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Intermediate Courses
Philosophy of Mind
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General introductory
survey of traditional problems in philosophy of mind such as the
relation of the mind to the body, the nature of mental causation, the
possibility of artificial intelligence, qualia, the problem of other
minds, etc.
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Metaphysics
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General introductory
survey of traditional issues in metaphysics such as the existence of
God, the mind-body problem, identity through time, the problem of
universals, free will, the nature of time, etc.
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Philosophy of Language
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General introductory
survey of contemporary issues in the philosophy of language such as work
on theories of truth and meaning, the nature of speech acts, theories of
reference, the nature of propositional attitudes, theories of
interpretation and translation, etc.
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Ethical Theory
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General introductory
survey of classical and contemporary ethical theories including natural
law theory, virtue ethics, theories of moral sentiment, utilitarianism,
Kantian ethics, and social contract theory, and also of topics such as
the relation between religion and morality, whether ethical judgments
are subjective, relative or objective, the effect of physicalism and
evolution on ethical theories, applied ethics, etc.
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Epistemology
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General introductory
survey of issues and problems in epistemology such skepticism, the
nature of knowledge, foundationalism, coherentism, justification,
warrant, etc.
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