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| Philosophy 1 |
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Introduction to Philosophy |
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NH 1006 | (MWF 9:00am-9:50am) + Discussion |
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This course is designed to be an introduction to philosophy. Participants will be introduced the nature of philosophical inquiry by considering some
of the most fundamental philosophical issues in the fields of metaphysics, epistemology and ethics. Some of the issues that will be considered include the question of God's existence, the relationship between mind and body, personal identity, free will, our knowledge of the world (and whether we have any), the nature of morality and moral responsibility, etc. The material covered in the course will include selections from both current and historically important philosophers. Course requirements include a mid-term exam, one short paper and a final exam. There are no prerequisites required for the course. |
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| Philosophy 3 |
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Critical Thinking |
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HFH 1104 |(MWF 10:00am-10:50am) + Discussion |
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| This course offers an introduction to logic and structured reasoning. The course will give you tools, strategies and concepts with which to identify the strength and weaknesses of arguments you encounter in classes or in daily life. Moreover, by becoming familiar with correct forms of reasoning your own arguments at school or in your time off will become clearer and more focused, and therefore having a better chance at being convincing. |
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| Layman, Power of Logic, 3rd ed. (McGraw, 2005) ISBN-13: 9780072875874 |
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| Philosophy 4 |
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Introduction to Ethics |
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LSB 1001| (MWF 12:00-12:50pm) + Discussion |
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| The types of questions that we will consider in this course can be divided into three classes: 1) Metaethics is concerned with foundational questions in ethics. This includes questions about the nature of ethical truths (if there even are any ethical truths), what we mean when we use ethical language, how we come to know ethical truths (if we even can), and how we are motivated by ethical truths (and what this might reveal about the nature of ethical truths); 2) Normative ethics is concerned with what it is that makes something good/bad, right/wrong, etc. In particular, we will study the ethical theories of J.S. Mill, Immanuel Kant, and if time permits, Aristotle; 3) Applied ethics is concerned with answering particular ethical questions such as: ‘When, if ever, is abortion permissible?’, ‘When, if ever, is terrorism/torture justified?’, ‘Do we have a duty to end suffering due to hunger in other countries?’ etc. |
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Kant, Groundword for the Metaphysics of Morals (Cambridge, 1997) ISBN-13: 9780521626958
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Mill, Utilitarianism, 2nd ed. (Hackett, 2001) ISBN-13: 9780872206052
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| Philosophy 6 |
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Professional and Business Ethics |
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WEBB 1100 | (MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm) + Discussion |
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| This course will serve as a general introduction to business and professional ethics. We will discuss the most fundamental issues in business ethics, as well as consider ethical issues that pertain to the specific professions of accounting and finance, journalism, medicine, and law. For most topics, we will consider moral arguments for and against various practices; students will be encouraged to draw their own conclusions regarding the moral permissibility of these practices. No previous experience in moral philosophy is required for this course, and we will discuss important moral theories (e.g., utilitarianism and deontology) as they become relevant to certain issues and/or arguments. |
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| Philosophy 20C |
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History of Philosophy |
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BRDA 1610 | (MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm) + Discussion |
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This is the third and final course in the Philosophy 20 series of classes surveying the history of philosophy in the West. In this last course, we examine the main developments in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: the so-called early modern period. (Note that you do not have to have taken 20A or 20B in order to enroll for 20C.)
We will examine the work of four major figures in the period: John Locke (1632-1704), George Berkeley (1685-1753), David Hume (1711-1776) and Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). The focus of the course will be the metaphysical systems developed by these thinkers, and in particular their various theories of the relationship between mind and world.
Reading will consist largely in representative selections from each of the four historical figures. |
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| Allhoff, et al. eds, Late Modern Philosophy: Essential Readings With Commentary (Wiley, 2006) ISBN-13: 9781405146890 |
| Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (Hackett, 1998) ISBN-13: 9780872204027 |
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| Philosophy 100A |
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Ethics |
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BUCHN 1930 | (MWF 2:00pm-2:50pm) + Discussion |
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| A historical investigation of the three main kinds of normative moral theory and of political theories related to them. |
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| Morgan, ed., Classics of Moral and Political Theory, 4th ed. (Hackett, 2006) ISBN-13: 9780872207769 |
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| Philosophy 100C |
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Philosophy of Language |
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(MWF 1:00-1:50pm) + Discussion |
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| Philosophy 100D |
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Philosophy of Mind |
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PSYCH 1824 | (TR 9:30am-10:45am) |
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| In this course we will focus on contemporary theories of the relation between mind and brain, and the nature of thought, linguistic understanding, consciousness, and personhood. |
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Chalmers, ed. Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings (Oxford, 2002) ISBN-13: 9780195145816
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| Philosophy 122/222G |
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Theories of Justice |
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(W 3:30pm-6:20pm) |
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| This class will examine problems in nanoethics. |
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| Allhoff, Lin, et al., eds., Nanoethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Nanotechnology (Wiley, John, and Sons) ISBN-13: 9780470084175 |
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| Philosophy 135/235G |
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Contemporary Philosophy |
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ARTS 1251 | (MW 4:30pm-5:45pm) |
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The course will explore some contemporary philosophy that falls outside the analytic tradition. |
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| Boghossian, Fear of Knowledge (Oxford, 2006) ISBN-13: 9780199287185 |
Geuss, Idea of a Critical Theory (Cambridge, 1981) ISBN-13: 9780521284226
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| Philosophy 138/238G |
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Normative Ethics |
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(TR 11:00am-12:15pm) |
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| Philosophy 142/244G |
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Adv. Topics in the Philosophy of Religion |
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NH 1109 | (MWF 9:00am-9:50am) |
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| An intensive study of at least two, and prehaps all three, of the following topics: the problem of evil, miracles, the ontological argument. |
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| Philosophy 143/243G |
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Philosophy of Law |
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BUCHN 1910 | (M 4:00pm-6:50pm) |
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| This course deals with theories of law (Positivism, Law as Integrity, Originalism). It also deals with the European Convention of Human Rights. |
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Adams, ed., Philosophical Problems in the Law, 4th ed. (Wadsworth, 2004) ISBN: 0534584284
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| Philosophy 150B/250B |
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Adv. Theory of Knowledge |
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PHELPS 1260 | (MWF 11:00am-11:50am) |
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This course concerns the refutation of skepticism about knowledge of the external world. We will look primarily at a priori arguments aimed at showing that the skeptic is mistaken. We will consider Kantian transcendental arguments, recent arguments from Hilary Putnam and Donald Davidson, and other arguments proceeding from consideration in the philosophy of mind.
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| Philosophy 150D/250D |
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Adv. Philosophy of Mind |
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GIRV 1116 | (TR 9:30am-10:45am) |
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| Philosophy 153 |
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Aristotle |
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BSIF 1217 | (MWF 12:00-12:50pm) |
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| The focus of this course will be Aristotle’s metaphysics, particularly the metaphysics of substance. We shall try to gain understanding of Aristotle’s analyses of such metaphysical distinctions as those between form and matter, potentiality and actuality, and substance and attribute. We will also examine Aristotle’s conceptions of causation, change, mixture, essence, and soul. Grades will be based on a term paper and a final exam. |
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| McKeon, ed., The Basic Works of Aristotle (Modern Library) ISBN: 0375757996 |
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| Philosophy 160/260G |
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Descartes |
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ARTS 1247 | (MW 3:00pm-4:15pm) |
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This course will examine the philosophy of the seventeenth-century rationalist philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650). We will concentrate on his epistemology and metaphysics, including his views on skepticism, the respective contributions of the intellect and the senses to human knowledge, the status of the eternal truths of logic and mathematics, free will, the ontology of mind and body, and the foundations of physical science. Our aim will be to understand his theories, to appreciate their strengths and track down their weaknesses, and to consider how some of his ideas played out (and continue to play out) in later philosophical epochs. |
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| Descartes, Selected Philosophical Writings (Cambridge, 1988) ISBN-13: 9780521358125 |
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| Philosophy 166A/266A |
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Kant |
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GIRV 1116 | (TR 12:30pm-1:45pm) |
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| An examination of some aspects of Kant's theoretical philosophy as developed in his Critique of Pure Reason. |
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Kant, Critique of Pure Reason (Palgrave Macmillan) ISBN-13: 9781403911957
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| (FOR 266A ONLY) Kitcher, ed., Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (Rowman & Littlefield, 1998) ISBN-13: 9780847689170 |
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| Philosophy 170/270G |
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Wittgenstein |
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GIRV 1116 | (TR 2:00pm-3:15pm) |
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| Contact instructor for details. |
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| Wittgenstein, translated by Anscombe, Philosophical Investigations: The German Text, With a Revised English Translation (Blackwell, 3rd ed.) ISBN: 0631231277 |
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| Philosophy 296A |
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Seminar in Ethics |
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SH 5617 | (R 3:30pm-6:20pm) |
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| Philosophy 296D |
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Seminar in Philosophy of Mind |
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SH 5617 | (W 3:30pm - 6:20pm) |
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| Topic: conceptual role semantics. Readings by Block, Burge, Brandom, Dummett, Fodor, Harman, Lepore, Peacocke, and others. |
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