VAST 247 - What Can Science Teach Us about Values

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Lafayette College

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Does Darwinism show that men are meant to be promiscuous That women are wired to masquerade as virgins That people are genetically determined to be utterly selfish Does modern physics, meanwhile, demonstrate that the universe has a godless origin, and that the noblest actions and deepest thoughts are unpredictable byproducts of random subatomic forces If so, what follows That morality and freedom are illusory That God is dead The goal of this course is to pursue these questions, and to figure out what science can teach about values. McLeod

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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