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3.00 Credits
Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S An investigation of such topics as the relationship between natural languages and formal languages, indeterminacy of translation, reference, analyticity, theories of truth, logical paradoxes, and deviant and non-standard logics. Prerequisite: Philosophy 3 or 6, or Mathematics 39 or 69, or permission of the instructor. Dist: QDS.
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3.00 Credits
09S, 09F: 12 The study of language is one of the defining features of contemporary philosophy. This course examines classic issues and ideas in the philosophy of language as they are articulated across the twentieth century. We shall investigate the nature of language, relationships between language and thought, and the application of theories of language to philosophical problems. The focus will be on theories of reference and meaning as they are developed by philosophers such as Frege, Russell, Quine, Kripke, Wittgenstein, and Grice. Specific topics may include fiction, counterfactual conditionals, past-tense statements, indexicals, truth, and vagueness. Prerequisite: Philosophy 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, or 9, or permission of the instructor. Dist: TMV. Thomas.
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3.00 Credits
09W, 10W: 12 In this course, we will consider different views of the relationship between mind and brain, from Dualism to contemporary versions of Materialism and Functionalism. We will consider whether any materialist view of the mind can adequately account for consciousness. We may also look into the nature of mental representation and into epistemological questions such as whether we are the ultimate authorities on our own thoughts and whether we can have knowledge of other minds. Other possible topics include split-brain patients, personal identity, and animal minds. Prerequisite: Philosophy 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, or 9, or permission of the instructor. Dist: TMV. Kulvicki.
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3.00 Credits
08F, 09F: 2A This course will be primarily concerned with such questions as What is morality Are there universal values and Why should one be moral and with the responses to them by several contemporary philosophers. The application of ethical theory to some contemporary issues also will be considered. Prerequisite: Philosophy 1, 2, 8, or 9, or permission of the instructor. Dist: TMV. Crocker.
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3.00 Credits
10S: 12 Through the study of classical and contemporary texts in political and social theory, we will consider such issues as how and to what extent (if at all) political authority can be justified, what the criteria are for distributive justice, and how social and political inequalities (such as those based on race and gender) should be conceptualized. In different years the focus of the course may concentrate on different philosophers, for example, the emphasis may be on historical philosophers or on contemporary philosophers. The philosophers covered will include some of the following: Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Mill, Rousseau, Marx, Rawls, Habermas. Prerequisite: Philosophy 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, or 9, or permission of the instructor. Dist: TMV. Crocker.
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3.00 Credits
08F: D.F.S.P. 09S: 10A, 11 09X: 10A 09F: D.F.S.P. 10W: 10A Dist: TMV; WCult: Varies. In 08F, D.F.S.P. Sounds. Kulvicki. In 09S at 10A, Sexuality, Identity, and Legal Theory ( Identical to Women's and Gender Studies 19.2, pending faculty approval). Brison. In 09S at 11, Spinoza: Philosopher, Radical, Heretic. Marshall. In 09X at 10A, Topic to be announced. Edinburgh Visitor. In 10W at 10A, Crime and Punishment. Crocker.
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3.00 Credits
09W, 09S, 10W, 10S: M,Tu,Th, F 9; Discussion M-F 4:50-5:20 This course, which is taught on the self-paced instruction format, is an introduction to the study of arguments. Topics include the nature of logic, the identification of logical fallacies, inductive reasoning, syllogistic, sentential, and predicate logic. Open to all classes. Dist: QDS. The staff.
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3.00 Credits
08F, 09F: D.F.S.P. Credit for this course is awarded to students who have successfully completed a philosophy course at the University of Edinburgh while a member of the Dartmouth Foreign Study Program at Edinburgh. Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy. Dist: TMV.
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3.00 Credits
08F, 09F: D.F.S.P. Credit for this course is awarded to students who have successfully completed a philosophy course at the University of Edinburgh while a member of the Dartmouth Foreign Study Program at Edinburgh. Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy. Dist: TMV.
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3.00 Credits
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