INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

Survey of some of the central problems, key figures, and great works in both traditional and contemporary philosophy. Topics and texts will vary with instructor and semester.

• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Karen Lewis
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• Instructor: Taylor Carman
  CULPA: 40 Wikipedia h-index: 19 Info
• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC

Explicit criteria for recognizing valid and fallacious arguments, together with various methods for schematizing discourse for the purpose of logical analysis. Illustrative material taken from science and everyday life.

• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Christopher P Prodoehl
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• 3 points

HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II

Prerequisites: PHIL UN2211 Required Discussion Section (0 points). PHIL UN2101 is not a prerequisite for this course. Exposition and analysis of the metaphysics, epistemology, and natural philosophy of the major philosophers from Aquinas through Kant. Authors include Aquinas, Galileo, Gassendi, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. This course has unrestricted enrollment.

• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Christina Van Dyke
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• 4 points

HIST OF PHILOSOPHY II-REC

• T 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• R 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
• F 11:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: William K McCarthy
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• Instructor: Christian A Jensen
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• Instructor: Joseph D Hamilton
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• 0 points

TOPICS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND PHILOSOP

COG SCI & PHIL: CAUSATION

This course will focus on one topic at the intersection of cognitive science and philosophy. Potential topics include free will, consciousness, modularity, mental representation, probabilistic inference, the language of thought, and the computational theory of mind.

• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Jennifer McDonald
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• 3 points

SEMINAR

Required of senior majors, but also open to junior majors, and junior and senior concentrators who have taken at least four philosophy courses. This exploration will typically involve writing a substantial research paper. Capped at 20 students with preference to philosophy majors.

• M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Taylor Carman
  CULPA: 40 Wikipedia h-index: 19 Info
• 3 points

AESTHETICS:EXPER & EXPRESSION

• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Christopher P Prodoehl
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• 3 points

MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY

• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Christina Van Dyke
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• 3 points