This course explores seminal works in Western ethics. It analyzes different responses to such questions as: What kind of life is ultimately worth...
The objective of this course is to provide students with an overview of a number of different theories concerning the nature of art. It will address...
Hegel and Marx were influential for introducing the notion that our lives only make sense when understood historically, in relation to our struggle...
The life circumstances of disabled people are shaped by powerful ideological forces rooted in moral and political philosophy. This course introduces...
Recent advances in biomedical sciences have raised a host of ethical concerns involving the sanctity and quality of life, fairness, equality, and...
Do animals have rights? Should trees have standing? Do ecosystems have interests? What ethical obligations do present generations owe to future...
This course examines the rights, freedoms, and obligations of the media and practising journalists. Issues may vary somewhat from year to year, but...
Do we know anything? If so, what do we know, and how do we know it? What is the difference between knowledge and mere belief or opinion? How can we...
This course is an introduction to philosophical accounts of the fundamental structure and organization of reality. Questions to be considered may...
Science is a cornerstone of modern civilization, a method of inquiry with tremendous prestige and far-reaching effects. This course examines...
Post-existentialist thought grows out of a critique of the scientific world view, and holds that there are aspects of reality - e.g., human...
This course examines ethical issues relating to the allocation of resources in health care contexts. The course will begin with an introduction to...
This course explores modern and recent answers to ethical questions such as: What makes an action right? What makes a person good? Are there moral...
For existentialists, freedom is not a given, but something to achieve. Reading authors like Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, Beauvoir and Heidegger,...
This course examines historical and contemporary philosophical perspectives on love and sex. Questions considered may include: What is romantic love?...
This course will examine, through both classical and contemporary texts, selected issues regarding human (and other) minds such as: How are mind and...
What is law? What makes something a legal norm? Should citizens always obey the law? What is the relationship between law and morality? This course...
Are human rights universal? Are they absolute? Have civil and political rights been privileged in relation to social and economic rights? Should some...
This course is an introduction to some major world religions and philosophies, systems which continue to inform the actions of cultures outside...
This course examines the foundations of contemporary conceptions of knowledge through a study of the two dominant philosophical traditions of the 17th...