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Dept Course No and Title Instructor
PHILOS (F22)164  WELL-BEINGFIOCCO, M.
Examines what it is that makes a life good (or bad) for the person who lives it. Topics include hedonism, desire-satisfaction theories of well-being (as well as other such theories), the notion of harm, the possibility of posthumous harm.
PHILOS (F22)144  PHILOS SOC PHENOMGILBERT, M.
This course introduces students to the philosophy of the social world. While including some historical sources, it focuses on contemporary discussions from an analytic perspective. The kinds of questions to be discussed include: What is it for two or more people to do something together, such as walking together---as opposed to just walking alongside each other? What are we talking about when we speak of the belief of a group? Is such talk just a shorthand way of talking about what all or most group members think? If not, what does it amount to? What about a group’s emotions? To what extent, if at all, does it make sense to think of the partners in a long-term relationship as “two become one”? More generally, in what contexts is the notion of a “unity” of persons clearly applicable? The answers to such questions bear on central issues in moral and political philosophy and practice including the following. Can a group---as opposed to its individual members---be blameworthy? If so, what are the implications of group blameworthiness to that of the individual members of the group? To what extent are group beliefs, emotions, and so on, constitutive of social unity? One prior course in philosophy is recommended.
PHILOS (F22)131C  MEDICAL ETHICSDONALDSON, B.
The last fifty years of scientific knowledge and technological developments have led to numerous ethical dilemmas that neither medicine nor law alone can adequately address. The emergence of biomedical ethics strains to fill this gap, confronting crucial new questions such as how to define life and death, how to allocate limited resources, how to justify research harms, and issues of social disparity and justice. This course will provide students the philosophical foundations of western normative ethics, with some reference to non-western views. During the term, we will practice utilizing these ethical tools to examine cases related to: autonomy and confidentiality, pharmaceutical clinical trials, research on animals, reproductive technologies, and end-of-life decisions.
PHILOS (F22)141D  PROB & DETERMINISMMANCHAK, J.
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PHILOS (F22)123  PROB OF EVIL & SUFFDONALDSON, B.
In this class, we will examine the problems of evil and suffering in cross-cultural philosophical perspectives, including prominent and marginal theories and responses. These include examples from Buddhist philosophy, Jain karma, the Hebrew Bible, Existentialist, Stoic and Darwinian views, among other varied perspectives addressing race, class, gender, and animal suffering. We will attempt to logically evaluate each view while retaining empathic proximity. We will reflect on the experience of suffering and death as it relates to the pursuit of a meaningful life and discuss what the problem of evil can positively generate for the future of philosophical, religious, and social reflection.
PHILOS (F22)121  TOPICS THRY KNWLDGEPRITCHARD, D.
This course will offer a comprehensive overview of the core area of philosophy known as epistemology. The topics covered include: theories of knowledge; modal epistemology; virtue epistemology; epistemic externalism/internalism; radical scepticism; epistemic value; understanding. There will also be some discussion of applied epistemology, which is the application of theoretical work in epistemology to particular domains, such as law or education.
PHILOS (F22)110  HOMERPERIN, C.
This seminar will be devoted to a close reading of Homer's Iliad. We will pay special attention to Homeric conceptions of virtue, honor and glory, agency and the role of the gods in the motivation and explanation of human action, responsibility, and shame. Attendance is mandatory and a substantial portion of a student's final grade will be determined by participation in class discussion.

Repeatability: May be taken for credit 2 times as topics vary.
PHILOS (F22)105A  ELEMENTARY SET THRYMEADOWS, T.
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PHILOS (F22)104  INTRO TO LOGICSTAFF
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PHILOS (F22)30  INTR SYMBOLIC LOGICWEHMEIER, K.
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PHILOS (F22)29  CRITICAL REASONINGHEIS, J.
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PHILOS (F22)22  INTRO LAW & SOCIETYHELMREICH, J.
The law comes up in almost every part of our lives. But the practice of law still has its own norms and values, which might be questioned from outside. For example: why defend guilty people? Why should a lawyer discredit an honest witness? Why make an injurer pay for all the harm he inflicted if it was an accident? Why release a guilty defendant because of how the evidence was gathered? What does “presumed innocent” and “beyond a reasonable doubt” mean, and what’s the difference between legal proof and ordinary proof? The course explores these and related questions, drawing on cases, news items and leading scholars.                                                   (III)
PHILOS (F22)4  INTRO TO ETHICSGARCIA, I.
Selected topics from the history of ethics, e.g., the nature of the good life and the moral justification of conduct.

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PHILOS (F22)2  PUZZLES & PARADOXESFIOCCO, M.
Introduction to the formal tools needed to comprehend and evaluate philosophical arguments and theoretical reasoning in general.

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PHILOS (F22)1  INTRO TO PHILOSOPHYPRITCHARD, D.
This course provides a general introduction to the main topics in philosophy. The topics covered include: Ethics, Political Philosophy, Aesthetics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Religion, and The Meaning of Life.

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