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Shelly Kagan. mw 10.30-11.20, 1 htba Hu (0) What makes one act right, and another wrong? What am I morally required to do for others? These are some of the questions raised in moral philosophy. The course examines four important attempts to answer them-the theories of Plato, Aristotle, John Stuart Mill, and Immanuel Kant. Consideration of the problem of free will, questions about moral education, and theories of practical reason.
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Matthew Smith. tth 11.35-12.25, 1 htba Hu (0) A survey of social and political theory, beginning with Plato and continuing through modern philosophers such as Rawls, Nozick, and Cohen. Emphasis on tracing the development of political ideas; challenges to political theories.
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Shelly Kagan. mw 10.30-11.20, 1 htba Hu (0) Examination of elements that may contribute to a good life, including the question of which truly have value and why. Factors to consider in choosing a career; the significance of the decision whether to have children; the value of education; the importance of love and accomplishment.
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Thomas Pogge, Markus LaBude. tth 10.30-11.20, 1 htba Hu (0) Traditional questions about state conduct and international relations; more recent questions about intergovernmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the design of global institutional arrangements.
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Joshua Knobe. tth 11.35-12.25, 1 htba Hu (24) Classical theories of human nature examined in light of recent developments in the social sciences. Plato's discussion of innate ideas and current research on infant development; Aristotle's conception of character and modern research in social psychology; Epictetus's writings on human flourishing and contemporary work on happiness; Nietzsche's genealogy of morals and findings from cognitive scienc
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Jonathan Vogel. mw 2.30-3.20, 1 htba Hu (37) An examination of the metaphysical and epistemological doctrines of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.
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Quang Phu Van. span 060a, Freshman Colloquium: Literary Studies in Spanish. Ernesto Estrella. tth1-2.15 L5,Hu (0) Fr sem Introduction to the study of literature in general and to some of the most important texts in Hispanic literature. Selected texts in Spanish include narratives (Borges, GarcÃa Márquez, Fuentes, Unamuno), essays (Paz, Fuentes, Sor Juana), lyric (Neruda, Paz, Valle-Inclán), and theater (Lope de Vega, GarcÃa Lorc a). Conducted in Spanish. Counts toward the requirements for the Spanish major Enrollment limited to freshm en. Preregistration requir ed; see under Freshman Seminar Progra span 110a, Elementary Spanish I. Maripaz GarcÃa. mtwthf 1 htba For sections see www.yale.edu/courseinfo L1 1iC Credits Meets RP (61) For students who wish to begin study of the Spanish language. Development of basic skills in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing through a functional approach to the teaching of Spanish grammar. Includes an introduction to the cultures (traditions, art, literature, music) of the Spanish-speaking world. Audiovisual materials are incorporated into class sessions. Conducted in Spanish. To be followed immediat ely by spa n 1 20b. Credit only on completion of span 120b. ( Formerly span 115a)
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Matt Evans. mw1-2.15 Hu (36) Survey of ancient Greek metaphysics from Anaximander to Aristotle, with an emphasis on Plato's theory of forms and Aristotle's theory of substances. phil 260b, American Philosophy. Kenneth Winkler. wf 2.30-3.45 Hu (0) A survey of American philosophy from colonial times to the middle of the twentieth century. Topics include European justifications of colonization and conquest; the spiritualist metaphysics of Berkeley and Jonathan Edwards; slavery and abolition; and transcendentalism (Emerson, Thoreau). Particular attention to classical pragmatism, with readings in Peirce, James, Dewey, and their critics. Some discussion of recent reinterpretations of pragmatism by such writers as Quine, Richard Rorty, and Cornel West.
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Sun-Joo Shin.
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Jill North. tth 2.30-3.20, 1 htba Hu (27) Consideration of central questions about the nature of scientific theory and practice, including what makes a discipline a science, whether science discovers theobjective truth about the world, how and why scientific theories change over time, to what extent observation and experiment determine which theories we accept, what constitutes a good scientific explanation, what laws of nature are, and whether physics has a special status compared to other sciences.
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