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department Philosophy (X) |
For course description, see Humanities.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
For course description, see Humanities.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
Required of students taking the philosophy option. To be taken in any two consecutive terms of the senior year. Students will research and write a thesis of 10,000–12,000 words on a philosophical topic to be determined in consultation with their thesis adviser. Limited to students taking the philosophy option. Instructor: Staff.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
An individual program of directed reading in philosophy, in areas not covered by regular courses. Instructor: Staff.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
. Prerequisite: Hum/Pl 8 or Hum/Pl 9 or instructor’s permission.
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For course description, see History and Philosophy of Science.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
For course description, see History and Philosophy of Science.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
For course description, see History and Philosophy of Science.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
For course description, see History and Philosophy of Science.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
For course description, see History and Philosophy of Science.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
For course description, see History and Philosophy of Science.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
For course description, see History and Philosophy of Science.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
For course description, see History and Philosophy of Science.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
For course description, see History and Philosophy of Science.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
A study of important figures and ideas in the empiricist and rationalist traditions in the period from Descartes through Kant. Material covered will vary depending on the decision of the instructor, but will include readings from some of the following: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Kant, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume. Not offered 2008–09.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
For course description, see History and Philosophy of Science.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
For course description, see History and Philosophy of Science.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
This course discusses some moral and social issues concerning research in the sciences (chiefly, biomedicine, with special attention to stem-cell research.) We will begin by discussing attempts to find a framework within which the issues can be addressed, and then we will discuss some specific topics. In most cases we will not so much seek answers to moral questions as attempt to identify helpful questions, clarify the issues involved, and analyze the moral status of the protagonists. We will also pay special attention to issues of public policy, and ask how scientific research should be organized and funded in a democracy. Not offered 2008–09.
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A survey of topics in moral philosophy. The emphasis will be on metaethical issues, although some normative questions may be addressed. Metaethical topics that may be covered include the fact/value distinction; the nature of right and wrong (consequentialism, deontological theories, rights-based ethical theories, virtue ethics); the status of moral judgments (cognitivism vs. noncognitivism, realism vs. irrealism); morality and psychology; moral relativism; moral skepticism; morality and self-interest; the nature of justice. The implications of these theories for various practical moral problems may also be considered. Not offered 2008–09.
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This course will address one or more issues in contemporary political theory and/or the history of political thought. Topics may include the nature of democracy; liberalism; distributive justice; human rights; the moral and legal regulation of warfare; the status of positive law; social choice theory; the relations between the market and the state. The work of figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Locke, Hobbes, Mill, Machiavelli, and Rawls will be discussed. Not offered 2008–09.
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This course examines the unorthodox view that morality is a natural phenomenon—the product of a combination of biological and cultural evolution. It reviews and criticizes the traditional arguments used to deny both moral natu-ralism and moral relativism, notably the Naturalistic Fallacy. It assesses the success of the approach advocated by evolutionary biologists and psychologists. It examines the evidence from laboratory experiments on fairness and justice. Finally, it attempts to synthesize all these strands using the theory of games as a unifying framework. Instructor: Staff.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
For course description, see Humanities.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
For course description, see Humanities.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
Required of students taking the philosophy option. To be taken in any two consecutive terms of the senior year. Students will research and write a thesis of 10,000–12,000 words on a philosophical topic to be determined in consultation with their thesis adviser. Limited to students taking the philosophy option. Instructor: Staff.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page
An individual program of directed reading in philosophy, in areas not covered by regular courses. Instructor: Staff.
Score: 8.920877 Details | Listing | Web page