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GETTING STARTED ON THE INTERNET

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

PHI101 SUMMER 1996 SECTION #1624

DR. ROBERT SULLIVAN SOCIAL SCIENCE CHAIR

PHONE 285-7184 OFFICE A221





INTRODUCTION:

Welcome to Philosophy 101 -- an on-line course that will give you hands-on experience with various Internet communication tools. We hope to guide you into the exciting world of philosophical reflection facilitated by information access and retrieval.




COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The object of this course is to introduce the student to three basic philosophical concepts. These are the concepts of Being, Truth and Goodness. Prior to addressing these three concepts we will consider the question of whether or not these concepts have a basis in reality outside of the mind, or whether they are simply the product of the mind.

We will consider the classical position of the Greek sophists who oppose the teaching of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. We will then attempt to consider the same intellectual conflict as it is expressed in contemporary thought.

Having completed our consideration of this introductory material, we will take up the concept of Being along with principle of identity and the related consideration of Becoming.

Following our consideration of the idea of Being, we will consider the philosophical problems arising from man's attempt to define Truth.

Finally we will move from the idea of Truth to the consideration of the idea of the Good. All of the material that we will consider in this concluding section of the course will be provided by notes that will be made available to you on the net.




THE ELECTRONIC FOCUS

Electronically the focus of this course is to get you working effectively with a variety of common networking tools such as e-mail, telnet, ftp, gopher, etc. In turn, through discussion and hands-on exercises, you should develop a conceptual overview of the Internet. We will create a virtual classroom where we will discuss topics related to the Internet, collect course assignments, explore network resources, and practice a variety of exercises that will help us become confident and more efficient network users. The Internet is dynamic, and what we find there today might not be there tomorrow.

This course will not teach you how to download text and/or software to your personal PC. You will learn how to download to the Phoenix College's UNIX computer we are using for this class. You will be responsible for the working knowledge of your communications software.

There is no prerequisite for this course.




IMPORTANT:

In order to complete this course you must:

If using a communication package other than PC Link, we may or may not be able to support you over the phone. We have not had problems with students using ProComm Plus but there are so. many communication packages that we only support PC Link over the phone. If you are having trouble with your communication package or don't have one, we will be most happy to give you a copy of the communication software PC Link. We have permission to distribute this software to our students.

This getting-started guide contains the information needed to get you connected to Phoenix College's host computer.

All the course information will be delivered electronically. Permission has been granted to make and distribute verbatim copies using any means, provided this copyright notice is preserved on all copies.

There are more or less 70 references available on the net. Consult these to further your understanding of the material being covered. The instructor will refer to this material throughout the course.

When you receive messages from me or your classmates throughout the course, please read immediately. They usually convey important information that you should know so check the end of your listing for new messages from me or your classmates.



The class will start on June 10, 1996 and finish on August 1,1996.



Your instructor is:

You are encouraged to use my e-mail addresses to communicate with me; but if for any reason you might need to talk, please feel free to call or stop by my office in A221 to see me.





Summer Lab Hours: 7am - 9pm Monday - Thursday



Instructions Connecting to the PC Host Computer via Modem

1. Dial: 285-7834


2. Wait for CONNECT. If nothing happens after 10-15 seconds after the CONNECT, hit RETURN.
   The following menu will be displayed:



3. Type pc2 and press the Enter or Return key or LOGOUT to hang-up
   The following screen will be displayed.



4. At the login prompt, type your username (your last name in lower case) and press the Enter or
   Return key.Maximum length is 8 characters. If your last name is more than 8
  characters, use the first 8. Use all lowercase letters.
    The following screen will be displayed.



5. At the password prompt type your password and press the Enter or Return key.
   The following screen will be displayed.


This will take you to UNIX prompt (username@pc2$) for your sessions at Phoenix College.



From the UNIX prompt you will be able correspond with your instructor via e-mail, and read your instructional material using the Lynx browser.





Instructions Connecting to the PC Host Computer via Internet

After logging onto your host computer:

This will take you to the following UNIX prompt for your sessions at Phoenix College


From the UNIX prompt you will be able correspond with your instructor via e-mail, and read your instructional material using the Lynx browser.






Instructions Connecting using the Lab Macintosh Computers

Maximum length is 8 characters. If your last name is more than 8 characters, use the first 8. Use all lowercase letters.


This will take you to the following UNIX prompt for your sessions at Phoenix College


From the UNIX prompt you will be able correspond with your instructor via e-mail, and read your instructional material using the Lynx browser.




Instructions Connecting to Course Materials

Using the Lynx Browser:


The next screen displayed will be your instructional material.




Using the Netscape Browser (off campus):

  1. Open the Netscape browser.
  2. Click the Open button at the top of the Netscape screen.
  3. In the Open location dialog box, type: http://www.pc.maricopa.edu/pc/ss/phi101/, then press the Open button.

The next screen displayed will be your instructional material.




Using the Netscape Browser (Library Open Lab):

The next screen displayed will be your instructional material.




Instructions Opening and using E-Mail (Pine)

Connecting to the E-Mail System (Pine) Pine: the e-mail program on the UNIX system we will be using.

1. Login to Phoenix College's Host computer.

2. At the pc2$ prompt, type pine (the e-mail system we will be using) and press the Enter or Return key.
3. At the login prompt, type your username (your last name in lower case) and press the Enter or Return key

Maximum length is 8 characters. If your last name is more than 8 characters, use the first 8. Use all lowercase letters.

4. At the password prompt type your password and press the Enter or Return key.

This will take you to the following UNIX prompt for your sessions at Phoenix College

Unix prompt username@pc2$

your lastname

There are 7 general Pine commands in the center of the screen. And 7 main Menu screen commands at the bottom of the screen.

? Help P PrevCmd R RelNotes

O OTHER CMDS L [ListFldrs] N Next Cmd K KBLock


Type L to see a list of of folders and another set of screen commands on the bottom of the screen.

Type I and press ENTER to see a list of your messages.

Use the arrows to move up/down and highlight the first message, press ENTER to view this message.

If the message is more than one screen page long, press the space bar to view each page of the message.

Type N to read the next message.




Instructions Disconnecting from E-Mail (Pine)

  1. Type the letter Q or q to quit.

Another message will be displayed asking for confirmation to Quit.

2. Press Y (Yes) or N (No)





Instructions Logging off the Phoenix College Host Computer

This will disconnect you from Phoenix College and the telephone connection.

1. At the pc2$ prompt type: logout and press the Enter or Return key.

2. At the Local> type: logout and press the Enter or Return key.





NOTE: To send messages to the entire class, type: phi101 following the To:. To send messages to Dr. Sullivan, type: sullivan following the To: field.