Bowman
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Philosophy 001/Seminar 304 |
Bowman |
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| Introduction to Philosophy | |||
| Tues Thurs 1:30-3 741 Williams | Fall 1997 | ||
| Syllabus
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In this course we will look at two
traditional philosophical subjects: ethics and metaphysics. We will foucs
on basic ethical concepts and then on several theories in normative
ethics--the attempt to establish principles for determining right and
wrong--especially the theories of John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant. Our
study of metaphysics will focus on two famous problems: the mind-body
problem and the problem of free will and determinism. We will begin with
the behaviorist response to mind-body dualism and then look at other
efforts to understand the relation between mind and body. Finally, we
will look at the problem of free will and determinism and how various
solutions affect out conception of ourselves as moral agents.
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