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Instructor: Christine Sypnowich This course initiates students to the ideas of political philosophy. Political philosophy is concerned with how individuals can live in common. The relation between ...
Instructor: Serrin Rutledge-Prior This course introduces students to historical and contemporary debates regarding the treatment of nonhuman animals within Western societies, and explores our ethical ...
Instructor: Meena Krishnamurthy This class will immerse students in the history of political philosophy. It may focus on traditional canonical issues (such as how to justify political authority, or ...
Instructor: Jessica McMullin This course will investigate different ways of asking and answering the question of life’s ‘meaning’. Topics for discussion will include what makes a person’s life go well ...
Instructor: Dalitso Ruwe This course is designed to familiarize students with the various philosophical perspectives African descended people throughout the Diaspora have offered for dealing with ...
Instructor: Meena Krishnamurthy An introduction to ethics via an examination of controversial moral issues. Special topics: abortion; animal rights; euthanasia.
Instructor: Jon Miller A study of selected topics in ancient philosophy.
Instructor: Elliot Paul This course will be concerned with questions such as these: What is creativity? To what extent does being creative require attributes like consciousness, rationality, agency, ...
Instructor: Eden Elliot An historical survey of key figures in Jewish thought in classical, medieval, modern, and postmodern eras. Major authors include Philo of Alexandria, Maimonides, Spinoza, ...
Instructor: Jordan Desmond This course will explore bioethics questions bearing on the beginnings of our lives and creating new lives. Topics will include the ethics of human genetic enhancement, the ...
Instructor: Adele Mercier An examination of major issues in 20th century philosophy. Possible topics to be studied include debates about modality, the development of logic, the natural language ...