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4.00 Credits
This course looks at the recent flowering of non-classical logics. The most prominent are modal logics concerning necessity and possibility, which have come to dominate work in metaphysics and epistemology. Conditional logics, intuitionist logics, and relevance logics have also become important. These logics are particularly useful in graduate-level classes in philosophy but also are interesting in their own right. 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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8.00 Credits
Meta-ethics is the study of the concepts and methods used in ethical discourse and debate. It is not the study, for example, of which actions are right or wrong, but rather of what the terms "right" and "wrong" mean. Possibquestions to be discussed in this seminar include: Can moral judgments be true or false Are moral judgments expressions of feelings Are they objective or subjective Are we rationally required to be moral Are there moral facts How are moral and aesthetic judgments different This course presupposes a strong background in philosophy. Prior coursework in ethics and logic is recommended. Meets Humanities I-B requirement J. Harold Prereq. 8 credits in department or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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8.00 Credits
What makes a body sexy Is heterosexuality natural What is "sex " Feminist philosophyis in the midst of a revolutionary transformation. Rather than remaining content with the task of indicating the shortcomings of the philosophical canon, feminist philosophers are constructing their own distinctively feminist version of philosophy. In this course, we shall explore what contemporary feminist philosophers have written about the nature of sex and sexuality. Meets Humanities I-B requirement The department Prereq. 8 credits in department or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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8.00 Credits
Fall 2008 350f(01) Philosophy of Neuroscience Psychiatry, psychology, neurology, and the biological neurosciences are rapidly providing new interpretations of human thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. To what extent do modern neurosciences and technologies challenge or change our understanding of such subjects as mental illness, free will, the unconscious, human enhancement, and ethical behavior How can we evaluate the conclusions of present-day science against the backdrop of past theory change Readings for this course will be drawn from the recent philosophical, scientific, and clinical literatures. Meets Humanities I-B requirement S. Hawthorne Prereq. 8 credits in the department and one course in psychology or biology, or consent of instructor; 4 credits Spring 2009 350s(02) Postmodern Feminist Philosophy (Same as Gender Studies 333(04)) This course examines the work of key feminist theorists of, or informed by, the French/Continental tradition.We focus on the issues of materialism, psychoanalysis, language, materiality, performativity, subjectivity, poststructuralism, and postmodern philosophy. We read works of the following: Helene Cixous, Luce Irigaray, Jula Kristeva, Rosi Braidotti, Judith Butler, and Elizabeth Grosz. Meets Humanities I-B requirement J.Weinstein Prereq. jr or sr; 4 credits 350(01) Imagination The topic of this seminar is the phenomenon of imagination.What exactly is it that we are doing when we imagine Does imaginatio n make our knowledge of other people's (or even our own) minds possible Is imaginability a sound test of conceptual possibility Does moral behavior and reasoning require imagination What is the role of imagination in aesthetic experience Are all of these kinds of imagination the same What is imagination, and is it as important as is o?en thought We will read works by a variety of contemporary philosophers. Meets Humanities I-B requirement J. Harold Prereq. 8 credits from the department or permission of the instructor.; 4 credits
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8.00 Credits
Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, one of the central works in theWestern philosophic tradition, is noted for both the breadth of its vision and the obscurity of its prose. This seminar involves a careful, critical reading of the text in order to assess the validity of its argumentation, its historical importance, and its significance for contemporary philosophy. Meets Humanities I-B requirement T.Wartenberg Prereq. 8 credits in department including Philosophy 202 or equivalent, or per instructor; 4 credits
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8.00 Credits
This seminar will focus on the work of Arthur Danto, perhaps the preeminent contemporary philosopher of art and art critic forThe Nation. We will explore his writings from his seminal essay, " The Artworld," to hisrecent book, The Abuse of Beauty, in an attempt to understand his views on art, its development, and its future. Meets Humanities I-B requirement T.Wartenberg Prereq. 8 credits in department; 4 credits
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8.00 Credits
(Same as Film Studies) Recently, philosophers have argued that films resemble philosophy in their use of thought experiments. But the role of thought experiments in philosophy is itself contested. The seminar will investigate how thought experiments are used in science and philosophy in order to determine whether films and, more generally, art can legitimately claim that their presentation of thought experiments connects them to philosophy. Some previous acquaintance with philosophy highly recommended. Meets Humanities I-B requirement T.Wartenberg Prereq. 8 credits in department or in film studies or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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8.00 Credits
Does not meet a distribution requirement The department, Prereq. jr, sr, permission of department; 1 to 8 credits
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4.00 Credits
How do we remember and why do we forget Can we inherit schizophrenia How does stress affect health In what ways does learning affect our emotions Why are we fearful of some situations and not others This course addresses such questions from an interdisciplinary, biological perspective to understand what scientists have discovered about mind, brain, and behavior. Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement K. Hollis 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2008 110f(01) Brain/Mind (First-year seminar; writing-intensive course) What is the relationship between brain activity and how we think, feel, perceive, remember, and communicate How does the brain contribute to our development as unique individuals How does subjective experience shape the structure and activity of our brains In approaching these questions, we will bridge the perspectives of psychoanalysis and neuroscience.We will explore how the brain works; the role of conscious and unconscious processes in determining our behavior; and the effects of traumatic injury to the brain. Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement J. Cohen Prereq. fy or permission of instructor; 4 sophomores allowed; 4 credits Spring 2009 110s(01) Systems?inking in Psychology: Families, Groups, and Organizations (First-year seminar; writing-intensive course) If psychology is the study of the mind, how do we understand what happens when individuals get together Do we then simply have a collection of human minds and a laundry list of human behaviors and feelings Or does something more complex happen when individuals gather together in groups This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of group dynamics, family systems and organizational psychology.We will discuss, read, and write about the psychology of larger systems, and the class will serve also as a laboratory for understanding group dynamics. Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement P. Romney Prereq. fy or permission of instructor; 4 credits 110s(02) First Love: Attachment Theory and Research (First-year seminar; writing-intensive course) The relationship with the infant's primary caretaker, usually the mother, develops in a complex way during the first year a?er birth. We will study what is now known about this relationship, its parallels in other animals, and variations in the mother-child relationship in early life. We will probe the importance of this first love for later development in childhood, adolescence, and adult life. Students will give class presentations. Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement R. Shilkret Prereq. fy or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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