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| 513 |
Math Logic 1 |
Klement |
TuTh 9:30
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| Elementary meta-mathematics and logical meta-theory. Topics include completeness and consistency proofs for first-order logic, model theory, elementary number theory (especially Peano arithmetic), and Gödel's incompleteness theorems and related results. Text: Mendelson, Introduction to Mathematical Logic, 4th ed. Requirements: problem sets and exams. Prerequisite: Philosophy 310, or consent of instructor. |
| 541 |
Topics in Metaphysics |
Eddon |
Th 4:00-6:30 |
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| 542 |
Topics in Epistemology |
Kornblith |
Tu 1:00-3:30 |
| What is the proper method for justifying philosophical claims? We will look at the role of intuitions, both about hypothetical cases and about principles, in philosophical methodology. Some have claimed that such intuitions play a role in philosophy not unlike the role which observation plays in science. On this view, intuitions serve as data which philosophical theories seek to systematize and, perhaps, explain. Some have argued, however, that much as intuitions play this role in a good deal of philosophical practice, such a practice simply cannot be justified. We will examine the role, if any, of intuition in philosophical theory construction, and consider alternative approaches to philosophy as well. Readings from Bealer, Cappelen, Goldman, Kornblith, Nagel, Pust, Sosa, Stich, Weinberg, Williamson and others. |
| 583 |
Topics in Philosophy of Religion |
Antony |
TBA |
| We will be examining the connections -- or alleged connections -- between naturalism on the one hand, and a variety of theses about God, mentality, and morality on the other: Does the natural world give us evidence that God exists? Does it give us evidence that God does not exist? If we deny the existence of supernatural beings and forces, can we explain the reliability of our own cognitive faculties? If we are primed by our genetic heritage to form religious beliefs, does that make them less likely to be true? Can the same be said about our moral beliefs? Readings from classical and contemporary philosophical works, supplemented by some readings in cognitive science. Authors will include: David Hume, William Paley, William Rowe, Paul Draper, Alvin Plantinga, Peter van Inwagen, Michael Rea, Roger White, Joshua Greene, Scott Atran, Paul Bloom, Sharon Street, and myself. |
| 592M |
Topics in Early Modern Philosophy |
O'Neill |
M 3:30-6:00 |
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| 594E |
Topics in Meta-Ethics |
Garcia |
Th 1:00-3:30 |
| This course examines various contemporary debates in metaethics. Some topics will include: moral psychology (e.g., issues related to practical reasoning, moral motivation, and the debate over so-called "internal" vs. "external" reasons), the nature of normativity, moral sentimentalism, and moral realism vs. moral constructivism, including Humean, Kantian, and Rawlsian versions. Some philosophers we will read include Audi, Blackburn, Broome, Harman, Kolodny, Korsgaard, McDowell, Parfit, Prinz, Railton, Rawls, Shafer-Landau, Smith, Velleman, Wedgwood, and Williams. |
| 742 |
Seminar in Epistemology |
Meacham / Perez Carballo |
M 12:30-3:00 |
| In this class we'll be looking at truth-guided approaches to epistemology. Possible questions we'll consider include: What work is there to be done by a theory of epistemic value? Can a theory of epistemic value give support to epistemic norms? (If so, are there norms beyond norms of formal coherence that can be grounded in such a theory? Can a theory of epistemic value be put to use to give an account of the rationality of conceptual change?) Should we think of epistemic rationality on the model of our best theories of practical rationality? Should a theory of epistemic value be sensitive to anything beyond truth and accuracy considerations? What are the loci of epistemic value? |
| 753 |
Seminar in Philosophy of Science |
Meacham |
M 12:30-3:00 |
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| 755 |
Seminar in Philosophy of Mind |
Levine |
Tu 4:00-6:30 |
| Various topics related to consciousness and its metaphysical status: the unity of consciousness and self-consciousness, panpsychism, versions of physicalism, and perhaps others as well. |
| 792A |
Seminar – Ancient Philosophy |
deHarven |
W 12:30-3:00 |
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