts (particularly, Hume’s Dialogues and Plato’s Meno). The other thing you could do to get ahead is start working through the logic textbook, which is handily free online at: www.nottub.com/forallx.shtml Any here are good: http://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/pros_students/reading_list_prosp_ugrads.pdf perhaps Hacking’s ‘Why Does Language Matter in Philosophy?’ and Russell’s ‘The Problems of Philosophy’. Or, check out the preliminary readings on any of the reading lists. Before you buy books (I only bought the set texts) please contact me – I may have a copy I could give you. The Catz library is very well stocked and if there’s something missing the librarian is happy to order relevant books for our course The Philosophy Faculty library is also very good (don’t be afraid of the UL though) A hidden gem is the Whipple Library in the History and Philosophy of Science Department; it’s close to Catz and well-stocked (watch out for the next-morning-return rule). There are journal articles and some chapters or whole books online via the philosophy library website. Links Everything you need to know about your course (including reading lists and timetables) will appear on the Faculty website: http://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/u_grads/u_grads_intro.html Another handy resource that will give you the layout of almost any topic you’ll study is the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy http://plato.stanford.edu/ …but avoid making that your only resource! A similar resource is www.rep.routledge.com. Maps I’ll hopefully meet you and give you the full tour, but there are only a few places to learn: Your lectures will mostly be at the main lecture blocks on the Sidgwick Site, except for the occasional ones on Mill Lane. Tip 1: Mill LANE, not ROAD.
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