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PHILOSOPHY |
150.111 (H)
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PHILOSOPHIC CLASSICS (3) Moyar Limit 20 per section An historical introduction to reading and doing philosophy by way of critically examining selected classic texts in the Western philosophical tradition. Philosophers to be examined include Plato, Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Nietzsche. |
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MW 11-11:50
F 11-11:50
F 11-11:50 W 12-12:50
F 11-11:50 W 12-12:50
F 1:30-2:20 12-12:50
F 1:30-2:20 12-12:50
W F 1:30-2:20
F 3-3:50 W 1:30-2:20
F 3-3:50 11-11:50 |
150.201 (H) |
INTRODUCTION TO GREEK PHILOSOPHY (3)Bett Limit 20 per section A survey of the earlier phase of Greek philosophy. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will be discussed, as well as two groups of thinkers who preceded them, usually known as the pre-Socratics and the Sophists. Cross-listed with Classics |
Lec.
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02
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MW 10-10:50
F 10-10:50
W 11-11:50
F 10-10:50
W 11-11:50 |
150.219 (H) |
BIOETHICS (3) Bok Limit 20 per section Introduction to a wide range of moral issues arising in the biomedical fields, e.g., physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, abortion, surrogacy, and human subjects research.
Cross-listed with Public Health Studies
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Lec.
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MW 12-12:50
F 12-12:50
F 12-12:50
W 1:30-2:20
W 1:30-2:20
F 1:30-2:20
F 1:30-2:20
W 2-2:50
W 2-2:50
F 2-2:50
F 2-2:50 |
150.235 (H) |
PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION (3) Gross Limit 20 per section Can one prove or disprove the existence of God? What is the relation between reason and faith? Are science and religion at odds with one another? We will consider historically significant discussions of these questions (for example, by Plato, Anselm, Aquinas, Pascal, Hume, and Kierkegaard) as well as important contemporary writings (for example, by Adams, Boyer, Plantinga, and Van Inwagen). Gilman Course in the Humanities |
Lec.
Sec. 01
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TTh 12-12:50
F 12-12:50
F 1:30-2:20
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F 3-3:50
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150.245 (H) |
PHILOSOPHY OF MIND: SELF-KNOWLEDGE (3) Williams (Meredith) Limit 15 per section This is an introduction to the key issues and theories in contemporary philosophy of mind. The focus of the course will be the mind-body problem. It will examine the development of the problem and purported solutions, beginning with behaviorism and the identity theory (that mental states just are brain states) to functionalism and the computational theory of mind. It will also address the problem of consciousness and the nature of self-knowledge of others. |
Lec.
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MW 9-9:50
W 10-10:50
W 10-10:50
F 9-9:50
F 9-9:50 |
150.402 (H) |
ARISTOTLE (3) Bett Limit 25
A study of major selected texts of Aristotle. Cross-listed with Classics |
Sec. 01
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MW 4:30-6pm |
150.412 (H)
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KANT’S CRITIQUE OF PRACTICAL REASON (3) Förster Limit 15 A historical and systematic study of Kant’s ethics and philosophy of religion, with special attention to his Critique of Practical Reason. Course canceled 4/25/08
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Sec. 01
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TTh 9-10:15
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150.425 (H)
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THE NOMINALISM/ REALISM DEBATE II: THE MODERN DEBATE (3) Förster
Limit 15 A study of four exemplary modern thinkers with respect to their theories of universals: Locke, Kant (Nominalism), Goether, Hegel (Realism). Course canceled 4/25/08
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TTh 1:30-2:45
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150.442 (H) |
THE PHILOSOPHY OF L. WITTGENSTEIN (3) Williams, Meredith Limit 20 The philosophy of L. Wittgenstein. This will be a close reading of Wittgenstein’s two greatest works, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations |
Sec. 01 |
TTh MW 3-4:15
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150.480 (H)
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PHILOSOPHY AND GEOMETRY IN HISTORY: EPISODES FROM THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD (3) Holtzman
Limit 20 Students will explore the relationship between philosophy and geometry in the period from Descartes to Kant from 1650 to 1800, through a study of crucial historical episodes.
Dean’s Teaching Fellowship Course
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Sec. 01 |
MW 3-4:15 |
360.133 (H)
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GREAT BOOKS: WESTERN TRADITION OR THE HUMANITIES: A TRADITION OF CLASSICS (3) Egginton/Patton/Giarusso
Limit 10 11 15 per section Freshmen only Others wishing to enroll should contact Prof. Elizabeth Patton (epatton1@jhu.edu) to obtain a waiver. See Interdepartmental for full description
Cross-listed with Classics, the Humanities Center, Music, German and Romance Languages & Literatures, and Interdepartmental
Sec. 04 canceled 5/13/08
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TTh 10:30-11:45
TTh 10:30-11:45
TTh 10:30-11:45
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300.344 (H)
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GENOCIDE AS A PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEM (3) Shuster Limit 20 30
Cross-listed with Anthropology, Jewish Studies, History, Humanities and Political Science Dean’s Teaching Fellowship Course |
Sec. 01 |
M 1:30-4 4:30-7pm |
150.511
(W) |
DIRECTED STUDY
Individual study of special topics, under regular supervision of a faculty member. Special permission is required. |
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150.551 |
HONORS PROJECT
See departmental major adviser. |
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150.629 |
ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY METAPHYSICS AND EPISTEMOLOGY: MEANING, TRUTH AND METAPHYSICS Williams Limit 15 Contemporary philosophers who lean toward pragmatism generally favor a non representative approach to meaning and a deflationary approach to truth. Such philosophers have also often claimed that these views of meaning and truth offer an exit from traditional metaphysics problems. This course will investigate arguments for and against this “metaphysical quietism”. Readings form Blackburn, Brandon, Gibbard, Price, Sellars, Wright, and others. |
Sec. 01 |
Th 1:30-3:30 1-4:30 |
150.658 |
TOPICS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE Gross Limit 20
An examination of significant recent work in the philosophy of language. |
Sec. 01 |
T 2-3:50 |
150.810 |
INDEPENDENT STUDY
For dissertation students.
Sec. 01 Staff
Sec. 02 Förster
Sec. 04 Moyar
Sec. 05 Rynasiewicz
Sec. 06 Williams (Meredith)
Sec. 07 Bok
Sec. 08 Bett
Sec. 09 Williams (Michael) |
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150.811 |
DIRECTED STUDY
Please see 150.810 for section numbers to use when registering. |
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