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4.00 Credits
Meets Humanities I-B requirement The department 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
This course explores long-standing questions about the nature of consciousness; the relationship between mind and body; the relationship between mind and language; and the role that science has in negotiating these questions (if any at all). We also will discuss contemporary, topical debates in the philosophy of mind. Meets Humanities I-B requirement C. Lee Prereq. 4 credits in D or per I; 4 credits
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Topics in the philosophy of language have become central to many philosophical debates since the early twentieth century.What gives words meaning Must we understand a speaker's intentions in order to know what she says What makes a statement true How do pointing, nodding, and other contextual factors influence interpretation We will explore these and related issues through readings from Frege, Russell,Wittgenstein, Quine, Grice, Stalnaker, Perry, and others. Meets Humanities I-B requirement The department Prereq. 4 credits in department or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to explore philosophical problems concerning the arts and aesthetic experience. Some questions to be explored include:What is the difference between beauty and moral goodness Can taste be objective What does it mean for a work of music to be "sad" Are the intentionsof artists relevant to appreciation What is the purpose of art criticism How do pictures represent objects Readings will be drawn from both historical and contemporary philosophical writings. Meets Humanities I-B requirement J. Harold 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(Same as Film Studies) An exploration of philosophical issues encountered in the study of film. Why do we need a theory of film What is a film anyway Do films have "authors" How do films engage our emotions Can films be socially critical What can we learn from films These are examples of the topics to be discussed in this course as we investigate the nature of film and its relation to philosophy. There will be weekly required film screenings Meets Humanities I-B requirement T.Wartenberg Prereq. 4 credits in department or in film studies, or permission of instructor; 2 meetings (75 minutes), 1 screening (3 hours); 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(Community-Based Learning course; speaking- intensive course)When you act bravely, can you be scared How do you know that you are not dreaming now If everyone kept telling you that you weren't a person, would you believe them These are examples of questions raised by children's books, such as Frog and Toad Together andThe Bear?at Wasn't. This seminar will discuss whether young children can be taught to philosophize and what the importance of doing so would be. Participants will be required to take part in a community-based learning project of teaching philosophy to elementary school children. Meets Humanities I-B requirement T.Wartenberg Prereq. 4 credits in department or Education 215 or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
Does not meet a distribution requirement Prereq. soph, jr, sr, permission of department; 1 to 4 credits
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8.00 Credits
An introduction to the history, themes, and methods of analytic philosophy, the dominant movement in twentieth-century English- speaking philosophy. Analytic philosophy uses logic and a careful analysis of language to solve philosophical problems. We will study most of the major figures of this movement, including Frege, Russell, Carnap, Quine, and Kripke. Topics addressed will include the logic of numerical identity, reference and existence, Quine's criticisms of logical positivism, and the meaning of necessity. Meets Humanities I-B requirement S. Mitchell Prereq. 8 credits in department; 4 credits
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8.00 Credits
This seminar attempts to investigate carefully the broad relationship between language and the world by focusing on issues of realism and idealism: Does language merely attach labels to things (and kinds of things) that exist independently of our thought Or do we contribute to the construction of the world by developing a conceptual scheme for describing or representing it The seminar will focus on the work of two pivotal figures in the philosophy of language:Wittgenstein and Chomsky. Meets Humanities I-B requirement Prereq. 8 credits in department; 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(Same as Mathematics 327s) This course presents a careful development of predicate calculus, formal elementary number theory, and elementary recursion theory, culminating in a proof of G?el's incompleteness results.It includes some discussion of the philosophical significance of these results for the foundations of mathematics. Meets Humanities I-B requirement S. Mitchell Prereq. Philosophy 225, 4 credits in department or in mathematics and permission of instructor; 4 credits
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